Hubert Trościanka made history at the European U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, becoming the first athlete ever to surpass 8500 points in the U20 decathlon - rewarded with a new world record.

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European Championships Athens 1982

13th European Athletics Championships were held in Athens 1982

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Roman Šebrle runs his way to Heptathlon title

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Tomaš Dvorak will quit decathlon at the end of this season

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Attila Zsivoczky

Attila Zsivoczky is the Hungarian decathlon record holder

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Christian Plaziat

Christian Plaziat was key in elevating French decathlon to world ‐class status and held the national record until the rise of Kevin Mayer. Despite his Olympic setbacks, his charisma, consistency, and indoor indoor dominance made him a …

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Dean Macey Eager to Seize Gold

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Eduard Hämäläinen

Eduard Hämäläinen is the Finnish and also Belarusian decathlon record holder.

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Uwe Freimuth

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.

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Torsten Voss

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.

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Oleksandr Yurkov

At the 2000 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Oleksandr Yurkov recorded a career-best 8574 points

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Robert Zmelik

Robert Zmelík’s Olympic triumph helped spark a golden era for Czech decathlon. He inspired future stars like world record holders Tomáš Dvořák and Roman Šebrle.

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Jürgen Hingsen

In the early 80s Jürgen Hingsen set three World records with 8741, 8825 and 8832 points