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Universiade Gwangju 2015 (0)

Oct 28, 2026
Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen successfully defended his Summer Universiade decathlon title in Gwangju in 2015, scoring 7952 points to finish just 39 points ahead of France’s Bastien Auzeil (7913). Germany’s Rene Stauss took bronze with 7791. Van der Plaetsen’s victory marked a remarkable return to international competition after treatment for testicular cancer.
Pos Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Thomas van der Plaetsen BEL 7952 11,34 - 7.08 - 13.75 - 2.10 - 50,42 -
14,59 - 41.85 - 5.20 - 60.00 - 4.50,21
2 Bastien Auzeil FRA 7913 11,33 - 7.02 - 15.09 - 1.95 - 50,64 -
14,42 - 43.20 - 5.10 - 60.55 - 4.48,17
3 Rene Stauss GER 7791 11,11 - 6.76 - 14.67 - 2.13 - 50,17 -
15,69 - 45.00 - 4.70 - 56.61 - 4.43,89
4 Jeremy Lelievre FRA 7593 10,96 - 7.10 - 15.21 - 1.83 - 49,72 -
14,78 - 40.83 - 4.50 - 49.76 - 4.37,12
5 James Turner CAN 7529 10,86 - 7.15 - 13.41 - 1.80 - 50,07 -
15,07 - 41.02 - 4.40 - 57.59 - 4.37,16
6 Steele Wasik USA 7414 11,06 - 6.77 - 13.13 - 2.04 - 49,92 -
14,62 - 40.00 - 4.10 - 54.02 - 4.49,77
7 David Brock AUS 7337 11,17 - 6.90 - 13.47 - 1.92 - 51,22 -
15,97 - 39.63 - 4.70 - 55.33 - 4.43,59
8 Kyle Cranston AUS 7295 11,29 - 6.63 - 13.44 - 1.95 - 51,20 -
15,32 - 37.49 - 4.50 - 60.69 - 4.48,75
9 Dominik Siedlaczek AUT 7282 11,09 - 6.81 - 12.93 - 1.92 - 50,10 -
14,33 - 38.44 - 4.30 - 45.68 - 4.40,75
10 Bae Sang-Hwa KOR 7263 11,33 - 6.69 - 13.26 - 1.92 - 51,56 -
14,84 - 37.42 - 4.40 - 55.46 - 4.38,01
11 Fredriech Pretorius RSA 7174 11,28 - 6.83 - 12.84 - 1.95 - 50,90 -
15,22 - 35.29 - 4.40 - 56.47 - 4.52,45
12 Henrik Johan Holmberg NOR 7173 11,18 - 6.75 - 12.89 - 2.04 - 50,73 -
15,19 - 39.93 - 4.00 - 52.29 - 4.55,69
13 Aaron Booth NZL 6905 11,26 - 6.38 - 13.21 - 1.89 - 50,86 -
16,34 - 39.08 - 3.80 - 57.84 - 4.42,78
14 Chen Xianbiao CHN 6791 11,18 - 6.66 - 10.41 - 1.89 - 51,97 -
15,01 - 41.13 - 4.50 - 44.61 - 5.12,53
15 Carlos Manuel Burlando VEN 6309 11,29 - 6.93 - 11.40 - 1.86 - 49,50 -
16,05 - 35.23 - 0 - 55.76 - 4.43,43

Didn’t finish:
Jackson Henry (NZL), Pavel Rudnev (RUS)

Didn’t start:
Darko Pešic (MNE)

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