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The traditions of Bulgarian decathlon stars during XX century were longlive and deserved some respect and good memories...

Bulgarian men’s decathlon had its glory days and its great heroes. But those proud traditions were lost somewhere in the past. Who knows – maybe one day a new prodigy will emerge to revive what has been long forgotten.

Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer wins the decathlon at the 1977 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third-placed Daley Thompson sets a junior world record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the 1985 scoring tables.

The inaugural Götzis Hypomeeting in 1975 launches a celebrated combined ‐events tradition, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky winning the decathlon with 7591 points ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This first edition lays the …

The men’s decathlon at the 1973 European Athletics U20 Championships in Duisburg brought together Europe’s leading junior combined events athletes. Vladimir Buryakov of the Soviet Union won the European U20 title with 7551 points, ahead of …