The women’s outdoor heptathlon is a combined track and field event with seven disciplines, held over two days - 100 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200 metres, long jump, javelin throw and 800 metres.
Gernot Kellermayr is the Austrian decathlon record holder. In 1993, he was one of several Austrian athletes (alongside Andreas Berger, Franz Ratzenberger, Thomas Renner) who tested positive for the anabolic steroid Metandienone (or
Diverted off the troubled path of his childhood, Bryan Clay went on to become one of the most decorated decathletes of all time. He won an Olympic gold medal at the Beijing Olympic Games (2008) and became decathlon World Champion in Helsinki 2005.
Total points based on personal bests: calculated by adding the points from an athlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 6500 points.
Francisco Javier Benet secured his place in Spanish athletics history with an impressive 8526-point decathlon in 1998, keeping him at the top of the national all-time list.
Sebastian Chmara is the Polish Decathlon record holder who became World Indoor champion in 1999 and European Indoor champion in 1998. He cemented his legacy in Polish athletics with a stunning 8566 ‐point decathlon in 1998, securing his