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Jente Hauttekeete won European U20 decathlon gold in Tallinn 2021 and world U20 silver in Nairobi that same year. The Belgian set a world U20 heptathlon record of 6062 points in Frankfurt 2021, achieved his senior decathlon best of 8268 in Talence …

Francisco Javier Benet set a Spanish decathlon record of 8526 points in Alhama de Murcia 1998. A three ‐time Olympian, he also achieved an indoor heptathlon best of 6044 points in Valencia 1998 and twice finished second individually in the …

Alain Blondel is a former French decathlete best known for winning the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships and for representing France at the Olympic level during his international athletics career.

Frank Busemann won Olympic decathlon silver in Atlanta 1996 with a personal best of 8706 points, including an 8. 07 m long jump and 13. 47 in the 110 m hurdles. The German decathlete followed that breakthrough with world bronze in Athens 1997, …

Sébastien Levicq finished fourth at the Sevilla 1999 World Championships with a decathlon personal best of 8524 points. The French decathlete won Universiade gold in Buffalo 1993 and European Cup Super League bronze in Prague 1999.

Andrei Nazarov achieved a decathlon best of 8322 points in Sochi 1987 and scored 6098 in the indoor heptathlon in Lipetsk 1991. The Estonian finished eighth at the Split 1990 European Championships and 14th at the Barcelona 1992 Olympic Games.

Antonio Penalver won Olympic decathlon silver with 8412 points in Barcelona 1992 and European indoor heptathlon bronze in Genova the same year. His 8534 ‐point wind ‐assisted performance in Alhama de Murcia 1992 also produced an …

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.

Chiel Warners won European U20 decathlon gold in Ljubljana 1997 and finished fifth at the Athens 2004 Olympics with 8343 points. His personal best of 8363 came in Götzis 1999. After retiring, he chaired the Dutch Olympic Committee’s …

Christian Plaziat won European decathlon gold in Split 1990 with a French record of 8574 points. He also claimed two European indoor heptathlon titles, setting a world record of 6418 in Genova 1992, before winning the world indoor title in …

Christian Schenk was not sure he was the World`s Greatest Athlete after winning the Olympic gold medal in the decathlon in Seoul 1988

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Dezső Szabó won European decathlon silver in Split 1990 with a Hungarian record of 8436 points and finished fourth at the Barcelona 1992 Olympics. He also claimed Universiade gold in Fukuoka 1995 and European indoor heptathlon silver with a …