The 2006 Ratingen decathlon was won by Kazakhstan’s Dmitri Karpov with 8414 points, as he edged Jamaica’s Maurice Smith (8349) and Germany’s Dennis Leyckes (8310) in a highly competitive international decathlon featuring multiple athletes
The 2007 Ratingen decathlon was won by Germany’s Arthur Abele with 8269 points, narrowly ahead of compatriot Norman Müller (8244), while Jacob Minah completed a tightly contested podium in third with 7998 points.
The 2009 Ratingen decathlon was won by Cuba’s Yordani Garcia with 8348 points, narrowly ahead of Germany’s Norman Müller (8295), while Stefan Drews completed the podium in third with 7858 points.
At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.
German men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points. Leading the German men’s decathlon all-time list is Leo Neugebauer, who set the national record with a stunning 8961 points performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene.
Andrei Krauchanka came to the Hypomeeting as number ten but left the Mösle as the winner. With 8617 points, he secured 1st place for the first time ahead of the favorites Roman Šebrle and Bryan Clay.
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.