Steve Fritz secured an American victory at Décastar 1993 in Talence, scoring 8317 points to finish 83 points ahead of France’s Christian Plaziat. Vitali Kolpakov took third with 8162, just 19 points clear of Alain Blondel, as the top four all
Talence 1997 was a fiercely contested elite decathlon where Chris Huffins edged out Tomáš Dvořák, Erki Nool and Roman Šebrle in a world-class battle of 8200–8400 point performances.
Jon Arnar Magnusson set the tone with a powerful, all ‐around performance, while Sebastian Chmara and Lev Lobodin kept the fight brutally tight behind him. Talence 1998 wasn’t just a competition—it was a warning shot for what the next
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
Oleksandr Yurkov lit up the 2001 Decastar in Talence with a winning total of 8324 points, edging out Laurent Hernu and Benjamin Jensen in a tightly contested decathlon battle.
Tom Pappas won the 2002 Decastar meeting in Talence with 8525 points, finishing ahead of Roman Šebrle and Lev Lobodin in a high-level decathlon competition.
Kärdla hosted the 2003 Estonian Championships men’s decathlon, with Indrek Kaseorg winning the national title with 7804 points. Päärn Brauer finished second with 7114 points, ahead of Jarmo Liiver with 6912. Sweden’s Andrus Klaar scored
Villu Sepp won the men’s decathlon at the 2002 Estonian Championships in Haapsalu with 7012 points. Ranel Rünk claimed silver with 6887, just 33 points ahead of bronze medallist Marti Soosaar. Ireland’s Joseph Naughton scored 6590 points
Indrek Kaseorg won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 Estonian Championships in Tartu with 7943 points, including a 65.89 m javelin throw. Madis Kallas secured silver with 7019 points, while Martin Sigus took bronze with 6900.
Tom Pappas won the 2003 US Championships decathlon in Palo Alto with 8784 points, finishing well clear of rising American star Bryan Clay (8482) and Paul Terek (8275) in one of the leading U.S. decathlon competitions of the 2003 season.
Roman Šebrle of the Czech Republic won the 2003 Ratingen Decathlon in Germany with 8606 points, securing a commanding victory over Iceland's Jon Arnar Magnusson, who finished second with 8023 points. Germany's Sebastian Knabe completed the
Roman Šebrle wins Götzis 2004 for the fourth consecutive year with 8842 points, ahead of Tom Pappas and Dmitri Karpov. Dream weather, dream scenery, dream results!
Bryan Clay won the 2004 US Championships decathlon in Sacramento with 8660 points, defeating Tom Pappas and Paul Terek in a highly competitive Olympic Trials contest. The Sacramento decathlon also served as the U. S. Olympic Trials for the 2004
Roman Šebrle captured the 2004 Talence Decastar title with 8217 points, holding off Bryan Clay and Dmitri Karpov in a competitive international decathlon field.
Bryan Clay won the 2005 US Championships decathlon in Carson with 8506 points, establishing himself as the clear national champion ahead of Paul Terek and Phil McMullen.
Andre Niklaus won the Ratingen 2005 decathlon with 8193 points, finishing 637 points ahead of Lars Albert (7556). Kenny Beele completed an all-German podium with 7285 points.
Roman Šebrle won the 2005 Talence Decastar with 8326 points, finishing ahead of Aleksandr Pogorelov and Estonia’s Kristjan Rahnu in a high-quality decathlon competition.
Decathlon 2000 has pretty much everything you could want to know about decathlon. Whenever I go to a decathlon, you can be sure that I’ve got a sheaf of Decathlon 2000 athlete profiles printed, tabbed, and highlighted in my notebook - Gabby Pieraccini