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Michael Smith has won silver medal at the World Championships in Tokyo 1991 and bronze medal at World Championships in Göteborg 1995.

Dan O'Brien clinched his third consecutive World Championship decathlon title

Christian Plaziat was unbeatable because he embodied the ideal decathlete profile that day: consistent, technically skilled, in peak shape, and mentally strong - plus energized by his home crowd.

For the first time, athletes from the FRG and the former GDR compete as a joint team

Robert Zmelik from Czechoslovakia wins with 8627 points and surpasses the previous national record

Eduard Hämäläinen, later runner-up in the world championships in Stuttgart, wins the decathlon with a Belarusian record of 8604 points.

With 8735 points Eduard Hämäläinen improves the Mösle Stadium record set by the legendary Daley Thompson in 1982 by five points

Michael Smith sets a Canadian record with 8626 points

Eduard Hämäläinen, who now competes for Finland, triumphs for the third time in Götzis.

Canadian decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points

New star rise in the all-around sky in Götzis - Erki Nool from Estonia wins ahead of the favorite Eduard Hämäläinen

Preview of Tokyo Olympic Decathlon

Dan O'Brien had famously missed the 1992 Olympics due to a failed pole vault in the U.S. trials, but redeemed himself in Atlanta by taking the gold. His Olympic victory was seen as the final crowning achievement in a legendary career.

This victory marked Dan O’Brien’s first world championship title - his international breakthrough and a pivotal launchpad for his historic multi-year dominance in decathlon

Jagan Hames won decisively with a career-best score of 8490 points, setting new Australian and Oceania records at the time