Dean Macey finally won the elusive gold medal at World level at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. Previously, he had claimed silver at the 1999 World Championships and a bronze at the 2001 World Championships.
With a winning score of 8902 points, Tomáš Dvořák captured his third consecutive decathlon crown at the 2001 World Championships in Athletics in Edmonton.
Roman Šebrle added Olympic glory to his world record status at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning gold with a new Olympic record of 8893 points.
Men’s world decathlon all-time list. Discover the names, numbers, and stories of the men who have pushed the limits of the decathlon - all the way up to 8400 points.
Total points based on personal bests: calculated by adding the points from a decathlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 8900 points. It is worth checking because it contains very interesting data.
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