Mike Maczey won the individual decathlon competition at the 2002 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Bydgoszcz with 8104 points. His career best of 8461 points came in Götzis in 2000, while his indoor heptathlon best was 6015 points at
Michael Smith won two Commonwealth decathlon titles and World Championships silver in Tokyo 1991 and bronze in Göteborg 1995. The Canadian set his decathlon best of 8626 points in Götzis 1996 and earned World Indoor heptathlon silver with 6279
Lev Lobodin won three European decathlon bronze medals and world indoor heptathlon silver in Birmingham 2003. Having represented Ukraine before switching to Russia, he achieved a decathlon best of 8571 points in Budapest 1998 and set a Russian
Jon Arnar Magnusson is the Icelandic record holder at 110m hurdles, long jump and decathlon. He set numerous national records, secured multiple international indoor medals in heptathlon, and consistently ranked among the world’s elite decathletes.
Indrek Kaseorg won decathlon silver at the Buffalo 1993 Universiade and achieved his personal best of 8179 points in Götzis 1998. A four ‐time Estonian decathlon champion in 1991, 1993, 2001 and 2003, he also placed seventh at the
Henrik Dagård won European decathlon silver in Helsinki 1994 and World Indoor heptathlon bronze in Barcelona 1995. His decathlon best of 8403 points, set in Talence 1994, stood as the Swedish national record for nearly 15 years.
Ashley Moloney won Olympic decathlon bronze in Tokyo 2021 with an Australian record of 8649 points. The Tampere 2018 world U20 champion also claimed world indoor heptathlon bronze with 6344 points in Belgrade 2022.
Erki Nool won Olympic decathlon gold in Sydney 2000 and became European champion in Budapest 1998. During his career, he earned nine major international medals, including silver at the Edmonton 2001 World Championships with an Estonian record of
This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson
Steve Fritz had finished the best competition of his life, scoring 8644 points, more than Bruce Jenner produced to win the Montreal gold. That got him only fourth place.
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.
Dmitri Karpov won Olympic decathlon bronze in Athens 2004 with an Asian record of 8725 points, alongside world bronze medals in Paris 2003 and Osaka 2007. The Kazakh also won two Asian Games titles, the 2006 IAAF World Combined Events Challenge
Laurent Hernu won Talence Decastar in 2003 and earned three individual medals in the European Cup Combined Events Super League. Fifth at the Paris 2003 World Championships, the French decathlete set his personal best of 8280 points in Edmonton
Bryan Clay won Olympic decathlon gold in Beijing 2008 and the world title in Helsinki 2005, following Olympic silver in Athens 2004. The American also claimed two world indoor heptathlon titles and set his decathlon personal best of 8832 points in
Kristjan Rahnu won the Arles 2005 decathlon with a career best of 8526 points and finished sixth at the Helsinki World Championships that summer. The Estonian also placed fourth at the Moscow 2006 World Indoor Championships, setting his heptathlon
Aleksandr Pogorelov was a talented decathlete with podium-level performances on major stages, but his legacy has been significantly impacted by doping findings and annulled results.
Paul Terek set his decathlon personal best of 8312 points at the 2004 US Olympic Trials, earning a place at the Athens Olympics. He won three US indoor heptathlon titles and finished tenth at the Osaka 2007 World Championships.