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2. Decathlon (retailer) - Wikipedia

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   History. Founded by Michel Leclercq in 1976, Decathlon started with a store in Lille, France. Its holding company was formerly known as Oxylane.. The company expanded abroad a decade later: to Germany in 1986, Spain in 1992, Italy in 1993, [citation needed] Belgium in 1997, Portugal, the United Kingdom in 1999, Brazil in 2001, mainland China in 2003, India and Romania in 2009, Turkey and Czech ...

3. Michel Leclercq - Wikipedia

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   Children. 4, including Olivier Leclercq. Relatives. Gérard Mulliez (cousin) Michel Leclercq (born 1938/39) is a French billionaire businessman. He is the founder and 40% owner of Decathlon. With over 1647 stores in 57 countries and regions (Jan 2020), [2] it is the largest sporting goods retailer in the world. [3]

4. Quechua (brand) - Wikipedia

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   Created as a brand in 1997 in Domancy, France, by a group of nine Decathlon employees, the group launched its first products in the spring of 1998 in all Decathlon stores, geared toward hikers and campers. The brand's design center is in Sallanches, near Mont Blanc.

5. Decathlon - Wikipedia

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   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 ( déka, meaning "ten") and ἄθλος ( áthlos, or ἄθλον, áthlon, meaning "contest" or "prize"). Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are ...

6. Decathlon world record progression - Wikipedia

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   The current world record holder is French national Kevin Mayer with 9126 points. Over the years, athletes have become bigger, stronger and faster, leading some to score more points. The first world record in the women's decathlon was recognized by the IAAF in 2004. As of 21 June 2009, two world records have been ratified by the IAAF in the event.

7. Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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   Decathlon. men. v. t. e. The men's decathlon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 4 and 5 August 2021 at the Japan National Stadium. [1] 23 athletes competed.