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20 years Decathlon 2000... and who’s responsible for the joy it gave us? An open letter!

One of the most exciting and unpredicted event of athletic program of XX Olympic Games in Munich 1972 was the women’s Pentathlon. The people of the host country – West Germany – were keen to see the second victory of their local hero …

Excellent GDR athletes, thrilling battle for second spot

Interview with Colombian decathlon record holder José Gregorio Lemos (7913p, Barranquilla 2018)

Thriling contest with surprise winner

Equal Pentathlon scores, but not equal spot on the podium

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

The first man over 9000 points in history - with an anniversary

Larbi Bourrada is the African decathlon record holder with 8521 points.

Oleksandr Apaichev is the Ukrainian Decathlon record holder

Alain Blondel became decathlon European champion in Helsinki 1994.

Frank Busemann won an Olympic silver medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games in 1996

Sebastien Levicq won gold medal at the Universiade in Buffalo 1993

After retiring as a decathlete, Andrei Nazarov started coaching. He has coached decathletes Erki Nool, Janek Õiglane, heptathlete Larissa Netšeporuk and long jumper Ksenija Balta.

Antonio Penalver won an Olympic silver medal at the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992

Attila Zsivoczky is the Hungarian decathlon record holder