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Yang Chuan-kwang was the first and, so far, only decathlon world record holder from outside Europe and the United States

This story captures Jürgen Hingsen’s incredible achievements and records while highlighting the recurring theme of being overshadowed by Daley Thompson

Simon Poelman's legacy to New Zealand athletics is that of the greatest all round athlete in it's history. His outstanding and, probably, under developed ability at a wide range of events brought him successes at many major events. He is also …

Qi Haifeng won gold medal at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, with a total of 8041 points. His personal best in decathlon is 8290 points, achieved at the 2005 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis.

Here's a compilation for decathlon total score ranking by each category such as running, jumping and throwing events. It would cover for the last 60 years and target for whole results without any restriction, therefore it includes marks which …

More than twelve thousand came this weekend to the Mösle-stadion. As the speaker said that is a record and I was one of them.

Damian Warner, the decathlete who surprised the World by coming from nowhere to finish 5th at the London Olympics (2012).

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 …