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.
Indrek Turi is a former Estonian decathlete, Universiade silver medallist and Athens 2004 Olympian, best known for his 8122-point personal best in the decathlon.
Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions,
Eduard Mikhan is a Belarusian decathlete, World U20 silver medallist, European U23 silver medallist and 2012 Olympian with a personal best of 8152 points.