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Our misson: Decathlonpedia.com mission is to benefit the coaches, athletes and the decathlon enthusiasts by providing with passion filled practical resources and inspiration that would increase performance, and add value to “the world’s greatest athlete” title that is given to the Olympic decathlon champion.
Science and art of the decathlon: We will write many articles to bring ideas and inspiration to the the world of the decathlon. We believe that this unique sport is a mixture of the predictable science and the unpredictable art. We will strive to tie these two together to bring the most out of it in very practical ways. Also, we will welcome and encourage any new ideas from the readers in the comment sections.
Values
As decathletes, our top ten values are: greatness, passion, comradery, toughness, discipline, perseverance, endurance, commitment, motivation, inspiration. We hope to impact you in the most noble ways by staying true to our values.
Videos
We recognize that most coaches and athletes learn by visual resources, so we will do our best to provide with video links and other informative and interactive tools to help your training process.
News
We are committed to provide with the newest combined-event updates available to the best of our ability;
Decathlon lifestyle
Since some of us are also professional/semi-professional decathletes, we will give you insights of what it means to live a decathlon lifestyle. We will write about trainings, nutrition, best regeneration opportunities, performance mindset development and more.
Meet our team
Marek Barta
The angry man behind the keyboard who is trying to convert caffeine into code. Czech discus thrower and Virginia Tech alumni. Back in the day was able to bench press 170kg and squat 200kg.
Adam Sebastian Helcelet
Czech professional track and field decathlete with personal best of 8335 points. Bachelor of Modern History and Politology. Currently member of club Olymp Praha. Living near Prague
Reinis Kregers
Semi-professional decathlete from Latvia. 7618 points. Decathlon enthusiast. Kansas State University alumnus. Passionate wisdom seeker and writer.
Otto Ylostalo
Amateur decathlete from Finland with a personal best of 7476 points. Studying mathematics and statistics at the University of Helsinki.
Gabby Pieraccini
Brief athletics career peaked with a glorious medal for Glasgow University in the 4x200 relay in 1992 (look it up, it’s true, honest). Since then been talking about decathlon to anyone who will listen, or anyone who has ears. Civil servant in Edinburgh, Scotland. Loves to tell the stories of decathlon: the highs, the lows, the joy and the tears.
Dominik Siedlaczek
Former Austrian Decathlete with a personal best of 7430 points. Never really reached potential but had a lot of fun trying. Studied in Vienna and UK. Sports Manager in Salzburg.
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If you wish to contact us for any reason. Compliment or complain. Suggestion or idea please feel free to do so. The best way to do it is to email us on contact@decathlonpedia.com. You can also message any of us on facebook. Especially if you want help us to deliver content for all athletes wait no more!
Contact Info
Email: contact@decathlonpedia.com