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Between 1980 and 1981, Bulgarian female athletes like Daniela Nenova, Emilia Kunova, and Valentina Dimitrova made rapid progress in pentathlon and heptathlon, setting national records and achieving personal bests in multiple competitions, …

Kevin Mayer rewrote decathlon history at the 2018 Décastar meeting in Talence, setting a world record of 9126 points on 15–16 September. The Frenchman surpassed Ashton Eaton’s previous record by 81 points, scoring exactly 4563 on each day. …

One of the most exciting and unpredicted event of athletic program of XX Olympic Games in Munich 1972 was the women’s Pentathlon. The people of the host country – West Germany – were keen to see the second victory of their local hero …

East Germany, led by Ramona Neubert and Sybille Thiele, were favorites in Sofia, while Bulgaria and the USSR provided strong competition despite key absences.

The 1985 combined events meeting in Götzis marked the introduction of the Hypomeeting Götzis name, with Hypobank Vorarlberg becoming the main sponsor. East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth won the decathlon with 8473 points, edging compatriot Torsten …

Equal Pentathlon scores, but not equal spot on the podium

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

The Indian decathlete, who also holds the men’s high jump national mark, scored 7826 points

The Birmingham 2026 European Championships decathlon produced a high-quality competition, with Leo Neugebauer taking gold for Germany with 8611 points ahead of compatriot Niklas Kaul (8573), while Sander Aae Skotheim claimed bronze with 8433.