It has been a long time since a Swiss man exceeded 8000 points for decathlon. It was in 2003, to be exact, when Rolf Schläfli achieved 8019 in Götzis and became only the 5th man ever over 8000.
World men’s heptathlon all-time list. This all-time list highlights the top performances in the event’s history, featuring athletes who have surpassed 6055-point mark.
Two athletes surpassed the 8000 ‐point mark in the men’s decathlon at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, where Jiří Sýkora claimed gold with 8084 points ahead of Fredrik Samuelsson, while Elmo Savola completed
There were stadium records in the decathlon: meeting winner Damian Warner equaled his hurdles best of 13.54 seconds on the new track, while Gaël Quérin from France added his name to the list of stadium record holders in the 1500m.
The weekend got off to a brilliant start with Damian Warner breaking the world record in the 100m decathlon in 10.12 seconds. Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fifth time in Götzis with 8711 points.
Damian Warner won the 2022 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Belgrade with 6489 points, holding off Simon Ehammer (6363) and Ashley Moloney (6344) in a high ‐class battle for the title, while Estonia’s Hans ‐Christian
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person