Search results: Helsinki 2012

21st European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 2012

Hans van Alphen won and has now a personal best total of 8818 points, showing the best shape of his life

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

Decathlon world all-time list

Decathlon national records by country

Decathlon season's best score by year

World's Greatest Athlete - this title is traditionally given to the Olympic decathlon champion

The World Records which were officially ratified by the IAAF. Estonian Aleksander Kolmpere was the first official Decathlon’s World Record holder.

French decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points

German decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points

Hungarian decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

Pascal Behrenbruch won gold medal at the European Championships in Helsinki 2012.

How many ways can we say, “ Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic is the world’s greatest performer ever in the century ‐old tradition of the decathlon? I can think of at least five: Šebrle’s uniqueness, longevity, consistency, …

Olexiy Kasyanov’s personal best score is 8479 points, achieved at the World Championships in Berlin 2009.

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