Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1999 European Athletics U20 Championships in Riga, claiming the European junior title with 7881 points ahead of fellow Finn Jaakko Ojaniemi, while Roland Schwarzl took bronze for Austria.
Austrian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. The current leader of the Austrian men's decathlon all-time list is Gernot Kellermayr, who set the national record with 8320 points at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in 1993.
Men’s national heptathlon records celebrate the top all-around performers from each country, reflecting the remarkable range of talent and dedication found across the world of combined events.
André Niklaus won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, scoring 8042 points to take gold for Germany. Finland’s Jaakko Ojaniemi finished second with 7907 points, while Italy’s William Frullani
Roman Šebrle added Olympic glory to his world record status at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, winning gold with a new Olympic record of 8893 points.
Roman Šebrle wins Götzis 2004 for the fourth consecutive year with 8842 points, ahead of Tom Pappas and Dmitri Karpov. Dream weather, dream scenery, dream results!
Only thing we know how to do..FIGHT! That’s what this decathlon has been for me the whole time, but I wouldn’t have it any other way - Garrett Scantling at the Tokyo Olympics