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The World’s best jumper Sander Aae Skotheim broke the European heptathlon record

A complete history of Talence Decastar showcases all ‐time decathlon records and champions, celebrating the event’s greatest performances and winners through the years. The Talence combined events meeting adopted the name “Décastar, …

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. …

Tomaš Dvorak’s 8347 ‐point victory helped the Czech Republic secure the men’s team title at the 1995 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Valladolid on 1–2 July. Alex Kruger (8131) and Henrik Dagard (8114) completed the …

Andres Raja secured the men’s decathlon crown at the 2005 Estonian Championships in Rakvere, scoring 7608 points. Päärn Brauer earned silver with 7252, including a 14. 80 m shot put and 4. 27, 82 in the 1500 m. Krister Altosaar completed the …

Estonia swept to the men’s team title at the 2010 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Tallinn, finishing 1004 points clear of Russia, with France third. Romain Barras won the decathlon with 8313 points ahead of home favourites Mikk …

Päärn Brauer captured the men’s decathlon title at the 2004 Estonian Championships in Rakvere. His 7420 ‐point performance featured a 15. 21 m shot put, 44. 79 m discus throw and 4. 70 m pole vault. Andres Raja took silver with 7095 …

France’s Christian Plaziat wins the decathlon at the 1989 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8485 points, ahead of Christian Schenk and Norbert Demmel.

East Germany’s Christian Schenk claims a commanding victory at the Götzis 1990 Hypomeeting with 8481 points, ahead of Hungary’s Dezső Szabó with 8306 and West Germany’s Siegfried Wentz with 8138.

The 1991 Götzis Decathlon saw Canada’s Michael Smith claim victory with 8427 points, finishing ahead of Czechoslovakia’s Robert Změlík and Ukraine’s Mikhail Medved. For the first time, athletes from West Germany and East Germany competed …

Robert Zmelik of Czechoslovakia won the 1992 Götzis decathlon with a national record of 8627 points.

Eduard Hämäläinen of Belarus won the 1993 Götzis decathlon with a national record of 8604 points, ahead of Paul Meier and Michael Smith.

With 8735 points Eduard Hämäläinen improves the Mösle Stadium record set by the legendary Daley Thompson in 1982 by five points

Eduard Hämäläinen wins Götzis 1997 for the third time with a Finnish record of 8617 points.

The Götzis Decathlon got off to an excellent start to the new IAAF World Combined Events Challenge, with Estonia’s Erki Nool claiming his second Götzis victory in front of numerous enthusiastic Estonian fans.

Roman Šebrle made athletics history at the 2001 Götzis Hypomeeting, becoming the first decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier with a world record of 9026 points. The Czech star finished ahead of Estonia’s Erki Nool (8604) and …

Roman Šebrle repeated his victory from the previous year with 8800 points, which remained the annual world best until the end of the season.

Chris Huffins dominated the 1998 US Championships decathlon in New Orleans, scoring 8694 points and finishing more than 500 points ahead of runner-up Ricky Barker (8183), with Brian Brophy taking third (8123).

Dan O'Brien set a men’s decathlon world record of 8891 points at the 1992 Talence Décastar, with performances including an 8. 08 m long jump and a 16. 69 m shot put. He finished ahead of Olympic champion Robert Zmelik (8344) and France’s …

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 …