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
Estonia claimed the overall title at the 2019 European Combined Events Team Championships Super League in Lutsk, scoring 39959 points to finish 399 ahead of Belarus, with Great Britain taking bronze. Maicel Uibo led the Estonian decathletes with
Raul Duany Bueno won the decathlon at the 1992 World Junior Championships in Seoul with 7403 points, just six ahead of Germany’s Bernhard Floder. Remco van Veldhuizen took bronze for the Netherlands with 7313 points.
Glenn Lindqvist won the decathlon at the 1995 European Junior Championships in Nyíregyháza with 7363 points. Rick Wassenaar claimed silver for the Netherlands with 7299, while Jiri Ryba edged Bart Bennema by 19 points to secure bronze with 7271.
Ilya Shkurenyov led Russia to the overall team title at the 2015 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Aubagne, winning the decathlon with 8378 points ahead of Olexiy Kasyanov and Romain Barras. France finished second in the combined
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.
The 2024 Decastar meeting in Talence delivered one of the strongest decathlon competitions of the season, highlighted by an impressive victory from Estonia’s Johannes Erm. Erm scored 8589 points to defeat Norway’s Sander Aae Skotheim (8517)
Explore the rich history of the European Athletics Indoor Championships men's heptathlon, featuring all ‐time records, legendary champions, outstanding performances, and historic medal battles. Discover the athletes and nations that have
Dutch decathlete Eelco Sintnicolaas took command of the 2014 Multistars in Firenze, scoring 8161 points for a convincing victory at the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge meeting. Great Britain’s Ashley Bryant claimed second place with 7802
Discover the athletes who have shaped decathlon history in their home countries. Explore men’s national decathlon all ‐time lists from more than 30 countries, compare personal bests and see how generations of decathletes rank among their
The 2026 World Athletics Combined Events Tour brought together leading decathletes from across the world, with Simon Ehammer finishing at the top of the final standings. The rankings are based on each athlete’s three counting performances across
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
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person