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Bruce Jenner won an Olympic gold medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

Dan O’Brien won an Olympic gold medal at the Atlanta Olympic Games (1996). He is triple decathlon World champion (1991, 1993, 1995) and a former World Record holder (8891 points scored in Talence 1992).

Tomaš Dvorak is triple Decathlon World Champion (1997, 1999, 2001) and a former World Record holder - 8994 points scored in Prague 1999

Failing in just one event can end a decathlete's entire competition, with no points scored and no chance of recovery - no matter how well they've performed elsewhere.

Roman Šebrle became the first decathlete ever to achieve over 9000 points, setting the World Record at 9026 points (Götzis 2001), succeeding his compatriot, Tomaš Dvorak, who had scored 8994 points two years earlier (Prague 1999).

In the early 80s Jürgen Hingsen set three World records with 8741, 8825 and 8832 points

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.

World record! Roman Šebrle was the first man to score over 9000 points.

Ashton Eaton Broke the World Record in the Decathlon at the 2012 USA Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon

Ashton Eaton was the 2nd decathlete to break the 9000 ‐point barrier. He is a former decathlon World Record holder (9045 points scored in Beijing 2015) and heptathlon World Record holder (6645 points scored in Istanbul 2012). He won an …

You also feel a sense of injustice when world records from professionals are compared with the world records from participants of the multi events?

Pierce LePage won gold medal at the World Championships in Budapest 2023 and silver medal at the World Championships in Eugene 2022. With just small improvements (especially in 1500m and javelin), LePage has the capability to break 9000 points.

Decathlon-triathlons of the 1st day

Two Days, Ten Events, One Goal - all about combined events