After injury setbacks, Jorge Ureña made a triumphant return in June 2023 at Ratingen, Germany, posting a new PB of 8381 points ‐ lifting him to the third ‐best Spanish decathlon score ever. At the 2019 European Indoor Championships
Garrett Scantling banned for three years for doping offences. Scantling’s three-year period of ineligibility started on June 27 2022, the date he committed a tampering violation.
In 2011, Mathias Brugger earned silver in decathlon at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn with 7853 points. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Mathias Brugger scored 6126 points, earning bronze.
I tell myself how important and pivotal this moment is, trying to get as much nervous energy as possible, if I feel nervous I know I’m ready compete! - Lewis Church, UK decathlete