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France’s Kevin Mayer claimed his second World Athletics Championships decathlon gold medal at Eugene 2022, scoring 8816 points after individual event victories in the pole vault (5. 40 m) and javelin (70. 31 m). The world record holder added …

The historic facts & figures surrounding Bulgarian female “all ‐round” athletes are more heroic, rememberable and important that those of Bulgarian men. They left significant trace into European and world track & field annals and can be …

With a brilliant, well ‐balanced performance across all ten events, Ashton Eaton claimed the decathlon gold medal at the 2013 World Athletics Championships in Moscow with 8809 points. Germany's Michael Schrader secured silver with a …

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).

The decathlon is one of the most grueling competitions in all of sport. It consists of 10 events, negotiated over 2 days. Points are awarded based on the order of finish as well as the distance, height or time achieved in each event. Final …

The 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge brought together the world’s leading decathletes, with Cuba’s Leonel Suárez claiming the overall title after scoring a combined 25172 points from his three counting decathlons.

Explore the complete final standings of the 2005 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, including the leading decathletes, their scoring performances and competition venues.

The 1962 European Athletics Championships decathlon in Belgrade produced one of the closest finishes in the event’s history. Vasili Kuznetsov secured his third consecutive European title with a championship record of 8026 points, defeating West …

Explore the complete final standings of the 2006 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, including the leading decathletes, their scoring performances and competition venues.

Here you'll learn the most effective methods compete in the decathlon or heptathlon.

Explore the complete final standings of the 2007 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, including the leading decathletes, their scoring performances and competition venues.

How many ways can we say, “ Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic is the world’s greatest performer ever in the century ‐old tradition of the decathlon? I can think of at least five: Šebrle’s uniqueness, longevity, consistency, …

Seventeen ‐year ‐old Robert “Bob” Mathias won the men’s decathlon at the London 1948 Olympic Games with 7139 points, triumphing in cold, rainy conditions at Wembley Stadium on 5–6 August. France’s Ignace Heinrich took silver …

Glenn Morris crowned his brief decathlon career with a world record of 7900 points at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games on 7–8 August. Robert Clark won silver with 7601 points and Jack Parker took bronze with 7275, completing an American medal …

James “Jim” Bausch won the men’s decathlon at the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games with a world record of 8462. 235 points. Finland’s Akilles Järvinen claimed his second consecutive Olympic silver with 8292. 480, while Germany’s Wolrad …

Paavo Yrjölä led a Finnish one ‐two in the men’s decathlon at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games, winning with a world record of 8053. 290 points. Akilles Järvinen took silver with 7931. 500, while John Kenneth Doherty secured bronze for …

Harold Osborn completed a remarkable Olympic double at Paris 1924, adding decathlon gold to his high jump title with a world record of 7710. 775 points. Emerson Carlysle Norton took silver with 7350. 895, while Estonia’s Aleksander Kolmpere …