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Robert Jacob Arnold made history by becoming the first athlete in over 20 years to win back ‐to ‐back NCAA decathlon titles in 2006 and 2007, competing for the University of Arizona. He earned bronze medals in the decathlon at the 2006 …

With his 8406 points in 2009 World Championships Nicklas Wiberg surpassed Henrik Dagard's 15 years old national record by 3 points. Until age 17 had middle distance running as his priority. With strength in the Javelin and the 1500m surprised …

Thomas van der Plaetsen won gold medal at the European Championships in Amsterdam 2016. With 6259 points, he equals the Belgian heptathlon record set by Jente Hauttekeete.

Many of combined events meetings have a long tradition, like the Hypo Meeting in Götzis and Decastar in Talence.

The 14th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Espoo, Finland (2023)

I was a mediocre 1500 runner most of my Decathlon career until the last couple years

Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.

Pieter Braun clinched the gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn (2015), Estonia, with a personal best score of 8195 points. His absolute personal best in the decathlon is 8342 points, achieved at the prestigious Hypo …

Trey Hardee defended his decathlon crown at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, claiming back-to-back titles with 8607 points.