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European Championships Birmingham 2026 (0)

Nov 01, 2026
Leo Neugebauer won the men's decathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham with 8611 points, narrowly defeating fellow German Niklas Kaul by just 38 points. Norway's Sander Aae Skotheim secured bronze with 8433 points, while Jeff Tesselaar finished fourth with a personal best of 8378.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Leo Neugebauer GER 8611 10,90 - 7.82 - 17.13 - 1.99 - 48,81
14,94 - 54.31 - 4.90 - 60.10 - 4.38,36
2 Niklas Kaul GER 8573 11,23 - 7.22 - 15.26 - 2.02 - 47,99
14,73 - 48.88 - 4.90 - 73.54 - 4.20,70
3 Sander Aae Skotheim NOR 8433 10,95 - 7.80 - 14.45 - 2.05 - 48,31
14,50 - 43.23 - 5.00 - 59.43 - 4.25,99
4 Jeff Tesselaar NED 8378
PB
10,75 - 7.67 - 15.11 - 1.96 - 47,06
14,65 - 45.26 - 4.70 - 53.80 - 4.16,13
5 Karel Tilga EST 8286 11,22 - 7.28 - 15.46 - 2.02 - 49,10
15,04 - 49.14 - 4.90 - 60.05 - 4.24,65
6 Makenson Gletty FRA 8270 10,80 - 7.20 - 15.65 - 2.02 - 48,13
14,18 - 41.60 - 4.60 - 60.07 - 4.26,11
7 Rasmus Roosleht EST 8199 10,91 - 6.95 - 15.88 - 1.93 - 47,84
14,72 - 45.19 - 4.80 - 64.58 - 4.36,34
8 Amadeus Gräber GER 8162 10,79 - 7.23 - 13.29 - 1.99 - 48,31
14,74 - 43.44 - 5.10 - 60.02 - 4.34,25
9 Andrin Huber SUI 8137 10,98 - 7.06 - 14.62 - 1.96 - 48,11
14,29 - 43.39 - 4.60 - 60.11 - 4.20,61
10 Antoine Ferranti FRA 8134 11,37 - 7.39 - 13.09 - 2.05 - 48,22
14,72 - 39.24 - 5.00 - 60.23 - 4.15,81
11 Dario Dester ITA 8032 10,84 - 7.12 - 14.48 - 1.99 - 47,96
14,79 - 43.81 - 4.50 - 59.52 - 4.33,49
12 Risto Lillemets EST 8026 11,09 - 6.97 - 15.47 - 1.96 - 49,23
14,64 - 46.37 - 4.80 - 55.89 - 4.32,53
13 Vilem Strasky CZE 8013 10,88 - 7.54 - 14.10 - 1.93 - 48,45
14,47 - 42.60 - 4.50 - 58.25 - 4.34,63
14 Nino Portmann SUI 7888 10,69 - 7.43 - 14.00 - 1.87 - 48,06
14,45 - 41.13 - 4.40 - 56.26 - 4.36,82
15 Dai Keita BEL 7878 10,90 - 7.33 - 12.77 - 1.96 - 47,97
14,84 - 39.04 - 5.00 - 53.36 - 4.35,49
16 Emil Uhlin SWE 7809 11,27 - 6.72 - 13.12 - 2.05 - 49,11
15,03 - 42.49 - 5.00 - 52.22 - 4.23,75
17 Jip de Greef NED 7749 11,12 - 7.02 - 13.40 - 1.96 - 49,76
14,76 - 47.42 - 4.80 - 47.77 - 4.35,24
18 Edgaras Benkunskas LTU 7689 11,27 - 6.90 - 14.85 - 1.93 - 50,29
15,04 - 46.56 - 4.50 - 59.13 - 4.45,25
19 Leon Krummenacher SUI 7603 11,36 - 6.50 - 13.47 - 1.87 - 50,30
14,87 - 43.34 - 5.00 - 56.63 - 4.29,89
20 Alberto Nonino ITA 7495 11,16 - 6.91 - 11.53 - 1.93 - 48,33
15,15 - 38.71 - 4.90 - 49.92 - 4.32,11

PB - personal best.

Didn’t finish:
Luuk Pelkmans (NED), Johannes Erm (EST), Zsombor Gálpál (HUN), Ondrej Kopecky (CZE), Tomas Järvinen (CZE).

Historical note: Leo Neugebauer came astonishingly close to losing the European title in the final metres of the 1500 m. Holding a 154-point lead over Niklas Kaul before the last event, the reigning world champion suddenly began to stagger down the home straight as exhaustion overwhelmed him. He covered the final 100 metres in approximately 22 seconds before collapsing after the finish. His lead had almost disappeared, but Neugebauer survived by just 38 points to claim European gold with 8611 points.

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