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Recommended books by various authors like Joel P Smith, Harry Marra, John Rap, Bert Vreeswijk, Frédéric Gousset, Mike Chapman, Framk Zarnowski and Dale Harder

If Honolulu's Bryan Clay had all his personal-best marks in the same meet, he would break the world decathlon scoring record.

Nathaniel sent me an e-mail and here is his message to all readers of Decathlon 2000.

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.

The decathlon is one of the most grueling competitions in all of sport. It consists of 10 events, negotiated over 2 days. Points are awarded based on the order of finish as well as the distance, height or time achieved in each event. Final …

Decathlon is a very special event that besides technical development requires great combination of the five primary Biomotor abilities: speed, strength, flexibility, endurance and coordination

The multi event athlete must possess or attain the following characteristics in order to be successful

The purpose of this paper is to examine the purpose of training smarter and aim to produce more points by working smart

Coach and the athlete must be very careful on how they distribute the volume and intensity in their training cycles

In the United States the development and training of decathletes is heavily influenced by the university system, primarily the NCAA

With his 8406 points in 2009 World Championships Nicklas Wiberg surpassed Henrik Dagard's 15 years old national record by 3 points. Until age 17 had middle distance running as his priority. With strength in the Javelin and the 1500m surprised …

This poem is a vivid, almost breathless journey through the ten events of the decathlon, describing each discipline in energetic, sensory detail — from explosive sprints and powerful throws to gravity-defying jumps and grueling runs.

Eaton’s 2012 win wasn’t just about points - it re-energized global interest in the decathlon and reminded everyone that the event demands speed, strength, endurance, and mental resilience in equal measure.