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Christian Schenk produced a surprise victory in Seoul, winning decathlon gold at the 1988 Summer Olympics with a total of 8488 points.

Canadian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

Daley Thompson successfully defended his Olympic title, having also won the 1980 Moscow Games. The rivalry between Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen was one of the big storylines: both were world record holders in the early 1980s, and their duels …

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting athletes with 82000+ points across their top 10 performances.

Daley Thompson improves the world record for the 2nd time in the Mösle Stadium to 8704 points (8730)

A double victory by the GDR athletes Uwe Freimuth and Thorsten Voss

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. Thierry Vigneron exceeded the hight of 5.63m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.

The World University Games (formerly known as the Universiade) historical archive highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, celebrating top university athletes and their performances throughout history.

The Pan American Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, highlighting standout combined-events performances throughout history.

The 1981 Universiade was notable because it provided a strong international university-level athletics platform at a time when the larger global athletics scene was somewhat disrupted by political tensions.