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U20 European Championships Novi Sad 2009 (0)

Nov 08, 2026
Thomas van der Plaetsen became Belgium’s first European junior decathlon champion at Novi Sad 2009, winning with a national U20 record of 7769 points. Sweden’s Petter Olson finished just 35 points behind with 7734, while Germany’s Kai Kazmirek claimed bronze with 7639.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Thomas van der Plaetsen BEL 7769
U20NR
11,45 - 7.24 - 14.32 - 2.13 - 49,67 -
14,27 - 36.44 - 4.40 - 58.42 - 4.44,17
2 Petter Olson SWE 7734
v U20NR
11,18 - 7.00 - 14.38 - 1.98 - 49,06 -
14,12 - 39.77 - 4.90 - 42.74 - 4.33,27
3 Kai Kazmirek GER 7639 11,15 - 7.25 - 11.95 - 2.01 - 47,11 -
15,03 - 41.60 - 4.40 - 54.32 - 4.46,24
4 Maximilian Gilde GER 7552
v
11,28 - 7.45 - 14.07 - 1.92 - 51,44 -
14,83 - 41.00 - 4.40 - 59.22 - 4.52,16
5 Daniel Gardiner GBR 7509
v
10,97 - 7.47 - 15.07 - 1.89 - 50,82 -
14,61 - 41.77 - 4.30 - 45.15 - 4.49,52
6 Dominik Distelberger AUT 7396
U20NR
10,88 - 7.38 - 11.31 - 1.86 - 49,34 -
14,18 - 39.56 - 4.40 - 47.06 - 4.47,98
7 Adam Pašiak CZE 7331 11,22 - 7.38 - 13.71 - 1.98 - 52,62 -
15,12 - 39.00 - 4.70 - 48.23 - 5.00,03
8 Adam Sebastian Helcelet CZE 7286 11,43 - 6.87 - 14.73 - 1.92 - 50,13 -
14,46 - 38.80 - 4.20 - 49.65 - 4.51,21
9 Eetu Taskinen FIN 7254 11,67 - 6.47 - 13.86 - 1.80 - 51,09 -
15,23 - 44.57 - 4.70 - 56.37 - 4.44,58
10 Ashley Bryant GBR 7193 11,50 - 6.59 - 12.87 - 1.80 - 50,01 -
14,96 - 39.72 - 4.10 - 64.21 - 4.42,83
11 Michele Calvi ITA 7179 11,07 - 6.94 - 13.74 - 1.86 - 50,98 -
14,21 - 42.39 - 4.00 - 47.66 - 5.03,14
12 Jaroslav Hedvicak CZE 7178 10,90 - 7.06 - 12.34 - 1.92 - 48,09 -
14,60 - 33.56 - 4.20 - 37.62 - 4.38,60
13 Fabian Rosenquist SWE 7174 11,43 - 6.86 - 13.42 - 1.95 - 49,45 -
14,63 - 37.17 - 4.00 - 43.46 - 4.33,18
14 David Guest GBR 7144 11,12 - 7.33 - 12.22 - 1.92 - 49,25 -
14,91 - 36.72 - 4.50 - 39.46 - 4.59,17
15 Sergei Sviridov RUS 7069
v
11,28 - 7.18 - 14.02 - 1.80 - 53,84 -
15,35 - 46.65 - 4.00 - 57.69 - 5.14,20
16 Benjamin Fenrich FRA 7009
v
11,94 - 6.37 - 12.11 - 1.92 - 51,47 -
15,39 - 32.53 - 4.30 - 56.06 - 4.09,09
17 Flavien Antille SUI 7001 11,41 - 7.05 - 12.19 - 1.98 - 51,20 -
14,98 - 36.68 - 4.20 - 45.12 - 4.52,86
18 Yevgeni Teptin RUS 6984 11,58 - 6.77 - 15.03 - 1.95 - 51,95 -
14,79 - 40.42 - 3.60 - 50.61 - 5.00,58
19 Kaarel Jõeväli EST 6960
v
11,40 - 7.30 - 13.07 - 1.92 - 51,87 -
14,91 - 37.86 - 3.80 - 47.27 - 4.57,17
20 Marcus Nilsson SWE 6915 12,18 - 6.32 - 14.50 - 1.83 - 51,00 -
14,91 - 43.24 - 4.10 - 39.55 - 4.23,37
21 Stefano Combi ITA 6747
v
11,28 - 7.21 - 12.04 - 1.74 - 50,02 -
14,95 - 32.28 - 4.00 - 47.33 - 5.01,23
22 Artyom Lukyanenko RUS 6664 11,64 - 6.38 - 13.14 - 1.77 - 52,08 -
14,60 - 34.74 - 3.90 - 50.68 - 4.48,84
23 Juha Sola FIN 6273
v
11,72 - 6.56 - 13.01 - 1.89 - 49,45 -
15,94 - 38.79 - 0 - 44.58 - 4.28,75

U20NR - national U20 record
v - event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s

Didn’t finish:
Jeremy Lelievre (FRA), Hendrik Lepik (EST), Rafał Krzeszewski (POL), Manuel Bachmann (SUI), Einar Dadi Larusson (ISL).

Historical note: One of Novi Sad’s most remarkable performances came from the athlete who finished 16th. On 24 July 2009, France’s Benjamin Fenrich completed the decathlon with a stunning 4:09.09 in the 1500 metres — a mark later listed by the IAAF as the world junior decathlon best for the event. Fenrich admitted afterwards that he had started too quickly, eased back and then tried to find another gear for the finish. His run lifted him to a personal-best total of 7009 points.

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