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European Championships Athens 1969 (0)

Oct 31, 2026
The men's decathlon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships in Athens was won by East Germany's Joachim Kirst, who scored 8041 points to claim his first European title. His compatriot Herbert Wessel took silver with 7828 points, while the Soviet Union's Viktor Chelnokov secured bronze with 7801 points, narrowly ahead of Mykola Avilov. The competition also featured the disqualification of Dutch decathlete Edward de Noorlander.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Joachim Kirst GDR 8041 10,8 - 7.62 - 16.28 - 2.13 - 47,9 -
15,9 - 44.70 - 4.10 - 57.60 - 4.58,7
7910
2 Herbert Wessel GDR 7828
W
10,9 - 7.37 - 14.21 - 1.98 - 49,6 -
15,4 - 40.98 - 4.60 - 54.16 - 4.37,0
7683
3 Viktor Chelnokov URS 7801
W
10,9 - 6.98 - 15.12 - 1.86 - 49,0 -
16,7 - 47.34 - 4.10 - 67.86 - 4.31,5
7653
4 Mykola Avilov URS 7779
W
11,4 - 7.40 - 13.39 - 2.04 - 49,2 -
15,0 - 41.86 - 4.10 - 58.76 - 4.28,9
7648
5 Rüdiger Demmig GDR 7631
W
11,1 - 7.03 - 13.38 - 1.89 - 48,0 -
15,0 - 43.56 - 4.20 - 53.12 - 4.37,0
7469
6 Horst Mandl AUT 7579 11,3 - 7.15 - 13.38 - 1.92 - 49,8 -
15,1 - 40.00 - 4.40 - 58.42 - 4.38,8
7439
7 Lennart Hedmark SWE 7554
W
11,3 - 7.13 - 13.62 - 1.89 - 50,2 -
15,5 - 42.44 - 4.10 - 66.64 - 4.42,3
7423
8 Urs Trautmann SUI 7487
W
11,3 - 7.04 - 14.17 - 1.95 - 50,8 -
15,9 - 44.60 - 3.90 - 61.86 - 4.42,6
7332
9 Leonid Litvinenko URS 7415
W
11,1 - 7.13 - 13.90 - 1.83 - 49,1 -
15,0 - 41.02 - 3.40 - 54.08 - 4.24,3
7250
10 Spas Dzhurov BUL 7390
W
11,1 - 6.79 - 15.12 - 1.83 - 50,3 -
15,7 - 41.38 - 4.10 - 55.36 - 4.41,6
7210
11 József Bakai HUN 7334
W
11,2 - 7.26 - 14.32 - 1.89 - 52,1 -
16,6 - 46.46 - 4.20 - 60.84 - 5.11,0
7167
12 Charlemagne Anyamah FRA 7321 11,1 - 6.65 - 13.67 - 1.89 - 50,2 -
15,3 - 38.50 - 4.00 - 59.48 - 4.44,8
7146
13 Tadeusz Janczenko POL 7163
W
10,9 - 7.28 - 12.81 - 1.92 - 50,4 -
17,1 - 40.48 - 4.00 - 53.10 - 5.01,1
6956
14 Hannu Kyösola FIN 7113 11,2 - 7.46 - 13.09 - 1.80 - 50,1 -
16,0 - 35.54 - 3.30 - 61.90 - 4.35,8
6979
15 Steen Smidt-Jensen DEN 7091
W
11,2 - 6.81 - 11.99 - 2.01 - 50,8 -
15,1 - 40.38 - 4.00 - 42.42 - 4.51,1
6912
16 Jan Neckar TCH 7077
W
11,7 - 6.50 - 13.01 - 1.92 - 52,9 -
15,9 - 40.39 - 3.70 - 68.16 - 4.36,4
6927
17 Yordan Mlyakov BUL 7016
W
11,6 - 6.49 - 14.26 - 1.75 - 53,2 -
16,1 - 41.84 - 4.10 - 61.44 - 4.40,9
6851
18 Rafael Cano Sanz ESP 7005 11,2 - 7.17 - 11.22 - 1.89 - 50,0 -
15,8 - 33.42 - 3.90 - 52.32 - 4.40,6
6841
19 Vasilios Sevastis GRE 6768
W
11,5 - 7.45 - 12.00 - 1.65 - 50,6 -
16,2 - 36.02 - 3.50 - 51.80 - 4.30,2
6624

W - one event with wind >4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events > 2.0 m/s (IAAF rule until 31/12/2009).
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.

Disqualified:
Edward de Noorlander (NED)

Historical note: Joachim Kirst cleared 2.13 m in the high jump, an exceptional performance within a decathlon at the time. He gained a substantial advantage over his closest rivals in that event, helping him secure the European title despite finishing well behind several competitors in the 1500 m.

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