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This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

Daley Thompson is widely regarded as one of the greatest decathletes in history

Peyton Bair won both NCAA combined events titles in 2025, scoring a decathlon personal best of 8323 points in Eugene. He retained the indoor heptathlon title in 2026 with 6503 points, breaking Ashton Eaton’s 16-year-old Oregon record.

Estonian decathlete Mikk Pahapill won heptathlon gold at the 2009 European Indoor Championships with 6362 points. Remarkably, he established personal bests in all seven disciplines, including a 7. 97 m long jump, achieving a unique place in …

Jagan Hames won decisively with a career-best score of 8490 points, setting new Australian and Oceania records at the time

Roman Šebrle made athletics history at the 2001 Götzis Hypomeeting, becoming the first decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier with a world record of 9026 points. The Czech star finished ahead of Estonia’s Erki Nool (8604) and …

Dan O'Brien set a men’s decathlon world record of 8891 points at the 1992 Talence Décastar, with performances including an 8. 08 m long jump and a 16. 69 m shot put. He finished ahead of Olympic champion Robert Zmelik (8344) and France’s …

Tomaš Dvorak brought the decathlon world record within six points of the historic 9000 ‐point barrier at the 1999 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Prague on 3–4 July. His extraordinary 8994 ‐point performance surpassed …

Kyle Garland won world decathlon bronze in Tokyo 2025 after claiming the US title with a personal best of 8869 points. He broke the collegiate decathlon record with 8720 points in Fayetteville 2022, won the 2023 NCAA indoor heptathlon title with …

Timothy Duckworth won European indoor heptathlon silver in Glasgow 2019. Representing the University of Kentucky, the British athlete claimed both NCAA combined events titles in 2018, scoring a national heptathlon record of 6188 points and a …

Ashton Eaton broke the men’s decathlon world record with 9039 points at the 2012 US Olympic Trials in Eugene. His performance included a 10. 21 ‐second 100 m, an 8. 23 m long jump and a decisive 4: 14. 48 in the 1500 m. Trey Hardee …

Eelco Sintnicolaas won European indoor heptathlon gold in Göteborg 2013 with a Dutch record of 6372 points, following European decathlon silver in Barcelona 2010. He later claimed indoor bronze in Prague 2015 and set a national decathlon record …

The traditions of Bulgarian decathlon stars during XX century were longlive and deserved some respect and good memories...

Leonel Suarez won Olympic decathlon bronze in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, alongside World Championships silver in Berlin 2009 and bronze in Daegu 2011. The Cuban set a national record of 8654 points in Havana 2009 and claimed Pan American Games …

Ashton Eaton won consecutive Olympic decathlon titles in London 2012 and Rio 2016, alongside two world decathlon titles and three world indoor heptathlon titles. The second decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier, the American set world …