Jon Arnar Magnusson is the Icelandic record holder at 110m hurdles, long jump and decathlon. He set numerous national records, secured multiple international indoor medals in heptathlon, and consistently ranked among the world’s elite decathletes.
Jiri Ryba won the Multistars decathlon in Desenzano del Garda 2000 with a personal best of 8339 points. The Czech decathlete finished sixth at the Edmonton 2001 World Championships and earned European U20 bronze in Nyíregyháza 1995.
Jaakko Ojaniemi finished fifth at the München 2002 European Championships with a decathlon personal best of 8192 points. The Finnish decathlete won European U20 silver in Riga 1999 and European U23 silver in Amsterdam 2001, and competed at the
Indrek Kaseorg won decathlon silver at the Buffalo 1993 Universiade and achieved his personal best of 8179 points in Götzis 1998. A four ‐time Estonian decathlon champion in 1991, 1993, 2001 and 2003, he also placed seventh at the
Henrik Dagård won European decathlon silver in Helsinki 1994 and World Indoor heptathlon bronze in Barcelona 1995. His decathlon best of 8403 points, set in Talence 1994, stood as the Swedish national record for nearly 15 years.
Grigori Degtyaryov won the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1983 and 1984, Friendship Games gold in Moscow 1984 and Goodwill Games gold in Moscow 1986. Representing the Soviet Union, he set a personal best of 8698 points in Kyiv 1984, a performance
Laurent Hernu won Talence Decastar in 2003 and earned three individual medals in the European Cup Combined Events Super League. Fifth at the Paris 2003 World Championships, the French decathlete set his personal best of 8280 points in Edmonton
Aleksandr Pogorelov was a talented decathlete with podium-level performances on major stages, but his legacy has been significantly impacted by doping findings and annulled results.
Aleksei Sysoyev achieved his decathlon personal best of 8497 points when finishing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2008. The Russian won silver at the European U20 Championships in 2003, World U20 Championships in 2004 and European U23
Eelco Sintnicolaas won European indoor heptathlon gold in Göteborg 2013 with a Dutch record of 6372 points, following European decathlon silver in Barcelona 2010. He later claimed indoor bronze in Prague 2015 and set a national decathlon record
Andrei Krauchanka won Olympic decathlon silver in Beijing 2008 and the European title in Zurich 2014. The Belarusian set his decathlon personal best of 8617 points in Götzis 2007 and earned two World Indoor heptathlon silver medals, setting a
Pascal Behrenbruch reached the peak of his decathlon career at the 2012 European Championships in Helsinki, winning gold with a personal best of 8558 points. The German decathlete also earned European U23 silver in Debrecen in 2007 and finished
Andres Raja represented Estonia at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, finishing 12th in the decathlon with 8118 points. He improved by just one point to set his personal best of 8119 at the Berlin 2009 World Championships. A four ‐time Estonian
Olexiy Kasyanov won World Championships decathlon bronze with a personal best of 8479 points in Berlin 2009. The Ukrainian also claimed European decathlon silver and two world indoor heptathlon silver medals.
Bronze medals at the 2004 World U20 Championships in Grosseto and the 2005 European U23 Championships in Erfurt marked Norman Müller's rise in the decathlon. The German combined events athlete went on to score 8000+ points in 13 decathlons,
Nicklas Wiberg won European U20 decathlon gold in Tampere 2003. He later finished sixth at the Berlin 2009 World Championships with 8406 points, breaking Henrik Dagård’s longstanding Swedish record by three points.
Thomas van der Plaetsen returned from cancer treatment to win the European decathlon title in Amsterdam 2016. The Belgian claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with a national record of 6259 points in Sopot 2014 and achieved his decathlon best of
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Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.