After retiring as a decathlete, Andrei Nazarov started coaching. He has coached decathletes Erki Nool, Janek Õiglane, heptathlete Larissa Netšeporuk and long jumper Ksenija Balta.
Antonio Penalver won an Olympic silver medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. He becoming the first Spanish decathlete ever to medal at the Olympics.
Robert Zmelík’s Olympic triumph helped spark a golden era for Czech decathlon. He inspired future stars like world record holders Tomáš Dvořák and Roman Šebrle.
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