Leonel Suarez won an Olympic bronze medal twice: at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and at the London Olympic Games (2012). He holds Cuban national record for the decathlon with 8654 points. Winner of the 2011 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.
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.
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
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Janek Õiglane has won bronze medals at the European Championships in München 2022 and at the U23 European Championships in Tallinn 2015. The Estonian Athlete of the Year 2022. At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Õiglane set a new Estonian second
After injury setbacks, Jorge Ureña made a triumphant return in June 2023 at Ratingen, Germany, posting a new PB of 8381 points ‐ lifting him to the third ‐best Spanish decathlon score ever. At the 2019 European Indoor Championships
In 1988, Külvet surpassed his best decathlon with a score of 8506 points in Staiki, Belarus. This achievement placed him second in the world that season, just behind Christian Plaziat of France.