Meetings

Combined events meetings are key annual decathlon competitions where elite athletes compete for world-leading performances, ranking points, and international season results.

The Götzis Hypomeeting is the most prestigious annual decathlon meeting in the world. Held in Austria, it is widely regarded as the premier combined events competition outside of global championships and has produced numerous world-leading scores, national records, and historic performances in decathlon history.
→ View Götzis Hypomeeting decathlon records, winners and all-time results

The Decastar meeting in Talence is one of the leading combined events competitions in France and a major fixture on the international decathlon calendar. It regularly attracts elite global athletes and plays an important role in shaping the annual combined events rankings.
→ View Talence Decastar decathlon records, winners and all-time results

The USA Track and Field Championships determine the national decathlon champion of the United States and also serve as a key qualification event for major international competitions such as the Olympic Games and World Athletics Championships. The event consistently produces high-level performances and strong domestic competition.
→ View US Championships decathlon records, winners and all-time results

The Ratingen Combined Events Meeting is Germany’s leading annual decathlon competition, attracting strong international participation. The event is known for consistently producing high-performance results and is an important part of the European combined events circuit.
→ View Ratingen decathlon records, winners and all-time results

The Multistars meeting is an annual international combined events competition held in Italy, with editions hosted in various cities such as Desenzano del Garda, Brescia, Lana, and Florence (Firenze). As part of the World Athletics Combined Events Tour, it regularly features elite international decathletes and contributes to the global combined events ranking season.
→ View Multistars decathlon records, winners and all-time results

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Talence 1976
Talence’s international combined events meeting began on 4–5 September 1976 with a European decathlon record by Aleksandr Grebenyuk, who won with 8468 points (8386 under the 1985 scoring tables). Fellow Soviet Anatoli Grachov finished second …
Oct 25, 2026
Talence 1977
Yves Leroy gave France its first men’s victory at the Talence international combined events meeting in 1977, scoring 8056 points to beat Finland’s Johannes Lahti by 153. Serge Morth finished third with 7658. Held on 21–22 May, this second …
Oct 25, 2026
Talence 1978
Only 14 points separated the leading pair at the 1978 Talence international combined events meeting, where the Soviet Union’s Valeri Kachanov won with 7930 points ahead of West Germany’s Wolfgang Muders on 7916. Vladimir Anisimov took third …
Oct 25, 2026
Talence 1980
Austria’s Georg Werthner won the 1980 Talence international combined events meeting with 7937 points, finishing 381 ahead of France’s Eric Motti. Switzerland’s Stephan Niklaus took third with 7541 points in this early edition of the meeting …
Oct 25, 2026
Talence 1984
Torsten Voss led an East German one ‐two at the 1984 Talence international combined events meeting, winning with 8428 points (8435 under the 1985 scoring tables). Hans ‐Ulrich Riecke secured second place with 8129, while West …
Oct 25, 2026
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Götzis Hypomeeting decathlon records and all-time winners
A complete history of the Götzis Hypomeeting highlights all ‐time decathlon records and champions, honoring the event’s most remarkable performances and winners over the years. The combined events meeting in Götzis was first held in …
Oct 17, 2026
Talence Decastar decathlon records and all-time winners
A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, …
Oct 17, 2026
Götzis 2000
For the first time, 15 decathletes surpass the 8000-point mark and in an extremely exciting competition, the winner was once again Tomaš Dvorak.
June 04, 2006
Götzis 2011
After an exciting competition in the best conditions and a great atmosphere, the reigning world champion Trey Hardee celebrated his first victory at the traditional Hypomeeting in Götzis with a best performance of 8689 points
June 06, 2011
Götzis 2010
Olympic champion Bryan Clay claims his second Götzis victory in 2010 with 8483 points, ahead of Romain Barras and Leonel Suarez.
Oct 10, 2026