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Swedish decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson won European U23 silver in Bydgoszcz 2017 and set his decathlon best of 8178 points in Götzis 2023. He also finished fourth at the Glasgow 2019 European Indoor Championships with a heptathlon best of 6125 …

For the record, a report about decathlon and heptathlon of Asian Athletics Championships DOHA 2019

Johannes Erm won the European decathlon title in Roma 2024 with a personal best of 8764 points, placing him second on Estonia’s all ‐time list behind Olympic champion Erki Nool. He also finished sixth at the Paris 2024 Olympics, won the …

The 2019 Decastar meeting in Talence saw Canada’s Pierce LePage claim victory with 8453 points ahead of American Zach Ziemek, confirming his status among the world’s elite decathletes just weeks before the World Athletics Championships.

Cedric Dubler is Australia’s most prolific decathlete with the most scores over 8000. Coach Eric Brown noticed his aptitude for pole vault, and saw that he had the potential for the decathlon. He set a new personal best of 8393 points in the …

The World Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout the event’s history.

The final standings of the 2019 IAAF Combined Events Challenge, won by Damian Warner with 25753 points. The standings are based on each athlete’s three best decathlon results from the series.

20 years Decathlon 2000... and who’s responsible for the joy it gave us? An open letter!

Johannes Erm - NCAA champion and European U23 silver medallist

Jorge Ureña won European indoor heptathlon gold in Glasgow 2019, alongside silver medals in Belgrade 2017 and Toruń 2021. The Spaniard set a national heptathlon record of 6249 points in Prague 2017 and achieved his decathlon personal best of …

Garrett Scantling won the US Olympic Trials decathlon in 2021 and finished fourth at the Tokyo Olympics with 8611 points. The American raised his personal best to 8867 points in Fayetteville 2022, the same year he won the US indoor heptathlon …

Mathias Brugger won heptathlon bronze at the 2016 World Indoor Championships in Portland, following European U20 decathlon silver in Tallinn in 2011. The German combined events athlete set his decathlon personal best of 8304 points in Götzis in …

Step into a century of athletic excellence. This archive is the ultimate tool for anyone who wants to explore what has happened in the decathlon over the past 100 years ‐ from the heroes of the 1920s to today’s champions, evolving …

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.

It has been a long time since a Swiss man exceeded 8000 points for decathlon. It was in 2003, to be exact, when Rolf Schläfli achieved 8019 in Götzis and became only the 5th man ever over 8000.

Interview with Colombian decathlon record holder José Gregorio Lemos (7913p, Barranquilla 2018)

New Zealand men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7400 points. At the summit of New Zealand’s decathlon history stands Simon Poelman, whose remarkable 8366-point performance in Christchurch back in 1987 still holds as the national record.