Dmitri Karpov won an Olympic bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. He is the Kazakhstan decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2006 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Leonel Suarez won an Olympic bronze medal twice: at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and at the London Olympic Games (2012). He holds Cuban national record for the decathlon with 8654 points. Winner of the 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
Yordani Garcia claimed numerous regional titles and competed in three Olympic Games. In all three of his Olympic appearances (2008, 2012, 2016), he finished just shy of the 8000 ‐point mark. That’s unusually consistent ‐ and a
Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006
Thomas van der Plaetsen won gold medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016. With 6259 points, he equals the Belgian heptathlon record set by Jente Hauttekeete.
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