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Bruce Jenner: From Basement to Gold
At the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Bruce Jenner captured gold in the men’s decathlon, cementing his place in athletic history
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Daley Thompson: The Decathlon Dominator
Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history
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Dan O'Brien: From Setbacks to Olympic Gold
Dan O’Brien’s journey - from dramatic setbacks like missing the 1992 Olympics to dominating world championships and securing Olympic gold - cements his legacy as one of the greatest decathletes ever.
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Jim Thorpe: A Century’s Champion
A Legacy Larger Than Sport
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Rafer Johnson’s story is one of athletic brilliance, moral courage, and lifelong service
Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track
From National Champion to the best personal trainer in NYC
Here is an interview with retired decathlete and successful businessman Alex Folacci
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  1. Dan O'Brien: From Setbacks to Olympic Gold
  2. U20 World Championships Seoul 1992
  3. U23 European Champs in Espoo: Markus Rooth took the decathlon gold
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  5. Talence 2002
  6. Andre Niklaus took title in Ratingen
  7. Johannes Erm won World Athletics Combined Events Tour 2024
  8. Olympic Games Moscow 1980
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  10. Götzis Hypomeeting decathlon all-time best performances
  11. Clash of Greatness and Potential
  12. Götzis 1994
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  14. Important Meetings Combined Events 2016
  15. Rain
  16. Kladno 2011
  17. European Cup Combined Events Super League Toruń 2014
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  19. U23 European Championships Debrecen 2007
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  1. U20 World Championships Nairobi 2021
  2. Clash of Greatness and Potential
  3. Talence 2004
  4. European Cup Combined Events Final Dresden 1979
  5. Budapest 2023 - what a thrilling decathlon that was
  6. World Men’s U20 Heptathlon All-Time Lists - 7.26kg;107cm
  7. European Cup Combined Events Super League Tallinn 2010
  8. Talence 1993
  9. Belgium win in Monzon
  10. Michael Schrader
  11. Russian Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
  12. Talence 2001
  13. Götzis 1979
  14. Interesting Facts 2010
  15. USA Championships Eugene 2023
  16. World Indoor Championships Sopot 2014
  17. Universiade Catania 1997
  18. European Cup Combined Events Super League Lage 1996
  19. Ukrainian Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
  20. Estonian Championships Rakvere 2014
  1. Clash of Greatness and Potential
  2. Russian Men’s Decathlon All-Time List
  3. Ashton Eaton - set to break World Record in Tallinn
  4. World Indoor Championships Maebashi 1999
  5. Talence 2004
  6. World Men’s U20 Decathlon All-Time List - 7.26kg;107cm;2.0kg;800g
  7. Latvian Men’s Decathlon All-Time List
  8. World Indoor Championships Toronto 1993 (demostration event)
  9. Götzis 2015: Saturday morning
  10. World Indoor Championships Nanjing 2025
  11. Ukrainian Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
  12. Götzis 2001
  13. Reval Hotels Cup 2009
  14. German Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
  15. U20 World Championships Nairobi 2021
  16. European Cup Combined Events Super League Lage 1996
  17. European Cup Combined Events Super League Aubagne 2015
  18. European Cup Combined Events Super League Helmond 1991
  19. Götzis Hypomeeting decathlon all-time best performances
  20. British Men’s Heptathlon All-Time List
  1. Clash of Greatness and Potential
  2. Uzbekistan Men’s Decathlon All-Time List
  3. Steve Fritz: Twenty Points from Glory
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  5. Women's Decathlon
  6. Talence 2004
  7. Latvian Men’s Decathlon All-Time List
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  12. World Men’s U20 Decathlon All-Time List - 7.26kg;107cm;2.0kg;800g
  13. Russian Men’s Decathlon All-Time List
  14. Heptathlon top 10 individual events (>5000 points)
  15. Preview: World Indoor Championships Belgrade 2022
  16. Ashton Eaton - set to break World Record in Tallinn
  17. The points table(s) closest to the multiples of hundred
  18. Memorial of Fred Kudu Tartu 2008
  19. Evolution of the world records for Multi events 1911 – 2015
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  7. The chronicles of Bulgarian women’s multiple events: 1980 - 1988
  8. Götzis Hypomeeting decathlon records and winners of all-time
  9. Ratingen – the 8242 points thriller
  10. Decathlon 2000 blog: Jessica Bullenkamp
  11. Clash of Greatness and Potential
  12. Götzis 2008 – decathletes prepare for Beijing
  13. Measuring a Decathlete’s Efficiency Against Himself, His Competitors, His Predecessors, and His Successors
  14. History of Bulgarian Decathletes - part two
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  16. Evolution of the world records for Multi events 1911 – 2015
  17. Winners of IAAF World Combined Events Challenge / World Athletics Combined Events Tour
  18. Olympic Games decathlon records, champions and medal table of all-time
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