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When Jamie was 17 years old, he competed in the Decathlon at the 2002 Ontario Championships. The opportunity to travel across Canada attracted him to track and field. Experiencing different provinces was exciting, and now he is travelling the …

Canada’s Damian Warner defeated one of track and field’s oldest records

He talks about his enjoying training and competition

Damian Warner wins with 8523 points and my prognosis for the top three was a good one. Brianne Theisen-Eaton won the heptathlon, so this was a second edition of the Canadian Games!

Michael Smith won two Commonwealth decathlon titles and World Championships silver in Tokyo 1991 and bronze in Göteborg 1995. The Canadian set his decathlon best of 8626 points in Götzis 1996 and earned World Indoor heptathlon silver with 6279 …

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Men’s national heptathlon records celebrate the top all-around performers from each country, reflecting the remarkable range of talent and dedication found across the world of combined events.

Australia celebrated a decathlon one ‐two at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, where Jagan Hames won gold with an Australian and Oceania record of 8490 points. Scott Ferrier secured silver with 8307, while Canada’s Michael …

Canada’s Michael Smith successfully defended his Commonwealth Games decathlon title on home soil in Victoria in 1994, scoring 8326 points. Australia’s Peter Winter took silver with 8074, while England’s Simon Shirley secured bronze with …

East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth wins the decathlon at the 1988 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8381 points, just 19 ahead of Canada’s Dave Steen and fellow East German Thomas Fahner.

The 1991 Götzis Decathlon saw Canada’s Michael Smith claim victory with 8427 points, finishing ahead of Czechoslovakia’s Robert Změlík and Ukraine’s Mikhail Medved. For the first time, athletes from West Germany and East Germany competed …

A historic milestone in the global development of the men’s decathlon

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, reflecting the global depth and diversity of the discipline.

The Olympic Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout Olympic history.

Jamie Adjetey ‐Nelson brought the Commonwealth Games decathlon title back to Canada in Delhi in 2010, winning gold with 8070 points ahead of New Zealand’s Brent Newdick (7899). England’s Martin Brockman delivered a decisive final 1500m …

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

Andrei Krauchanka won the 2013 IAAF Combined Events Challenge with 25084 points.