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European Championships Roma 1974 (0)

Oct 31, 2026
The men's decathlon at the 1974 European Athletics Championships in Rome delivered a closely contested battle for the medals. Poland's Ryszard Skowronek captured the European title with 8207 points, ahead of France's Yves Le Roy and West Germany's Guido Kratschmer. Just 84 points separated the top four finishers, with Soviet decathlete Leonid Litvinenko narrowly missing the podium.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Ryszard Skowronek POL 8207
CR NR
10,97 - 7.49 - 13.10 - 1.95 - 47,91 -
14,79 - 43.26 - 5.10 - 64.14 - 4.30,9
8229
2 Yves Leroy FRA 8145
v.
10,95 - 7.72 - 13.37 - 1.98 - 48,41 -
15,04 - 46.66 - 4.65 - 61.42 - 4.35,5
8144
3 Guido Kratschmer FRG 8129
v
10,83 - 7.60 - 13.56 - 2.01 - 48,44 -
14,29 - 42.10 - 4.20 - 63.58 - 4.31,0
8108
4 Leonid Litvinenko URS 8123
v
11,14 - 7.01 - 14.60 - 1.89 - 48,76 -
14,64 - 45.20 - 4.40 - 65.10 - 4.09,7
8083
5 Ryszard Katus POL 7918
v
11,14 - 7.38 - 14.47 - 1.92 - 49,62 -
14,54 - 43.06 - 4.40 - 64.22 - 4.41,0
7895
6 Philipp Andres SUI 7864
v
11,08 - 7.08 - 11.98 - 1.95 - 47,37 -
15,30 - 38.34 - 4.60 - 60.52 - 4.13,2
7819
7 Josef Zeilbauer AUT 7793
v
11,19 - 7.11 - 14.32 - 2.04 - 48,66 -
14,82 - 41.74 - 4.20 - 53.78 - 4.34,8
7726
8 Aleksandr Blinyayev URS 7744 11,46 - 7.52 - 14.36 - 1.95 - 51,55 -
15,63 - 47.94 - 4.50 - 61.12 - 4.44,8
7722
9 Eberhard Stroot FRG 7706 11,12 - 7.19 - 13.12 - 1.92 - 47,76 -
15,10 - 40.50 - 4.10 - 58.42 - 4.29,2
7641
10 Regis Ghesquiere BEL 7592 11,68 - 7.21 - 13.79 - 1.92 - 49,79 -
15,08 - 40.52 - 4.10 - 61.16 - 4.25,6
7538
11 Edward Kozakiewicz POL 7524 11,35 - 7.11 - 12.24 - 1.89 - 49,75 -
15,86 - 37.68 - 5.00 - 56.98 - 4.29,5
7494
12 Jean-Pierre Schoebe FRA 7485
v
11,26 - 6.90 - 13.42 - 1.83 - 50,20 -
15,44 - 38.96 - 4.40 - 62.82 - 4.32,0
7428
13 Ludek Pernica TCH 7454
v
11,45 - 6.81 - 13.30 - 1.95 - 50,53 -
15,26 - 38.06 - 4.50 - 53.86 - 4.26,6
7382
14 Heikki Kyösola FIN 7384
v
11,17 - 7.09 - 12.13 - 1.98 - 50,38 -
16,46 - 36.20 - 4.10 - 64.84 - 4.31,4
7315
15 Rafael Cano Sanz ESP 7025
v
11,38 - 6.79 - 11.24 - 1.89 - 49,57 -
15,49 - 33.58 - 4.20 - 54.34 - 4.43,8
6951
16 Roger Lespagnard BEL 6935 11,14 - 7.12 - 12.78 - 1.86 - 49,43 -
16,17 - 37.66 - 3.80 - 44.18 - 4.56,6
6821

CR - championship record
NR - national record
v - event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
v. - all events with wind <=4.0 m/s but wind average for 3 events >2.0 m/s (IAAF rule since 01/01/2010)
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.

Historical note: Ryszard Skowronek cleared 5.10 m in the pole vault, 45 centimetres higher than silver medallist Yves Le Roy and 90 centimetres higher than bronze medallist Guido Kratschmer. This exceptional performance in the eighth event proved decisive in one of the closest European decathlon contests of the decade.

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