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European Championships Stockholm 1958 (0)

Oct 31, 2026
The 1958 European Athletics Championships decathlon took place at Stockholm Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August. Vasili Kuznetsov successfully defended his European title with a championship record of 7865 points under the 1952 scoring tables (7564 by the 1985 tables). Estonia-born Uno Palu, representing the Soviet Union, claimed silver with 7329 points, while East Germany’s Walter Meier took bronze with 7249 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Vasili Kuznetsov URS 7865
CR
10,9 - 7.34 - 14.27 - 1.80 - 48,6
14,8 - 48.57 - 4.00 - 59.42 - 5.00,0
7564
2 Uno Palu URS 7329 11,2 - 6.90 - 13.34 - 1.90 - 49,3
15,2 - 39.07 - 3.60 - 57.47 - 4.17,9
7276
3 Walter Meier GDR 7249 11,1 - 7.04 - 14.17 - 1.83 - 49,1
15,5 - 39.07 - 3.80 - 49.89 - 4.20,6
7215
4 Markus Jaakko Kahma FIN 7137 11,4 - 6.52 - 15.21 - 1.70 - 51,0
16,5 - 46.65 - 3.60 - 65.66 - 4.18,3
7143
5 Walter Tschudi SUI 6858 10,9 - 6.74 - 13.39 - 1.70 - 48,5
15,2 - 34.83 - 3.50 - 48.11 - 4.20,6
6903
6 Evert Kamerbeek NED 6784 11,2 - 6.94 - 13.15 - 1.75 - 50,9
14,9 - 39.41 - 3.10 - 60.30 - 4.35,4
6911
7 Hans-Dieter Möhring FRG 6774 11,1 - 6.56 - 15.00 - 1.70 - 51,1
16,6 - 45.60 - 4.10 - 54.49 - 5.00,8
6864
8 Vaclav Becvarovsky TCH 6644 11,4 - 6.55 - 12.86 - 1.83 - 50,8
15,2 - 41.82 - 3.70 - 51.79 - 4.45,0
6814

CR - championship record
By 1985 - points recalculated according to the 1985 scoring tables.

Historical note: The 1958 European Championships marked a memorable moment for Estonian combined events, as Uno Palu won silver in the decathlon while representing the Soviet Union. He also recorded the fastest 1500 m among the eight athletes listed here, finishing in 4.17,9.

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