Wilfrid Boulineau represented France in the decathlon at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships in Sevilla with 8154 points. His career best of 8312 points came in Arles in 1999, while his indoor
French men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points. Kevin Mayer holds the French all-time best in the men's decathlon with a world-record score of 9126 points, set in Talence in 2018.
The men's decathlon at the 1998 European Championships in Budapest featured one of the deepest fields in championship history, with six athletes scoring more than 8400 points. Estonia's Erki Nool captured the European title with 8667 points,
Talence 1999 stands as one of the most iconic decathlon showdowns of the late 20th century, where world ‐record ‐level consistency met pure competitive fire. Featuring legends like Tomaš Dvořák, Erki Nool, and Roman Šebrle, the
Roman Šebrle edged home favourite Erki Nool by 33 points to win the decathlon at the 1997 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn on 28–29 June. His 8322 ‐point victory, backed by Kamil Damašek’s third place and Robert
Mike Maczey’s 8104 ‐point victory set the pace for Germany at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz on 29–30 June. With Stefan Schmid third and Florian Schönbeck fourth, Germany secured the men’s team title
One hour decathlon is a special type of decathlon, in which the athletes have to start the last of ten events (1500m) within sixty minutes after the start of the first event
The Decathlon's nice in that you get to know the other athletes. It's almost like everyone helps each other out. We're all out there trying to win, but at the same time there's a friendship there too. It's always fun going to meets and catching up with the other guys - Tom Pappas