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One of the most consistent and prominent female multi-event athletes of the 20th century, East German Burglinde Pollak left a well-recognized legacy in the history of women’s athletics

Andrei Krauchanka won Olympic decathlon silver in Beijing 2008 and the European title in Zurich 2014. The Belarusian set his decathlon personal best of 8617 points in Götzis 2007 and earned two World Indoor heptathlon silver medals, setting a …

Paweł Wiesiołek earned bronze in the heptathlon at the 2021 European Indoor Championships in Toruń. Later that year, he lit up Warsaw with the performance of his career ‐ smashing a personal best of 8333 points to claim the Polish …

Dennis Leyckes claimed the world U20 decathlon title in Santiago in 2000 and later represented Germany at the Athens Olympics. His senior career included a decathlon personal best of 8310 points in Ratingen in 2006 and fourth place in the …

Stefan Drews set his decathlon personal best of 8233 points in Ratingen 2006 and finished seventh at the European Championships in Göteborg that summer. The German decathlete also competed at the Athens 2004 Olympics and won the national indoor …

Leonel Suarez won Olympic decathlon bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, alongside World Championships silver in Berlin 2009 and bronze in Daegu 2011. The Cuban set a national record of 8654 points in Havana 2009 and claimed Pan American Games …

Michael Schrader produced his finest decathlon at the 2013 World Championships in Moscow, winning silver with a personal best of 8670 points. The German decathlete also won the 2009 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8522 points, including an 8. 05 m long …

Trey Hardee's victory in the decathlon at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin marked a significant milestone in his career. Competing in the Olympic Stadium, Hardee achieved a personal best of 8790 points, securing the gold medal and setting …

Many of combined events meetings have a long tradition, like the Hypo Meeting in Götzis and Decastar in Talence.

I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years

Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.

Pieter Braun clinched the gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn (2015), Estonia, with a personal best score of 8195 points. His absolute personal best in the decathlon is 8342 points, achieved at the prestigious Hypo …

Till Steinforth won heptathlon bronze at both the European and World Indoor Championships in 2025, setting a German record of 6388 points in Apeldoorn before scoring 6275 in Nanjing. Outdoors, he won the Ratingen 2024 decathlon with a personal …