French victory by Thierry Dubois

7000 spectators cheer Daley Thompson's magnificent improvement of the decathlon world record to 8622 points (8648)

Josef Zeilbauer celebrates his second meeting triumph

Daley Thompson improves the world record for the 2nd time in the Mösle Stadium to 8704 points (8730)

Grigori Degtyaryov repeats his previous year's victory with a new national record of 8579 points (8617)

A double victory by the GDR athletes Uwe Freimuth and Thorsten Voss

For the first time, athletes from the FRG and the former GDR compete as a joint team

Robert Zmelik from Czechoslovakia wins with 8627 points and surpasses the previous national record

Eduard Hämäläinen, later runner-up in the world championships in Stuttgart, wins the decathlon with a Belarusian record of 8604 points.

With 8735 points Eduard Hämäläinen improves the Mösle Stadium record set by the legendary Daley Thompson in 1982 by five points

New star rise in the all-around sky in Götzis - Erki Nool from Estonia wins ahead of the favorite Eduard Hämäläinen

Michael Smith sets a Canadian record with 8626 points

Eduard Hämäläinen, who now competes for Finland, triumphs for the third time in Götzis.

Excellent start to the new IAAF World Combined Events Challenge. Erki Nool triumphed for the second time, supported by numerous Estonian fans.