Guido Kratschmer won an Olympic silver medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. German Sportspersonality of the Year 1980.

Hans van Alphen is the Belgian decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2012 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

2023 U.S. Outdoor Track & Field Champion: Harrison Williams clinched his first U.S. decathlon title with a personal best of 8630 points

Heath Baldwin won the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene with a personal best of 8625 points

Henrik Dagård’s decathlon personal best of 8403 points, set in Talence in 1994, stood as the Swedish national record for nearly 15 years - until Nicklas Wiberg surpassed it in 2009.

Hungarian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7200 points. At the top of the Hungarian men’s decathlon all-time list is Attila Zsivoczky, who holds the national record with 8554 points, achieved at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in 2000.

Hungarian men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5500 points