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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.

Cheered on by 7000 spectators, Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8622 points at the 1980 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Guido Kratschmer and Jürgen Hingsen. His record performance is worth 8648 points …

Since official ratification began in 1922, 38 men’s decathlon world records have been recognised, including eight achieved at the Olympic Games — the last by Daley Thompson in Los Angeles in 1984. Changes to the scoring tables make direct …

Damian Warner is the Canadian decathlon record holder. He was the 4th decathlete ever to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He won Olympic gold at the Tokyo Games, setting an Olympic record of 9018 points. Damian Warner won the 2019 IAAF …

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.

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 …

Damian Warner taken the Götzis decathlon crown a record six times, long jumped a Canadian national record and decathlon best (8.28m) and went number four on the all-time list with 8995 points.

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, …

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. …

Rafer Johnson was one of the greatest decathletes in history and an extraordinary figure both on and off the track

Valter Külvet set an Estonian decathlon record of 8506 points to win in Staiki on 1–2 July 1988. Rišardas Malachovskis finished second with a Lithuanian record of 8437, while Aleksandr Apaichev took third with 8395. Külvet’s performance …

The World’s best jumper Sander Aae Skotheim broke the European heptathlon record

The article, originally published on Decathlon 2000 and now updated, considers a “season ‐long” decathlon record by adding an athlete’s best event results from across several months to pinpoint the year they were likely in peak form, …

Austrian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. The current leader of the Austrian men's decathlon all-time list is Gernot Kellermayr, who set the national record with 8320 points at the Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in 1993.

Italian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7700 points. At the pinnacle of the Italian men’s decathlon all-time list stands Dario Dester, celebrating his national record of 8235 points achieved in Roma in 2024.

German men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points. Leading the German men’s decathlon all-time list is Leo Neugebauer, who set the national record with a stunning 8961 points performance at the 2024 NCAA Championships in Eugene.