Bulgarian men’s decathlon had its glory days and its great heroes. But those proud traditions were lost somewhere in the past. Who knows – maybe one day a new prodigy will emerge to revive what has been long forgotten.
Daley Thompson won his first Olympic decathlon title at the Moscow 1980 Games with 8495 points, equivalent to 8522 under the 1985 scoring tables. The British athlete led a field of 21 competitors from 12 countries, finishing ahead of Soviet
Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1977 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third ‐placed Daley Thompson set a world junior record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the
The inaugural combined events meeting in Götzis was held in 1975, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky winning the decathlon with 7591 points ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This first edition laid the foundation for Götzis to become one