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Dan O’Brien won the 1996 US Olympic Trials decathlon in Atlanta with 8726 points, defeating Steve Fritz (8636) and Chris Huffins (8546) in one of the strongest American decathlon fields of the era. The Atlanta Olympic Trials served as the U. S. …

Tom Pappas won the 2000 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8467 points, finishing ahead of Chris Huffins (8285) and Kip Janvrin (8057) in a high ‐level American field. The Sacramento competition also served as the 2000 US Olympic …

Bryan Clay won the 2004 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8660 points, defeating Tom Pappas and Paul Terek in a highly competitive Olympic Trials contest. The Sacramento decathlon also served as the U. S. Olympic Trials for the 2004 …

Failing in just one event can end a decathlete's entire competition, with no points scored and no chance of recovery - no matter how well they've performed elsewhere.

Steve Fritz had finished the best competition of his life, scoring 8644 points, more than Bruce Jenner produced to win the Montreal gold. That got him only fourth place.

Paul Terek's personal best in the decathlon came at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials in Sacramento where he scored 8312 points and finished in 3rd place to earn a spot in the Athens Olympic Games.

Ashton Eaton broke the world record in the decathlon at the 2012 US Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).

I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years