Kevin Mayer (French: [kevin majɛʁ], [mejɛʁ] or [majœr], born 10 February 1992) is a French athlete specializing in combined events. A native of Drôme in southeast France, Mayer excelled in combined events from a young age; highlights from his youth career include winning gold medals in the octathlon at the 2009 World Youth Championships and in the decathlon at the 2010 World Junior Championships and at the 2011 European Athletics Junior Championships, establishing a new national junior record at the latter. Wikipedia