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U20 World Championships Athens 1986 (0)

Nov 01, 2026
Athens hosted the inaugural World Junior Championships in 1986, with the decathlon held on 16–17 July. Finland’s Petri Keskitalo claimed the first title with a championship record of 7623 points, ahead of Canada’s Michael Smith with 7523 and the Soviet Union’s Nikolai Zayats with 7509.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Petri Keskitalo FIN 7623
CR
10,93 - 7.40 - 13.98 - 1.97 - 50,00 -
15,02 - 35.52 - 4.70 - 56.52 - 4.54,34
2 Michael Smith CAN 7523 11,11 - 7.20 - 13.62 - 1.97 - 48,58 -
15,45 - 38.20 - 3.70 - 60.94 - 4.28,95
3 Nikolai Zayats URS 7509 11,12 - 7.05 - 12.49 - 1.97 - 49,27 -
15,33 - 39.82 - 4.80 - 50.46 - 4.41,10
4 Stefan Haigis FRG 7411 11,46 - 6.91 - 13.71 - 1.94 - 50,62 -
15,78 - 41.78 - 4.20 - 62.60 - 4.36,37
5 Michael Kühne GDR 7358 11,41 - 6.90 - 12.08 - 1.91 - 49,63 -
15,64 - 38.02 - 4.40 - 56.52 - 4.19,31
6 Oleg Semyonov URS 7316 10,99 - 6.79 - 13.47 - 1.91 - 50,39 -
15,58 - 44.88 - 4.00 - 59.26 - 4.55,85
7 Antonio Penalver ESP 7229 11,38 - 6.93 - 12.56 - 2.03 - 51,41 -
15,85 - 40.30 - 4.30 - 48.74 - 4.30,84
8 Dezső Szabó HUN 7215 11,46 - 7.06 - 12.13 - 1.91 - 49,62 -
15,77 - 32.74 - 4.80 - 49.16 - 4.28,51
9 Jari Näkki FIN 7203 11,35 - 6.61 - 12.49 - 1.94 - 52,41 -
15,38 - 38.82 - 4.50 - 62.12 - 4.48,23
10 Robert Zmelik TCH 7108 11,05 - 7.22 - 12.15 - 1.94 - 50,19 -
15,16 - 36.48 - 3.70 - 50.66 - 4.42,46
11 Miguel Valle Alvarez CUB 7090 11,30 - 7.04 - 12.74 - 1.79 - 50,67 -
15,04 - 38.30 - 4.00 - 53.48 - 4.39,16
12 Michael Arnold AUT 7039 11,40 - 6.87 - 12.68 - 1.97 - 51,65 -
15,16 - 31.96 - 4.20 - 55.00 - 4.45,08
13 Timothy Foster AUS 7017 11,49 - 6.25 - 12.70 - 1.85 - 50,35 -
15,78 - 36.38 - 4.50 - 56.60 - 4.35,82
14 Csaba Fábián HUN 7007 11,45 - 7.10 - 11.55 - 1.91 - 50,19 -
15,15 - 35.28 - 3.80 - 49.80 - 4.29,19
15 Stilianos Vasilakis GRE 6871 11,60 - 6.83 - 13.24 - 1.97 - 51,65 -
16,11 - 36.98 - 4.00 - 48.32 - 4.42,81
16 Even Hytten NOR 6832 11,49 - 6.69 - 11.67 - 1.91 - 50,19 -
15,88 - 40.30 - 3.40 - 51.22 - 4.30,70
17 Cor Troost NED 6822 11,18 - 6.33 - 13.26 - 1.85 - 49,71 -
16,66 - 39.86 - 3.60 - 52.84 - 4.37,00
18 Barry Walsh IRL 6784 11,70 - 6.49 - 12.90 - 1.97 - 52,08 -
16,14 - 42.30 - 3.80 - 50.40 - 4.47,36
19 Michael Jørgensen DEN 6772 11,65 - 6.69 - 11.55 - 1.79 - 50,41 -
16,52 - 36.64 - 4.20 - 57.42 - 4.41,35
20 Stanley Verbal USA 6659 11,55 - 5.94 - 11.59 - 1.85 - 49,61 -
15,56 - 34.78 - 4.00 - 56.88 - 4.33,79
21 Sean Boser CAN 5527 11,66 - 6.20 - 12.63 - 1.64 - 53,48 -
17,92 - 34.00 - 0 - 52.98 - 4.51,57
22 Dean Torres ECU 5250 12,48 - 6.22 - 6.78 - 1.68 - 53,14 -
18,07 - 23.28 - 3.90 - 34.66 - 4.29,07
23 Hugo Ramos PAR 4973 11,40 - 6.18 - 8.96 - 1.76 - 54,92 -
18,70 - 30.34 - 2.60 - 34.76 - 5.31,08

CR - championship record

Didn’t finish:
Dimitrios Gournias (GRE), Gery Löffler (SUI), Mike Beyer (GDR), Dionisio Lugo (VEN), Rene Schmidheiny (SUI), Dietmar Koszewski (FRG)

Historical note: Petri Keskitalo finished last among the 17 athletes listed here in the closing 1500 m, yet still secured the title by exactly 100 points.

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