Germany's Michael Schrader claimed victory at the 2015 Ratingen decathlon with 8419 points, narrowly defeating South Africa's Willem Coertzen (8341), while fellow German Pascal Behrenbruch placed third with 7826 points.
Eelco Sintnicolaas won the decathlon with 8156 points at the 2014 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Toruń, ahead of Eduard Mikhan and Ingmar Vos. Russia claimed the overall team title by just 111 points over the Netherlands, with
Sven Roosen finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a Dutch decathlon record of 8607 points. He also won European U23 silver in Tallinn 2021 and bronze in Espoo 2023, before placing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2024.
Jeff Tesselaar won European U23 decathlon silver in Bergen 2025 and achieved his personal best of 8378 points when finishing fourth at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships. The Dutch athlete also scored 5960 points in the heptathlon at the
Decathlon 2000 always used to be a huge inspiration and now I’m glad to be a part of the team here! It gives me an opportunity to discuss and write about the decathlon and to meet people with the same interests - Jessica Bullenkamp