Roman Šebrle won the 2005 Talence Decastar with 8326 points, finishing ahead of Aleksandr Pogorelov and Estonia’s Kristjan Rahnu in a high-quality decathlon competition.
Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy with 7476 points, leading a Finnish one-two with Jaakko Ojaniemi (7246) and finishing ahead of Germany’s Thomas Pöge (7332).
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
Mike Maczey’s 8104 ‐point victory set the pace for Germany at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz on 29–30 June. With Stefan Schmid third and Florian Schönbeck fourth, Germany secured the men’s team title
Roman Šebrle captured the 2004 Talence Decastar title with 8217 points, holding off Bryan Clay and Dmitri Karpov in a competitive international decathlon field.
Estonia claimed the men’s team title at the 2004 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, edging Germany by just 48 points, with France taking bronze. Italy’s William Frullani won the decathlon with 7927 points, only six ahead
French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.
Romain Barras led France to victory at the 2006 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Arles, winning the decathlon with a wind ‐assisted 8416 points, just 26 ahead of Attila Zsivoczky. Aleksandr Pogorelov placed third with 8102,
Andrei Krauchanka came to the Hypomeeting as number ten but left the Mösle as the winner. With 8617 points, he secured 1st place for the first time ahead of the favorites Roman Šebrle and Bryan Clay.
Andrei Krauchanka produced a career ‐defining 8553 ‐point victory at the Talence Decastar decathlon, one of the highest scores in meeting history, defeating a world ‐class field that included Maurice Smith, Aleksei Drozdov and
Andrei Krauchanka dominated the 2008 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Hengelo with 8585 points, leading Belarus to a second consecutive men’s team title. Romain Barras (7974) edged Andres Raja (7964) for individual silver, while the
Olexiy Kasyanov captured victory at the Talence Decastar decathlon with an impressive 8291 points in a high ‐quality competition that featured five athletes above 8000 points, while the original fourth ‐place score of Aleksandr
Andrei Krauchanka retained his individual crown with 8336 points at the 2009 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Szczecin, leading Belarus to a third consecutive men’s team title following Aleksandr Pogorelov’s doping disqualification.
I wish that in the nearest future everybody will know about decathlon and the meaning of the event of decathlon... decathletes are like our greek gods - Petros Kyprianou