Harrison Williams won the 2023 US Championships decathlon in Eugene, claiming the American national title ahead of Zach Ziemek and Austin West, with Kyle Garland, Devon Williams and Heath Baldwin also among the leading finishers.
Originally scheduled to be held on 15–27 August 2021 and 25 June – 7 July 2022, but was postponed twice due to the COVID ‐19 pandemic. With the eventual cancellation of the 2023 Games in Yekaterinburg due to the 2022 Russian invasion of
Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon ahead of Dariusz Ludwig and Yuri Kutsenko, highlighting a high-level international field and a memorable battle for the podium in this historic combined-events competition.
Vasili Kuznetsov became a two-time European decathlon champion, successfully defending his title in a historic performance that cemented his place among the leading multi-event athletes of the era.
The 1978 Götzis Hypo ‐Meeting decathlon brought together a strong international field, led by Guido Kratschmer, Daley Thompson and Josef Zeilbauer, with complete event ‐by ‐event results preserved in this historical archive.
The 1975 Götzis decathlon marked the beginning of the legendary Götzis combined ‐events tradition, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky taking the inaugural victory ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This historic first edition
The 1954 European Championships in Bern featured a memorable decathlon showdown, with Soviet athlete Vasili Kuznetsov winning the European title ahead of Finland’s Torbjörn Lassenius and West Germany’s Heinz Oberbeck.
The decathlon was historically dominated by athletes from the United States, the Nordic countries (especially Finland), and later the Soviet bloc. France had very little tradition of success in combined events. Ignace Heinrich became one of the
It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. Thierry Vigneron exceeded the hight of 5.63m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.