“Drechsler's boyfriend is also an athlete, or rather a former athlete, as the Frenchman Blondel has retired from the decathlon.”

“He began training for the decathlon after being sidelined with an injury and watching other decathletes train.”

“He will take part in the senior men's decathlon against Scotland, Ireland and Wales.”

“Stockholm hosted the highly successful 1912 Olympic Games, which included the legendary performance of American decathlete Jim Thorpe.”

“The decathlete displayed his full range of skills to win the pole vault, high jump, triple jump, javelin and 110m hurdles, and finish second in the long jump.”

“At the end of his community service it made sense for the ambitious decathlete to volunteer for the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces.”

“He began training for the decathlon after being sidelined with an injury and watching other decathletes train.”

“The U.S. victory lap received noticeably less enthusiasm than that given to various discus throwers, triple-jumpers, and decathletes all night long.”

“After rounding off that year with an Olympic bid, he went on to set the current world's record for decathletes in the 34-year-old age group.”