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Viktor Gruzenkin was a Russian ‐born combined events athlete who represented the Soviet Union. He set a world indoor heptathlon best of 5934 points in Ordzhonikidze in 1979 and achieved his decathlon best in Kyiv in 1984, scoring 8356 points …

Wilfrid Boulineau represented France in the decathlon at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla with 8154 points. His career best of 8312 points came in Arles in 1999, while his indoor …

Attila Zsivoczky won world decathlon bronze in Helsinki 2005 and European silver in Göteborg 2006. The Hungarian set a national record of 8554 points in Götzis 2000, following world U20 gold in Sydney 1996 and European U23 gold in Göteborg 1999.

Uwe Freimuth's PB 8792 points, achieved in 1984 - making him the East German national record holder at the time. He was a four-time national champion.

Torsten Voss has won gold medal at the World Championships in Roma 1987. In 1981, he claimed silver at the European U20 Championships, and in 1982 set a junior world record in decathlon with 8397 points.

Klaus Isekenmeier won the European U23 decathlon title in Turku in 1997, three years after taking silver at the U20 World Championships in Lisbon. The German decathlete set his personal best of 8310 points in Ratingen in 1997 and recorded nine …

Guido Kratschmer won an Olympic silver medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. German Sportspersonality of the Year 1980.

Mykola Avilov won Olympic decathlon gold in München 1972 with a world record of 8454 points under the scoring tables then in use, equivalent to 8466 points using fully automatic times and the 1985 scoring tables. The Ukrainian athlete, …

One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics

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 …

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.

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.

Janek Õiglane has won bronze medals at the European Championships in München 2022 and at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn 2015. The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2022. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Õiglane set a new Estonian second …

Markus Rooth won Olympic decathlon gold in Paris 2024 with a Norwegian record of 8796 points. His rise through the age groups included European U20 bronze in 2019, European U23 bronze in 2021 and the European U23 title in Espoo 2023 with 8608 points.

Siegfried Stark won European decathlon bronze in Prague 1978 and Athens 1982, as well as the European Cup Final in Dresden 1979. The East German athlete finished sixth at the Montreal 1976 Olympics and achieved his career best of 8534 points in …

Stephan Niklaus helped raise Swiss decathlon to a new level in the early 1980s, setting a national record of 8337 points in Lausanne in 1983 — equivalent to 8334 under the 1985 scoring tables. He finished fifth at the inaugural World …