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Kevin Mayer set a decathlon world record of 9126 points in Talence 2018. The French athlete won world titles in London 2017 and Eugene 2022, alongside Olympic silver medals in Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2021.

Willem Coertzen set an African decathlon record of 8398 points when finishing third at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2015. The South African also won the Talence Décastar that year and earned African Championships silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.

Lindon Victor won Olympic decathlon bronze in Paris 2024 after claiming world bronze with a Grenadian record of 8756 points in Budapest 2023. A three ‐time Commonwealth Games champion, he also won the 2022 World Athletics Combined Events …

Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion in history when he won gold in Doha 2019 with a personal best of 8691 points. He had previously set a world U20 record of 8435 points with U20 implements while winning the European U20 title …

eo Neugebauer broke Jürgen Hingsen's 39 ‐year ‐old German decathlon record with 8836 points in 2023, then raised the national record to 8961 at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene. He went on to win Olympic silver in Paris in 2024, …

Markus Rooth of Norway clinched the decathlon gold at the 2023 European U23 Championships in Espoo

Sven Roosen finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a Dutch decathlon record of 8607 points. He also won European U23 silver in Tallinn 2021 and bronze in Espoo 2023, before placing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2024.

Manuel Eitel set a German U18 decathlon record in Bernhausen 2014, surpassing the previous mark held by Jan Felix Knobel. He went on to win European U23 bronze in Gävle 2019 and set a decathlon personal best of 8351 points in Götzis 2023. …

Simon Ehammer breaks Ashton Eaton’s heptathlon record

Germany’s Leo Neugebauer captured the decathlon gold at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo with 8804 points, just 20 points ahead of Puerto Rico’s Ayden Owens ‐Delerme, who set a national record of 8784 points. American …

The men's decathlon at the 1994 European Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, became one of the most memorable competitions in European decathlon history. France's Alain Blondel claimed the European title with 8453 points, overcoming …

The men's decathlon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart featured one of the strongest competitions in combined events history. Great Britain's Daley Thompson successfully defended his European title with 8811 points, defeating long …

Daley Thompson won the men's decathlon at the inaugural 1983 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, scoring 8666 points to become the first world decathlon champion. West Germany's Jürgen Hingsen, the reigning world record holder, took …

Athens 1982 brought European decathlon gold and a new world record for Daley Thompson. The British Olympic champion scored 8743 points. Jürgen Hingsen took silver with 8517 points, while Siegfried Stark earned bronze with 8433.

Leonid Andreyev won the decathlon at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Kingston with 7693 points, just 16 ahead of France’s Nadir El Fassi. Finland’s Mikko Halvari took bronze with 7587. The competition was held on 16–17 July with a 6 …

Bryan Clay won the men's decathlon at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki, Finland, on 9–10 August, scoring a world ‐leading 8732 points to claim his first world title. Reigning Olympic champion Roman Šebrle of the Czech …