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Lindon Victor won his first Commonwealth Games decathlon title on the Gold Coast in 2018, scoring 8303 points to finish ahead of Canada’s Pierce Lepage (8171) and Australia’s Cedric Dubler (7983). The Grenadian secured gold after defending …

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 …

Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions, …

Kyle Cranston became Australia’s first Summer Universiade decathlon medallist by winning gold in Taipei in 2017 with 7687 points. Ranked twelfth in the field by personal best, he finished 121 points ahead of Finland’s Juuso Hassi (7566), …

Australia claimed decathlon gold and silver at the 2018 World U20 Championships in Tampere. Ashley Moloney set a championship and Oceania U20 record of 8190 points, finishing ahead of teammate Gary Haasbroek with 7798, while Switzerland’s Simon …

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Cedric Dubler is Australia’s most prolific decathlete with the most scores over 8000. Coach Eric Brown noticed his aptitude for pole vault, and saw that he had the potential for the decathlon. He set a new personal best of 8393 points in the …

New Zealand’s Aaron Booth won decathlon gold at the 2019 Summer Universiade in Naples with a personal best of 7827 points. Australia’s Alec Diamond claimed silver with 7593, while Thailand’s Sutthisak Singkhon took bronze with 7511. Max …

One of the most exciting and unpredicted event of athletic program of XX Olympic Games in Munich 1972 was the women’s Pentathlon. The people of the host country – West Germany – were keen to see the second victory of their local hero …

Grenada’s Lindon Victor retained his Commonwealth Games decathlon title in Birmingham in 2022, scoring 8233 points to hold off Australia’s Dan Golubovic by just 36 points. Cedric Dubler secured bronze with 8030, giving Australia two places on …

Vilem Strasky won decathlon gold at the World University Games in Chengdu with a personal best of 7925 points, ahead of Lithuania’s Edgaras Benkunskas (7879) and Australia’s Alec Diamond (7812). The competition retained the Chengdu 2021 name …

Daley Thompson claimed his first Commonwealth Games decathlon title in Edmonton in 1978, winning for England with a wind ‐assisted total of 8467 points, equivalent to 8470 under the 1985 scoring tables. Australia’s Peter Hadfield took …

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

Explore the rich history of the World Athletics Indoor Championships men's heptathlon, featuring all ‐time records, legendary champions, outstanding performances, and historic medal battles. Discover the athletes and nations that have …

Northern Ireland’s Mike Bull won the decathlon at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games in Christchurch with a Games record of 7417 points, adding gold to his silver medal in the individual pole vault. England’s Barry King secured decathlon …

Australia’s Geoff Smith won a dramatic decathlon contest at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, scoring 7492 points to edge England’s Peter Gabbett by just 23 points. Barry King completed the podium with 7201, giving England …

Australia’s Benjamin Guse won decathlon gold at the 2025 World University Games in Bochum with a personal best of 7918 points, improving his previous best by 343 points. Finland’s Aleksi Savolainen claimed silver with 7619, just five points …