Sheldon Blockburger is a former American decathlete. He won bronze in the decathlon at the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and recorded his wind ‐legal personal best of 8296 points when winning the 1993 Multistars in Brescia. Blockburger
Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006
Sheldon Blockburger made history in Brescia, becoming the first American decathlete to win the Multistars. He scored a personal best of 8296 points under the guidance of his coach Harry Marra.
The Goodwill Games were a high-profile Cold War era competition bringing together top athletes from East and West, where Dave Johnson won decathlon gold at the 1990 Goodwill Games with 8403 points, ahead of Dan O'Brien.
Christian Plaziat was unbeatable because he embodied the ideal decathlete profile that day: consistent, technically skilled, in peak shape, and mentally strong - plus energized by his home crowd.
Total points based on personal bests are calculated by adding the points from a decathlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 8900 points and contains particularly notable performance data.
Ashton and Brianne Eaton interrupting their honeymoon for the Decastar in Talence. Renaud Lavillenie attempting to break the pole vault world record in decathlon.
Dan O’Brien won the 1994 US Championships decathlon in Knoxville with 8707 points, successfully defending his national title ahead of Steve Fritz and Kip Janvrin in a competitive American championship field.
Dan O’Brien won the 1993 US Championships decathlon in Eugene, securing the American national title ahead of Steve Fritz and Robert Muzzio in a competitive field featuring several of the country’s leading decathletes.
Dan O’Brien won the 1991 US Championships decathlon in New York with 8844 points, finishing well clear of Dave Johnson (8467) and Robert Muzzio (8119) in a no-wind-information (NWI) competition.
Dave Johnson captured the 1990 US Championships decathlon title in Norwalk, defeating Dan O’Brien and Sheldon Blockburger as three of America’s leading decathletes battled for the national crown.
The discipline and training applied by decathletes have always been regarded by me as the ultimate in athletic dedication. Whilst it is of course always a huge honour for any decathlete to achieve the ultimate status of World Champion, I cannot help but regard all those who dedicate themselves to this most gruelling of athletic disciplines as Champions - unknown person