Andrei Krauchanka's personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He won an Olympic silver medal at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008). He won gold medal at the European Championships in Zurich 2014 and also at European
After retiring as a decathlete, Andrei Nazarov started coaching. He has coached decathletes Erki Nool, Janek Õiglane, heptathlete Larissa Netšeporuk and long jumper Ksenija Balta.
Ashton Eaton was the 2nd decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He is a former decathlon World Record holder (9045 points scored in Beijing 2015) and heptathlon World Record holder (6645 points scored in Istanbul 2012). He won an
The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas