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Decathlon is a very special event that besides technical development requires great combination of the five primary Biomotor abilities: speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination

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, …

Coach and the athlete must be very careful on how they distribute the volume and intensity in their training cycles

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 …

Helge Lovland won the men’s decathlon at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games with 6803. 355 points, overtaking Brutus Kerr Hamilton in the final 1500 m. The Norwegian finished 9. 4 seconds ahead of his American rival in the closing race to secure …

James “Jim” Thorpe dominated the first Olympic men’s decathlon at Stockholm 1912, scoring a world record of 8412. 955 points across three days on 13–15 July. Already the pentathlon champion, he finished 688. 460 points ahead of Sweden’s …

What a performance! Karel Tilga just smashed the Multistars meeting record with a massive 8482 points, overtaking Andrei Krauchanka’s long-standing mark of 8390 from 2013!

At the 2010 World Championships for Ultra Multi ‐Events Detmer achieved a staggering 14571 points, surpassing the previous world record held by Kip Janvrin by a commanding 386 points. Joseph Detmer’s performance truly demolished the …

The women’s decathlon is a multi ‐event track and field competition comprising ten events, offering a comprehensive test of an athlete's versatility and endurance. While not yet featured in the Olympics, it has gained recognition and is …

This project presents comprehensive all ‐time rankings of track and field athletes, evaluating their careers using criteria inspired by Track & Field News world rankings ‐ honors, records, consistency, and head ‐to ‐head …

Let’s remember unforgettable European Championships in Helsinki 1994