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European Championships Amsterdam 2016 (0)

Nov 01, 2026
The men's decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam delivered a remarkable comeback story. Belgium's Thomas van der Plaetsen, returning to elite competition after overcoming cancer, claimed his first major outdoor title with 8218 points, defeating Adam Sebastian Helcelet of the Czech Republic (8157) and Serbia's Mihail Dudaš (8153).
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Thomas van der Plaetsen BEL 8218
v
11,23 - 7.64 - 13.17 - 2.10 - 50,50
14,64 - 44.32 - 5.40 - 57.23 - 4.37,84
2 Adam Sebastian Helcelet CZE 8157 11,07 - 7.07 - 14.94 - 1.95 - 50,36
14,49 - 47.12 - 4.90 - 67.24 - 4.38,39
3 Mihail Dudaš SRB 8153
v
10,90 - 7.44 - 14.24 - 2.01 - 49,45
14,55 - 45.65 - 4.70 - 58.19 - 4.30,90
4 Olexiy Kasyanov UKR 8072
v
10,79 - 7.43 - 14.51 - 1.98 - 48,97
13,93 - 42.46 - 4.80 - 48.23 - 4.32,56
5 Ashley Bryant GBR 8040 11,12 - 7.56 - 13.74 - 1.89 - 50,15
14,68 - 43.62 - 4.60 - 70.37 - 4.33,88
6 Romain Barras FRA 8002 11,19 - 7.04 - 15.54 - 1.98 - 50,57
14,66 - 43.88 - 4.80 - 59.63 - 4.29,59
7 Pieter Braun NED 7945 11,15 - 7.40 - 13.82 - 2.01 - 49,78
14,49 - 40.90 - 4.60 - 56.86 - 4.25,12
8 Marcus Nilsson SWE 7942
v
11,29 - 7.02 - 14.15 - 1.98 - 50,93
14,97 - 45.31 - 4.60 - 64.01 - 4.19,12
9 Mathias Brugger GER 7886
v
11,16 - 7.22 - 14.39 - 1.98 - 49,76
14,99 - 42.79 - 4.70 - 57.35 - 4.30,24
10 Fredrik Samuelsson SWE 7875 11,13 - 7.30 - 13.99 - 2.07 - 51,02
14,65 - 39.50 - 4.70 - 58.44 - 4.34,78
11 Martin Roe NOR 7795
v
10,86 - 7.50 - 14.58 - 1.89 - 50,13
16,04 - 47.74 - 4.50 - 57.14 - 4.39,44
12 Janek Õiglane EST 7762
v
11,21 - 7.10 - 14.68 - 1.98 - 51,48
16,47 - 44.62 - 4.80 - 67.41 - 4.42,01
13 Kristjan Rosenberg EST 7738
v
11,11 - 7.08 - 13.74 - 2.10 - 50,61
15,54 - 35.32 - 4.70 - 61.65 - 4.31,12
14 Marek Lukaš CZE 7625 11,17 - 7.00 - 13.81 - 1.92 - 51,42
14,82 - 39.38 - 4.30 - 66.81 - 4.33,10
15 Jonas Fringeli SUI 7602 11,20 - 6.80 - 12.81 - 1.98 - 49,95
14,70 - 40.39 - 4.80 - 50.61 - 4.28,46
16 Eelco Sintnicolaas NED 7025 11,11 - 7.03 - 14.47 - 1.89 - 50,41
16,24 - 41.94 - 5.30 - 57.24 - 0

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:
Jorge Urena, Lars Vikan Rise, Niels Pittomvils, Jiri Sykora, Dominik Distelberger, Darko Pešic, Paweł Wiesiołek, Hans van Alphen.

Didn’t start:
Mikk Pahapill

Historical note: Thomas van der Plaetsen's road to European gold began with an unexpected discovery. In 2014, a doping control led to the diagnosis of testicular cancer. After surgery and chemotherapy, he was initially able to jog just one lap of the track. Less than two years later, he became European decathlon champion in Amsterdam with 8218 points – in only his third decathlon since recovering from cancer.

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