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Dave Johnson captured the 1990 US Championships decathlon title in Norwalk, defeating Dan O’Brien and Sheldon Blockburger as three of America’s leading decathletes battled for the national crown.

Dan O’Brien won Olympic decathlon gold in Atlanta 1996 and three consecutive world titles in 1991, 1993 and 1995. The American set a world record of 8891 points in Talence 1992 and added the world indoor heptathlon title with a record 6476 …

Dave Johnson won Olympic decathlon bronze in Barcelona 1992 despite a stress fracture in his right foot. The American also claimed Universiade gold in Duisburg 1989 and Goodwill Games gold in Seattle 1990, achieving his highest score of 8727 …

Kip Janvrin is the ultimate decathlete. What a remarkably enduring, high ‐quality career! Janvrin won the 1989 U. S. Olympic Festival, the 1995 Pan Am Games, the 2001 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships and a record 15 decathlons at …

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more

A complete history of the US Championships highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the nation’s finest performances and winners across the years.

Sheldon Blockburger won Pan American Games decathlon bronze in Havana 1991 and scored a wind-legal best of 8296 points to win Multistars in Brescia 1993. He also became the first US indoor heptathlon champion in 1995.

Ricky Barker finished fourth in the heptathlon at the Barcelona 1995 World Indoor Championships with 6120 points. The American achieved his highest decathlon score of 8404 points with wind assistance in College Station 1996 and won US indoor …