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European Championships Paris 1938

Aug 17, 2026

The 1938 European Championships in Paris featured a historic decathlon competition, with Karl Olof Bexell of Sweden taking the European title ahead of Poland’s Witold Gerutto and Switzerland’s Josef Neumann.

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Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Sep 03, 2026

ob eine Bewertungstabelle Mehrkampf gut ist, sehe ich an den bewerteten Leistungen nach Punkten. Ich bitte deshalb alle, eine Aufstellung...

Gabby Pieraccini wrote on Aug 29, 2026

To respond to Richard's point, women now use the correct version of the decathlon, as per the national and world...

Richard Crawford wrote on Aug 28, 2026

Bravo, Rafał! There are a lot of interesting ideas in this article. Here are a couple of random thoughts: In...

Sonnemann,Gunther wrote on Aug 16, 2026

Hallo Rafal , die 1500m-Wertung sowohl nach NBl als alle anderen Wertugen hat für diese Strecke immer einen Kompromiss inne....