Andrei Krauchanka's personal best score is 8617 points, achieved in May 2007 in Götzis. He won gold medal in European Indoor Championships in Paris 2011 in the heptathlon with 6282 points.
The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas