List Of Decathlon National Champions (men)

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Simon Shirley Simon Shirley (born 3 August 1966 in Nottingham, United Kingdom) is a retired decathlete who competed for Australia at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, and at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, and for England at ...

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Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball Coach (basketball), head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North C ...

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Dean Smith Dean Edwards Smith (February 28, 1931 – February 7, 2015) was an American men's college basketball Coach (basketball), head coach. Called a "coaching legend" by the Basketball Hall of Fame, he coached for 36 years at the University of North C ...

Peter Winter Peter Winter, later Peter von Winter, (baptised 28 August 1754 – 17 October 1825) was a German violinist, conductor and composer, especially of operas. He began his career as a player at the Mannheim court, and advanced to conductor. When th ...

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Scott Ferrier Scott Ferrier (born 12 June 1974 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former decathlete from Australia, who represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. An alumnus of Trinity Grammar School, Ferrier competed for ...

Brent Newdick Brent Newdick (born 31 January 1985 in Tauranga) is a New Zealand representative decathlete. He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and placed 12th in the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Ol ...

Kyle McCarthy Kyle Justin McCarthy (born September 30, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college f ...

Jake Stein Jake Stein (born 17 January 1994) is a former Australian rules footballer who last played for in the Australian Football League (AFL) and a former track and field athlete specialising in the decathlon. He previously played for the Greater West ...

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Georg Werthner Dr. Georg Werthner (born 7 April 1956) is an Austrian decathlete. He is notable for being the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds aft ...

Sepp Zeilbauer Josef "Sepp" Zeilbauer (born 24 September 1952 in Mürzzuschlag) is an Austrian retired decathlete. His personal best in the event was 8,310 points, achieved on 16 May 1976 at a competition in Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian s ...

Georg Werthner Dr. Georg Werthner (born 7 April 1956) is an Austrian decathlete. He is notable for being the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds aft ...

Jürgen Mandl Jürgen Mandl (born August 19, 1965 in Graz) is an Austrian footballer (soccer player), decathlete, and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Mandl started out competing for the Sturm Graz club for six years before s ...

Georg Werthner Dr. Georg Werthner (born 7 April 1956) is an Austrian decathlete. He is notable for being the first athlete to finish four Olympic decathlons. In the 1988 Summer Olympics, Daley Thompson crossed the finish-line a little more than 18 seconds aft ...

Gernot Kellermayr Gernot Kellermayr (born April 5, 1966) is a retired decathlete from Austria. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. In 1993 he tested positive for a banned steroid Metandienone Metandienone, also known as methandienone or methandrostenolone a ...

Martin Krenn Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martí ...

Thomas Tebbich Thomas Tebbich (born 4 February 1975 in Graz, Styria) is a retired decathlete from Austria. He set his personal best score (8039 points) on 30 May 1999 in Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine ...

Roland Schwarzl Roland Schwartzl (born 10 December 1980 in Lienz) is a decathlon, decathlete from Austria. He has won 5 pole vault and 3 heptathlon tiles since 1999 in the Austrian Indoor Championships. He also won both the decathlon and long jump in the Austria ...

Thomas Tebbich Thomas Tebbich (born 4 February 1975 in Graz, Styria) is a retired decathlete from Austria. He set his personal best score (8039 points) on 30 May 1999 in Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine ...

Johannes Künz Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, '' Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Ye ...

Dominik Distelberger Dominik Distelberger (born 16 March 1990) is a retired Austrian athlete who competed in the decathlon. In 2014, he was awarded the Austrian Athletics Federation Athlete of the Year. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio ...

Frédéric Xhonneux Frédéric Xhonneux (born 11 May 1983 in Brussels) is a Belgium, Belgian track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is a former Belgian records in athletics, Belgian record holder in the event with a score of 8142 points, achieved i ...

Hans Van Alphen Hans Van Alphen (born 12 January 1982, in Turnhout) is a Belgium, Belgian decathlete. Van Alphen won the silver medal at the Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade, 2007 Summer Universiade and finished eleventh at the 2007 World Championships i ...

Frédéric Xhonneux Frédéric Xhonneux (born 11 May 1983 in Brussels) is a Belgium, Belgian track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He is a former Belgian records in athletics, Belgian record holder in the event with a score of 8142 points, achieved i ...

Razvigor Yankov Razvigor Yankov (born 10 April 1954) is a Bulgarian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow ...

Atanas Andonov Atanas Vasilev Andonov (; born July 16, 1955) is a retired male decathlete from Bulgaria. He set his personal best (8199 points) in 1981. Andonov is married to high jumper Lyudmila Andonova Lyudmila Grudeva Andonova (, née Zhecheva; born 6 May 19 ...

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Greg Haydenluck Greg Haydenluck (born July 7, 1958) is a Canadian track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Track and field career A native of Manitoba, Haydenluck competed as a sprinter while in high school. This ...

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James Holder James Holder (born 5 May 1986 in Sydney, New South Wales) is a former motorcycle speedway rider from Australia. He is the older brother of Chris Holder, the 2012 World Champion and Jack Holder, a world team champion. Career Holder began his ...

Massimo Bertocchi Massimo Bertocchi (born September 27, 1985, in North York, Ontario) is a male decathlete from Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atla ...

Damian Warner Damian David George Warner (born November 4, 1989) is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in decathlon. He is the 2020 Olympic champion and a four-time world medallist (silver in 2015 and 2023, bronze in 2013 and 2019). Warner also ...

Raúl Duany Raúl Duany Bueno (born 4 January 1975) is a Cuban decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα ...

Yordanis García Yordanis García Barrisonte (; born November 21, 1988, in San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río Province, Pinar del Río) is a male decathlete from Cuba who competed for his native country at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 2005 World Youth cham ...

Martin Machura Martin may refer to: Places Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martí ...

Kamil Damašek Kamil Damašek (born September 22, 1973, in Žatec, Czechoslovakia) is a retired male decathlete from the Czech Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Dukla Prague Dukla Pragu ...

Roman Šebrle Roman Šebrle (; born 26 November 1974) is a retired decathlete from the Czech Republic. He is considered to be one of the best decathlon athletes of all time. Originally a high jumper, he later switched to the combined events and is a former wo ...

Kamil Damašek Kamil Damašek (born September 22, 1973, in Žatec, Czechoslovakia) is a retired male decathlete from the Czech Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. A member of Dukla Prague Dukla Pragu ...

Tomáš Komenda Tomáš () is a Czech and Slovak given name, equivalent to the name Thomas. Tomáš is also a surname (feminine: Tomášová). Notable people with the name include: Given name Sport *Tomáš Berdych (born 1985), Czech tennis player *Tomáš Chorý ...

Lars Warming Lars Warming (born 21 June 1963) is a Danish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were a ...

Piotr Buciarski Piotr Buciarski (born 22 November 1975 in Warsaw, Poland) is a retired Danish pole vaulter of Polish descent. His personal best jump is 5.75 metres, achieved in April 2002 in Fort-de-France. This is the current national record. He represented Spa ...

Aleksander Klumberg Aleksander Klumberg (since 1936 Kolmpere; 17 April 1899 – 10 February 1958) was an Estonian decathlete. He competed in several events at the 1920 and 1924 Olympics and won a bronze medal in the decathlon in 1924. In 1922, he became the first ...

Elmar Rähn Elmar Rähn (3 December 1904, Tartu – 3 January 1966, Melbourne) was an Estonian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1924 Summer Olympics. In 1944, during World War II, Rähn fled to Germany and then emigrated to Australia ...

Heino Lipp Heino Lipp (June 21, 1922 – August 28, 2006) was an Estonian athlete, who was one of the greatest decathlete in the decade of the 1940s, but he was never able to compete in the Olympic Games, because citizens of the Soviet Union were never allo ...

Uno Palu Uno Palu (8 February 1933 – 15 January 2024) was an Estonian decathlete who represented the USSR. He trained at Dynamo in Tallinn. At the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and official ...

Peeter Põld Peeter Siegfried Nikolaus Põld (12 July 1878 Puru, Estonia, Puru, Wierland County – 1 September 1930) was an Estonian pedagogy, pedagogy specialist, school director, and politician (member of the Estonian People's Party), and the first Es ...

Tõnu Kaukis Tõnu Kaukis (born 27 March 1956) is an Estonian coach and former decathlete. He was born in Tallinn. In 1978 he graduated from Tallinn Pedagogical Institute's Faculty of Physical Education. He began athletics training in 1967, coached by Aleksand ...

Erki Nool Erki Nool (born 25 June 1970) is an Estonian retired decathlete and former politician. Life and career Nool was born on 25 June 1970 in Võru. He grew up in an impoverished environment in the southern part of Võru. His father was a worker in ...

Indrek Kaseorg Indrek Kaseorg (born 16 December 1967 in Tartu) is a retired Estonian decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", f ...

Erki Nool Erki Nool (born 25 June 1970) is an Estonian retired decathlete and former politician. Life and career Nool was born on 25 June 1970 in Võru. He grew up in an impoverished environment in the southern part of Võru. His father was a worker in ...

Indrek Kaseorg Indrek Kaseorg (born 16 December 1967 in Tartu) is a retired Estonian decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", f ...

Andres Raja Andres Raja (born 2 June 1982) is a retired Estonian decathlete. Raja was born in Leningrad. He finished sixteenth at the 2007 World Championships and sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He set a personal best score of 8119 points ...

Mikk Pahapill Mikk Pahapill (born 18 July 1983) is a retired Estonian decathlete. His personal best score is 8398 points, achieved at the 2011 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis. His coach is Remigija Nazarovienė. He won the 2009 European Indoor Championships in hept ...

Indrek Turi Indrek Turi (born 30 July 1981 in Tallinn) is a retired Estonian decathlete. His coach is Andrei Nazarov. Turi lives near Räpina Räpina (, ) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 195 ...

Andres Raja Andres Raja (born 2 June 1982) is a retired Estonian decathlete. Raja was born in Leningrad. He finished sixteenth at the 2007 World Championships and sixth at the 2008 World Indoor Championships. He set a personal best score of 8119 points ...

Kristjan Rosenberg Kristjan Rosenberg (born 16 May 1994) is an Estonian decathlete. His personal best score is 8298 points, achieved in June 2021 in Tallinn at Estonian national championships. He ranked 13th in the world that year although not making to the 2020 ...

Janek Õiglane Janek Õiglane (born 25 April 1994 in Rakvere) is an Estonian Olympic decathlete. He has competed at multiple major championships and competed at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, finishing in fifth place. Career He won a bronze medal at the 2015 E ...

Kristjan Rosenberg Kristjan Rosenberg (born 16 May 1994) is an Estonian decathlete. His personal best score is 8298 points, achieved in June 2021 in Tallinn at Estonian national championships. He ranked 13th in the world that year although not making to the 2020 ...

Maicel Uibo Maicel Uibo (born 27 December 1992) is an Estonian decathlete. While competing for the University of Georgia, he won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA championships in decathlon. Uibo won the silver medal at the 2019 World Championships, setting his person ...

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Petri Keskitalo Petri Juhani Keskitalo (born March 10, 1967, in Raahe, Northern Ostrobothnia) is a retired male decathlete from Finland. He was nicknamed "Pete" and "Elmo". His best performance was fifth place (8318 points) at the 1991 World Championships in Athl ...

Mikko Valle Mikko is a Finnish masculine given name and equivalent of the English name Michael, having been borrowed into the Finnic languages. The given name Mikko is shared by the following notable people: * Mikko Alatalo, Finnish musician and politician * ...

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

Eduard Hämäläinen Eduard Hämäläinen (born 21 January 1969 in Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union) is a retired decathlete from Finland and Belarus. He originally competed for the Soviet Union and then Belarus after the Soviet dissolution, but changed nationalit ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Jukka Väkeväinen Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for ...

2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

Jukka Väkeväinen Jukka () is a common Finnish language, Finnish given name for males. History Jukka is an old variant of the name Johannes, a biblical name spread over to Finland through Sweden with the introduction of Christianity. Jukka remained a nickname for ...

2003 2003 was designated by the United Nations as the International Year of Fresh water, Freshwater. In 2003, a Multi-National Force – Iraq, United States-led coalition 2003 invasion of Iraq, invaded Iraq, starting the Iraq War. Demographic ...

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

Jaakko Ojaniemi Jaakko Ojaniemi (born 28 August 1980, in Peräseinäjoki Peräseinäjoki () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It merged with the town of Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005. It was located in the provinces ...

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Aki Heikkinen Aki Heikkinen (born 24 February 1980 in Vieremä) is a Finnish decathlete. His personal best result was 8188 points, achieved in August 2000 in Lahti Lahti (; ) is a city in Finland and the regional capital of Päijät-Häme. It is located in th ...

2006 2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. Events January * January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute. * January 12 – A stampede during t ...

2007 2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year. Events January * January 1 **Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...

Jaakko Ojaniemi Jaakko Ojaniemi (born 28 August 1980, in Peräseinäjoki Peräseinäjoki () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It merged with the town of Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005. It was located in the provinces ...

2008 2008 was designated as: *International Year of Languages *International Year of Planet Earth *International Year of the Potato *International Year of Sanitation The Great Recession, a worldwide recession which began in 2007, continued throu ...

Jaakko Ojaniemi Jaakko Ojaniemi (born 28 August 1980, in Peräseinäjoki Peräseinäjoki () is a List of former municipalities of Finland, former municipality of Finland. It merged with the town of Seinäjoki on January 1, 2005. It was located in the provinces ...

2009 2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Joha ...

2010 The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

William Motti William Motti (born 25 July 1964 in Bondy) is a retired French decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek ...

Alain Blondel Alain Blondel (born 7 December 1962 in Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a retired French decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the ...

Christian Plaziat Christian Plaziat (born 28 October 1963 in Lyon) is a retired French decathlete. During his career he won the European Championships, the European Indoor Championships and the World Indoor Championships. Achievements See also *Men's ...

William Motti William Motti (born 25 July 1964 in Bondy) is a retired French decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek ...

Alain Blondel Alain Blondel (born 7 December 1962 in Petit-Quevilly, Seine-Maritime) is a retired French decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the ...

Sébastien Levicq Sébastien Levicq (born 25 June 1971 in Le Havre) is a French decathlete The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of 10 track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek � ...

Wilfrid Boulineau Wilfrid Boulineau (born 13 May 1970 in Rouen) is a retired French decathlete. He finished sixth at the 1999 World Championships and twentieth at the 2000 Olympic Games. His personal best result was 8312 points, achieved in May 1999 in Arles A ...

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Romain Barras Romain Barras (born 1 August 1980 in Calais, Pas-de-Calais) is a French decathlete. At the Universiade he finished fifth in 2001 and first in 2003, the latter in a personal-best score of 8,196 points. He represented France at the 2004 Summer Oly ...

Rudy Bourguignon Rudy Bourguignon (born 16 July 1979 in Léhon) is a French decathlete. His personal best result is 8025 points, achieved in September 2005 in Talence. He is married with Dutch heptathlete Laurien Hoos Laurien Hoos (; born 18 August 1983) is a D ...

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Rainer Pottel 300px, Rainer Pottel on 24 May 1981 in Halle Rainer Pottel (born 29 August 1953 in Berlin) is a retired decathlete, who represented East Germany in the 1970s and 1980s. He had the best performance in the world in 1981, collecting 8,334 points at ...

Torsten Voss Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss; ; born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. His biggest success w ...

Uwe Freimuth Uwe Freimuth (; born 10 September 1961 in Rathenow, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired decathlete from East Germany, who finished in eighteenth place with 7860 points at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Biography He is ranked tenth in t ...

Torsten Voss Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss; ; born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. His biggest success w ...

Uwe Freimuth Uwe Freimuth (; born 10 September 1961 in Rathenow, Bezirk Potsdam) is a retired decathlete from East Germany, who finished in eighteenth place with 7860 points at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Biography He is ranked tenth in t ...

Torsten Voss Torsten Voss (sometimes listed as Thorsten Voss; ; born 24 March 1963 in Güstrow, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a former East German track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. His biggest success w ...

Guido Kratschmer Guido Kratschmer (; born 10 January 1953 in Klotzenhof, West Germany) is a retired West German decathlete. His sports club was the USC Mainz. Kratschmer competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, where he won the silver medal in the men ...

Jürgen Hingsen Jürgen Hingsen (; born 25 January 1958) is a former West German decathlete who won several medals at international championships and Olympic Games in the 1980s, and held the decathlon world record in 1982 and again from 1983 to 1984. His rivalry ...

Siegfried Wentz Siegfried "Siggi" Wentz (; born 7 March 1960) is a German former track and field athlete who competed in the decathlon. He is the 1984 Olympic bronze medallist, and a two-time World Championship medallist. Career Wentz was born in Rothenbach. ...

Michael Kohnle Michael Kohnle (born 3 May 1970 in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male decathlete from Germany. He set his personal best score (8302 points) in the men's decathlon on 28 May 1995 in Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian ...

Christian Schenk Christian Schenk (; born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Sch ...

Stefan Schmid Stefan Schmid (born 6 July 1970 in Würzburg) is a German decathlete. His personal best result was 8485 points, achieved in July 2000 in Ratingen Ratingen (; ) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in t ...

Christian Schenk Christian Schenk (; born 9 February 1965 in Rostock, East Germany) is a former decathlete who competed for East Germany and Germany. He won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1988 Summer Olympics, held in Seoul, South Korea. Sch ...

Michael Kohnle Michael Kohnle (born 3 May 1970 in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male decathlete from Germany. He set his personal best score (8302 points) in the men's decathlon on 28 May 1995 in Götzis Götzis is a town in the western Austrian ...

Stefan Schmid Stefan Schmid (born 6 July 1970 in Würzburg) is a German decathlete. His personal best result was 8485 points, achieved in July 2000 in Ratingen Ratingen (; ) is a town in the district of Mettmann in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It lies in t ...

Mike Maczey Mike Maczey (born 28 September 1972) is a retired German decathlete. He finished seventh at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1998 European Championships and sixth at the 200 ...

Dirk-Achim Pajonk Dr. Dirk-Achim Pajonk (born March 27, 1969) is a German physician and former athlete. Career Dirk Pajonk was eleven years a member of the German national team in the decathlon and started 04 for the TSV Bayer Leverkusen. In 1996 he took part i ...

Mike Maczey Mike Maczey (born 28 September 1972) is a retired German decathlete. He finished seventh at the 1996 European Indoor Championships, ninth at the 1998 European Indoor Championships, eighth at the 1998 European Championships and sixth at the 200 ...

Florian Schönbeck Florian Schönbeck (born 13 January 1974 in Munich, Bayern) is a German retired decathlete. His personal best result was 8127 points, achieved in September 2000 in Wesel. He was affiliated with the Leichtathletik Gemeinschaft Domspitzmilch Regensbu ...

André Niklaus André Niklaus (born 30 August 1981 in Berlin) is a German decathlete. Achievements References External links

* 1981 births Living people German decathletes Athletes from Berlin Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympi ...

Kai Kazmirek Kai Kazmirek (born 28 January 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the decathlon. He holds a personal best of 8580 points for the event achieved in Rio 2016, as well as an indoor heptathlon best of 6173 points. He is a membe ...

Béla Vágó Béla Vágó (born ''Béla Weiss''; 9 August 1881 in Kecskemét – 10 March 1939) was a Hungarian communist politician, who served as ''de facto'' Interior Minister with Jenő Landler during the Hungarian Soviet Republic. After the fall o ...

Sándor Munkácsi Sándor () is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925), Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and book collector * Sándor Boldogfai ...

Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobsledder. Achievements External links * 1971 births Living people People from Kiskunfélegyháza Hungarian decathletes Athletes ( ...

Sándor Munkácsi Sándor () is a Hungarian given name and surname. It is the Hungarian form of Alexander. It may refer to: People Given name * Sándor Apponyi (1844–1925), Hungarian diplomat, bibliophile, bibliographer and book collector * Sándor Boldogfai ...

Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobsledder. Achievements External links * 1971 births Living people People from Kiskunfélegyháza Hungarian decathletes Athletes ( ...

Viktor Kovács Viktor Kovács (born 27 December 1973) is a Hungarian sprinter specializing in the 100 metres. He finished seventh with the Hungarian 4 x 100 metres relay team, which consisted of Kovács, Gábor Dobos, Roland Németh, and Zsolt Szeglet, at th ...

Zsolt Kürtösi Zsolt István Kürtösi (born 21 March 1971 in Kiskunfélegyháza) is a Hungarian decathlete and bobsledder. Achievements External links * 1971 births Living people People from Kiskunfélegyháza Hungarian decathletes Athletes ( ...

Sō Takei is a Japanese ''tarento'' and former track and field athlete. He was an established athlete with multiple championships for athletics and decathlon. Takei is currently active as a ''tarento'', frequently appearing on television. He calls himself ...

Hitoshi Maruono Hitoshi (written: , , , , , , , , , or in hiragana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese politician *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese baseball player *, Japanese photographer *, Japanese baseba ...

Hiromasa Tanaka Hiromasa Tanaka (Japanese: 田中宏昌; born 28 September 1981) is a Japanese decathlete. He won five straight national decathlon titles from 2004 to 2008 and was the gold medallist in the event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships. He als ...

Daisuke Ikeda is a Japanese professional wrestler who is currently wrestling in the Independent circuit in Japan. Since debuting in 1993, Ikeda has worked for a number of promotions in Japan, including Battlarts, All Japan Pro Wrestling, Pro Wrestling Noah a ...

Keisuke Ushiro is a Japanese decathlete. He competed at the Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon, 2012 Summer Olympics. He competed for Japan at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the decathlon where he finished 20th. He was the flag bearer for ...

Tomas Onuškevicius Tomas may refer to: People * Tomás (given name), a Spanish, Portuguese, and Gaelic given name * Tomas (given name), a Swedish, Dutch, and Lithuanian given name * Tomáš, a Czech and Slovak given name * Tomàs, a Catalan given name and surname * ...

Rišardas Malachovskis Rišardas Malachovskis (born April 28, 1965) is a retired male decathlete who represented the Soviet Union and later Lithuania. He set his personal best score (8437 points) on July 2, 1988 at a meeting in Minsk Minsk (, ; , ) is the capital an ...