- the
track and
field events held in the
order below. Traditionally, all
decathletes who
finish the event,
rather than just the
winner or medal-winning athletes...
- University. In 1987 he was
included into the list of 10 all-time best
decathletes by the IAAF. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon,...
- Championships,
Thompson is
considered by many to be one of the
greatest decathletes of all time.
Robert Chalmers described him as "the
greatest all-round...
-
DecAthlete,
released in
Europe as
Athlete Kings due to a
licensing issue, is a track-and-field
themed arcade sports video game. On its unveiling, the gaming...
- the tables. Specifically, the
tables conferred a
distinct advantage on
decathletes who were
specialists in
individual events, with p****ing, but not stellar...
-
three times, and five
other people were wounded.
George Plimpton,
former decathlete Rafer Johnson, and
former professional football player Rosey Grier are...
- meeting, the so-called Hypo-Meeting,
where some of the world's
leading decathletes and
heptathletes gather in the Mösle stadium. Past
winners at Götzis...
-
excitement and
support for the
Olympic competition between American decathletes Dan O'Brien and Dave Johnson. However, the
campaign had to be modified...
- Championships,
Thompson is
considered by many to be one of the
greatest decathletes of all time. He won the BBC
Sports Personality of the Year
award in 1982...
-
Joachim Kirst, who had won the
European Championship in 1969 and 1971. The
decathletes were unfortunate, as they had to re-open the Olympics, the
morning after...
