Ashton Eaton stunned the field in Beijing, setting a new world record of 9045 points to win decathlon gold at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.
Damian Warner achieved the best time ever run in a decathlon with 10.15 seconds over 100m. He secured his 2nd victory at the Hypomeeting with 8523 points.
Damian Warner wins with 8523 points and my prognosis for the top three was a good one. Brianne Theisen-Eaton won the heptathlon, so this was a second edition of the Canadian Games!
Kevin Mayer stood tall under championship pressure in London, securing decathlon gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics with a winning total of 8768 points.
The 2017 Decastar meeting in Talence brought together a deep international decathlon field, with Canada’s Damian Warner taking victory with 8252 points.
Kevin Mayer won the 2018 World Indoor Championships heptathlon in Birmingham with 6348 points, edging Damian Warner by just five points (6343) while Estonia’s Maicel Uibo claimed an impressive bronze with 6265 points.
The weekend got off to a brilliant start with Damian Warner breaking the world record in the 100m decathlon in 10.12 seconds. Damian Warner won the decathlon for the fifth time in Götzis with 8711 points.
Niklas Kaul captured decathlon gold at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha with a total of 8691 points, sealing victory with a strong final event.
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