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Leonel Suarez won an Olympic bronze medal twice: at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and at the London Olympic Games (2012). He holds Cuban national record for the decathlon with 8654 points. Winner of the 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Leonel Suárez won the Talence Decastar decathlon with a world-class 8328 points, leading a remarkably deep field featuring eight athletes over 8000 points and confirming Talence’s status as one of the premier combined-events meetings in the world.

Cuban men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

The 2008 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba’s Leonel Suárez with 8451 points, ahead of Germany’s Arthur Abele (8372) and Andre Niklaus (8273), in a high-quality competition featuring multiple athletes over the 8200-point mark.

Bryan Clay dominated the competition in Beijing, winning Olympic decathlon gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics with 8791 points in a confident and decisive triumph.

The 2010 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba's Yordani Garcia with 8288 points, narrowly beating compatriot Leonel Suárez (8243), while Austria’s Dominik Distelberger finished third with 7713 points.

Trey Hardee defended his decathlon crown at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, claiming back-to-back titles with 8607 points.

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Preview of Tokyo Olympic Decathlon

At the 2010 Barrientos Memorial - a prestigious annual track and field meet held in Cuba - Yordani García delivered an outstanding performance in the decathlon, scoring 8381 points.