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U20 European Championships Grosseto 2017 (0)

Nov 08, 2026
Niklas Kaul set a world U20 decathlon record of 8435 points at the 2017 European U20 Championships in Grosseto. Estonia celebrated two medals as Johannes Erm took silver with 8141 and Karel Tilga claimed bronze with 8002.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Niklas Kaul GER 8435
U20WR
11,48 - 7.20 - 15.37 - 2.05 - 48,42 -
14,55 - 48.49 - 4.70 - 68.05 - 4.15,52
2 Johannes Erm EST 8141
PB
11,11 - 7.64 - 14.85 - 1.90 - 47,65 -
14,39 - 46.99 - 4.60 - 56.02 - 4.34,66
3 Karel Tilga EST 8002
PB
11,28 - 7.13 - 15.66 - 2.05 - 49,38 -
15,01 - 49.34 - 4.00 - 66.30 - 4.40,07
4 Ludovic Besson FRA 7823
v PB
11,05 - 7.09 - 16.68 - 1.99 - 49,67 -
14,39 - 45.74 - 4.50 - 47.93 - 4.53,82
5 Maximilian Vollmer GER 7713
PB
11,15 - 7.14 - 15.14 - 1.87 - 48,66 -
14,81 - 41.51 - 4.20 - 59.01 - 4.34,91
6 Toralv Opsal NOR 7620 11,27 - 7.13 - 14.57 - 1.96 - 48,93 -
15,23 - 37.29 - 4.60 - 44.90 - 4.15,37
7 Manuel Wagner GER 7541
v PB
11,33 - 7.33 - 12.26 - 1.87 - 49,47 -
14,79 - 37.50 - 4.50 - 55.67 - 4.23,38
8 Patryk Baran POL 7538
U20NR
11,37 - 7.28 - 14.34 - 2.02 - 52,19 -
14,34 - 39.66 - 4.60 - 55.18 - 5.02,50
9 Makenson Gletty FRA 7515 11,05 - 6.91 - 15.69 - 1.93 - 49,08 -
14,73 - 38.15 - 4.50 - 45.28 - 4.44,01
10 Ondrej Kopecky CZE 7504 11,28 - 6.77 - 14.35 - 1.90 - 49,40 -
14,75 - 42.55 - 4.60 - 53.65 - 4.51,67
11 Jakob Samuelsson SWE 7425 11,77 - 6.58 - 16.32 - 1.93 - 51,12 -
15,91 - 47.24 - 4.30 - 61.36 - 4.49,57
12 Matas Adamonis LTU 7364 11,76 - 6.91 - 15.65 - 1.96 - 51,98 -
14,81 - 42.97 - 4.20 - 54.50 - 4.49,16
13 Alexandros Spiridonidis GRE 7169 11,51 - 6.99 - 13.32 - 1.93 - 51,27 -
15,06 - 38.82 - 4.90 - 44.49 - 5.01,13
14 Edgaras Benkunskas LTU 7090 11,55 - 6.85 - 14.67 - 1.93 - 50,93 -
14,95 - 38.18 - 4.00 - 49.32 - 4.51,64
15 Trpimir Široki CRO 6982 11,74 - 7.15 - 13.00 - 2.02 - 54,25 -
15,09 - 37.45 - 4.60 - 45.91 - 5.03,33
16 Aleš Svoboda CZE 6808 11,81 - 6.45 - 14.69 - 1.93 - 51,90 -
15,48 - 37.23 - 3.90 - 46.64 - 4.42,64
17 Ariel Attias ISR 6731
v
11,55 - 6.82 - 15.14 - 1.87 - 52,58 -
16,32 - 42.07 - 4.20 - 48.13 - 5.30,93
18 Artur Pelishonak BLR 6556
v
11,65 - 7.34 - 14.51 - 1.99 - 51,19 -
15,10 - 41.91 - 0 - 55.81 - 5.28,12
19 Simon Ehammer SUI 6492
v
11,56 - 7.09 - 11.89 - 1.87 - 52,31 -
15,06 - 28.88 - 4.10 - 41.93 - 5.06,99
20 Rafael Raap NED 6382 11,06 - 7.39 - 13.45 - 2.02 - 49,51 -
14,21 - 0 - 0 - 52.43 - 4.36,92
21 Leon Okafor AUT 6244
v
11,21 - 7.16 - 13.18 - 1.93 - 49,92 -
18,17 - 40.21 - 0 - 58.61 - 5.20,37
22 Radosław Sobczyk POL 6058 11,34 - 6.77 - 14.25 - 1.87 - 0 -
14,75 - 37.77 - 4.30 - 40.21 - 5.22,91
23 Krišjanis Belaunieks LAT 5804 11,53 - 6.94 - 0 - 1.81 - 64,30 -
14,65 - 41.41 - 4.10 - 55.24 - 5.20,34
24 Mikołaj Jakóbczak POL 5783 11,74 - 6.70 - 13.93 - 1.84 - 55,60 -
14,94 - 40.06 - 0 - 41.32 - 5.31,29
25 Lukáš Kuthan CZE 5393
v
11,59 - 6.77 - 14.28 - 1.78 - 50,21 -
0 - 38.65 - 0 - 47.78 - 5.02,41
26 Kristo Simulask EST 4897 11,25 - 6.77 - 14.06 - 1.99 - 0 -
0 - 39.74 - 0 - 44.38 - 4.46,51

U20WR - world U20 record
U20NR - national U20 record
PB - personal best
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:
Finley Gaio (SUI), Jean Baptiste Nutte (BEL), Axel Clement (FRA), Sam Talbot (GBR).

Didn’t start:
Dimitri Montilla (BEL).

Historical note: Niklas Kaul became a senior world champion before his Grosseto world U20 record was officially ratified. He scored 8435 on 23 July 2017, but confirmation came only on 26 August 2020 because the refurbished stadium lacked a valid measurement certificate at the time of the competition. Further surveys were needed, including checks relating to a temporary four-metre javelin runway extension that had already been removed. By the time the paperwork was resolved, Kaul had won the 2019 world decathlon title in Doha.

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