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Torsten Voss captured the decathlon gold medal at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics in Rome with a dominant and consistent performance, scoring 8680 points.

The men’s decathlon at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics was a landmark competition ‐ it was the first ‐ever IAAF World Championships, so this was the first decathlon world title ever awarded. This championship continued the …

Tom Pappas delivered a standout performance to win decathlon gold at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris, finishing with 8750 points.

At the 2007 World Championships in Athletics in Osaka, Roman Šebrle captured the decathlon title with 8676 points, completing his long pursuit after two World Championships silver medals with a long-awaited gold medal.

Bryan Clay secured the world decathlon title in Helsinki at the 2005 World Championships in Athletics with a total of 8732 points.

With individual event victories in the pole vault and javelin, France’s Kevin Mayer won his second World Athletics Championships decathlon gold medal.

With a brilliant, well-balanced performance across the competition, Ashton Eaton took decathlon gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, scoring 8809 points.

Trey Hardee defended his decathlon crown at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, claiming back-to-back titles with 8607 points.

From 8000 to 9000 points

Ashton Eaton stunned the field in Beijing, setting a new world record of 9045 points to win decathlon gold at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics.

Kevin Mayer stood tall under championship pressure in London, securing decathlon gold at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics with a winning total of 8768 points.

Niklas Kaul captured decathlon gold at the 2019 World Championships in Athletics in Doha with a total of 8691 points, sealing victory with a strong final event.

18th World Athletics Indoor Championships

August 3-4, 2024 - Geneva, Ohio, Spire Institute

Sander Aae Skotheim won the first Indoor World title in Nanjing