Dave Johnson
Dave Johnson is a former American decathlete best known for winning the bronze medal at the 1992 Olympics and for his role in the famous “Dan vs. Dave” campaign. The “Dan vs. Dave” campaign was a major advertising promotion by Reebok …
Dean Macey
Dean Macey finally won the elusive gold medal at World level at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Previously, he had claimed silver at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 World Championships.
Dean Macey's decathlon pictures
The decathlon is two days of gruesome effort over ten events - running, jumping and throwing
Decathlon 2000 training page
Here you'll learn the most effective methods compete in the decathlon or heptathlon.
Decathlon Development And Training Techniques
In the United States the development and training of decathletes is heavily influenced by the university system, primarily the NCAA
Decathlon poem
This poem is a vivid, almost breathless journey through the ten events of the decathlon, describing each discipline in energetic, sensory detail - from explosive sprints and powerful throws to gravity-defying jumps and grueling runs.
Decathlon scoring
The supreme athletics event tests the mind and body over ten events. Athletes will compete against one another and the scoring table.
Decathlon world best progression by event
This page shows the progression of decathlon world best performances by event over time. It highlights how top results in each discipline have improved across different eras.
Dennis Leyckes
Dennis Leyckes - World U20 Champion in men's decathlon in Santiago 2000
Desenzano del Garda 1998
Multistars 1998 was part of the newly launched IAAF Combined Events Challenge, making Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8034 points especially noteworthy.
Desenzano del Garda 1999
Multistars 1999 was part of the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, and Oleksandr Yurkov’s victory with 8215 points not only placed him among the world’s top decathletes that year but also confirmed his consistency after winning the same meet …
Desenzano del Garda 2000
At the 2000 Multistars decathlon Jirí Ryba delivered the performance of his career, scoring 8339 points to establish a new meeting record.
Desenzano del Garda 2002
Multistars of 2002 was won by Jaakko Ojaniemi with a score of 8092 points in the decathlon