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František Doubek secured decathlon gold at the 2021 World U20 Championships in Nairobi with a world U20 leading score and Czech U20 record of 8169 points. Belgium’s Jente Hauttekeete took silver with 8053, while José San Pastor earned bronze …

Germany’s Leo Neugebauer won his first world decathlon title at the 2025 Tokyo Championships with 8804 points.

The 2026 Jõgeva International Athletics Pentathlon produced two outstanding national records.

Larbi Bourrada set an African decathlon record of 8521 points when finishing fifth at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The Algerian also placed fifth at the Beijing 2015 World Championships and won five African decathlon titles between 2008 and 2022.

Attila Zsivoczky won world decathlon bronze in Helsinki 2005 and European silver in Göteborg 2006. The Hungarian set a national record of 8554 points in Götzis 2000, following world U20 gold in Sydney 1996 and European U23 gold in Göteborg 1999.

Uwe Freimuth's PB 8792 points, achieved in 1984 - making him the East German national record holder at the time. He was a four-time national champion.