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Triumph for Arthur Abele in Ratingen
Triumph for Arthur Abele in Ratingen (0)
Ratingen, Germany - Arthur Abele took the Decathlon after steaming away in amazing style in the 1500 metres. He scored a massive personal best of 8269 points and gained automatic selection for the World Championships in Osaka.
Second placed Norman Müller collected 8244, while Jacob Minah, the leader from day one, finished third with 7998 just missing out on his first 8000 points.
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Arthur Abele captured a truly special moment in his career when he won the gold medal at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin, triumphing in front of a jubilant home crowd with a memorable total of 8431 points.
U20 European Championships Kaunas 2005
Andrei Krauchanka won the men’s decathlon at the 2005 European Athletics U20 Championships in Kaunas, scoring 7997 points to take the European junior title ahead of Arthur Abele and Mauri Kaattari.
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Ratingen 2007
Arthur Abele won the men's decathlon at the 2007 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8269 points, narrowly defeating fellow German Norman Müller, who finished second with 8244 points. Just 25 points separated the two athletes, while Jacob …
Ratingen 2008
Leonel Suarez of Cuba won the men's decathlon at the 2008 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8451 points, finishing 79 points ahead of Germany's Arthur Abele, who scored 8372. Andre Niklaus completed the podium with 8273 points, while six …
Ratingen 2014
Rico Freimuth won the men's decathlon at the 2014 Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting with 8356 points, edging France's Kevin Mayer by just 33 points in a closely contested competition. Arthur Abele completed the podium with 8139 points, while …
Ratingen 2016
Arthur Abele won the Ratingen 2016 men's decathlon with 8605 points, setting a world ‐leading mark at the 20th edition of the Stadtwerke Ratingen Mehrkampf ‐Meeting. Fellow German Kai Kazmirek finished second with 8323 points, while …
Ratingen 2018
Arthur Abele won the Ratingen 2018 men's decathlon with 8481 points, securing his third victory at the prestigious German combined events meeting. Manuel Eitel finished second with 8121 points, just one point ahead of Sweden's Marcus Nilsson (8120).