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How many ways can we say, “ Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic is the world’s greatest performer ever in the century ‐old tradition of the decathlon? I can think of at least five: Šebrle’s uniqueness, longevity, consistency, …

James “Jim” Thorpe dominated the first Olympic men’s decathlon at Stockholm 1912, scoring a world record of 8412. 955 points across three days on 13–15 July. Already the pentathlon champion, he finished 688. 460 points ahead of Sweden’s …

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 …

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 …

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. …

Kevin Mayer won the decathlon at the 2010 World Junior Championships in Moncton with a world U20 leading score of 7928 points. Russia’s Ilya Shkurenyov took silver with 7830, while Sweden’s Marcus Nilsson earned bronze with 7751. The …

The decathlon at the 2012 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki marked a career ‐defining triumph for Germany's Pascal Behrenbruch. With a personal best of 8558 points, he captured European gold ahead of Ukraine's Oleksiy Kasyanov …