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East Germany, led by Ramona Neubert and Sybille Thiele, were favorites in Sofia, while Bulgaria and the USSR provided strong competition despite key absences.

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

Zach Ziemek reached amazing new world best for total points of jumping events

Simon Ehammer is the Swiss national record holder in the decathlon and heptathlon, and the world record holder in the indoor heptathlon, after setting a historic 6670-point mark at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń.

In the long jump Simon Ehammer hits the board and sails through the air like no decathlete before him. 8.45m, a world record in a decathlon.

Stories From the Passenger Seat: Lessons Learned From a Lifetime of Coaching by Harry Marra

The women’s pentathlon is a combined track and field event in which athletes compete in five disciplines over one day (previously held over two days). The events are the 60 metres hurdles, high jump, shot put, long jump, and 800 metres.

10th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1971

Local hero Josef Zeilbauer wins the decathlon. Daley Thompson from Great Britain sets a junior world record with 7922 points (7865)

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.

It has been a tradition for the best French pole vaulters to compete in the decathlon in Talence. The first to do so was Philippe Collet, in 1986, who exceeded the hight of 5.61m. At that time it was the pole vault world record in decathlon.