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Explore the leading performances in Chinese men’s decathlon history, featuring the top all ‐time scores and complete event ‐by ‐event results. The list includes the best Chinese decathletes across different generations, from …

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).

Here follows winners list of IAAF World Combined Events Challenge / World Athletics Combined Events Tour

Explore the leading performances in Cuban men’s decathlon history, featuring the top all ‐time scores and complete event ‐by ‐event results. The list highlights Cuba’s best decathletes across different generations, from …

Decathlon is a very special event that besides technical development requires great combination of the five primary Biomotor abilities: speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination

Since official ratification began in 1922, 38 men’s decathlon world records have been recognised, including eight achieved at the Olympic Games — the last by Daley Thompson in Los Angeles in 1984. Changes to the scoring tables make direct …

Thomas van der Plaetsen became Belgium’s first European junior decathlon champion at Novi Sad 2009, winning with a national U20 record of 7769 points. Sweden’s Petter Olson finished just 35 points behind with 7734, while Germany’s Kai …

You also feel a sense of injustice when world records from professionals are compared with the world records from participants of the multi events?

Decathletes, who compete across throwing, jumping, and running events with strong results, deserve full recognition as real athletes alongside specialists like shot putters and long ‐distance runners. It highlights the demanding nature of …