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European Championships Split 1990 (0)

June 07, 2026
The men's decathlon at the 1990 European Championships in Split brought together Europe's leading all-around athletes in a highly competitive battle for medals. France’s Christian Plaziat won the European title with 8574 points, ahead of Hungary’s Dezső Szabó and East Germany’s Christian Schenk. The competition also featured future Olympic champion Robert Změlík and highlighted the depth of European decathlon during a period of major change in international athletics.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Christian Plaziat FRA 8574 10,72 - 7.77 - 14.19 - 2.10 - 47,10 -
13,98 - 44.36 - 5.00 - 54.72 - 4.27,83
2 Dezső Szabó
 HUN 8436 11,06 - 7.49 - 13.65 - 1.98 - 47,17 -
14,67 - 40.78 - 5.30 - 61.94 - 4.11,07
3 Christian Schenk GDR 8433 11,26 - 7.55 - 15.59 - 2.22 - 49,03 -
15,24 - 47.34 - 4.40 - 61.62 - 4.13,77
4 Robert Zmelik TCH
 8249 10,86 - 7.90 - 12.60 - 2.01 - 48,25 -
14,12 - 39.00 - 4.90 - 59.28 - 4.27,76
5 Alain Blondel FRA 8216 11,06 - 7.39 - 13.05 - 1.95 - 48,04 -
14,27 - 43.86 - 4.90 - 56.24 - 4.09,90
6 Antonio Penalver ESP 8214 11,24 - 7.55 - 16.01 - 2.01 - 50,27 -
14,63 - 47.84 - 4.70 - 57.48 - 4.28,86
7 Beat Gähwiler SUI 8146 11,29 - 7.42 - 13.41 - 1.98 - 49,21 -
14,65 - 44.30 - 4.70 - 62.94 - 4.12,88
8 Andrei Nazarov EST 8072 11,04 - 7.43 - 13.07 - 2.13 - 48,09 -
14,56 - 41.82 - 4.60 - 56.56 - 4.33,88
9 Henrik Dagard SWE 8052 10,93 - 7.44 - 12.39 - 1.98 - 46,95 -
14,63 - 39.72 - 4.70 - 63.54 - 4.34,46
10 Frank Müller FRG 7973 11,00 - 7.32 - 13.92 - 1.98 - 47,98 -
14,64 - 41.46 - 4.40 - 59.78 - 4.29,29
11 Michael Kohnle FRG 7829 10,89 - 7.24 - 14.41 - 1.98 - 49,63 -
14,80 - 42.18 - 4.70 - 61.74 - 5.04,05
12 Siegfried Wentz FRG 7810 11,28 - 7.09 - 14.89 - 1.98 - 48,78 -
14,48 - 43.20 - 4.40 - 56.20 - 4.39,81
13 Saša Karan YUG 7774 11,29 - 7.07 - 13.53 - 1.92 - 49,13 -
14,90 - 44.70 - 4.40 - 56.10 - 4.17,60
14 Gernot Kellermayr AUT 7666 10,99 - 7.32 - 12.96 - 1.86 - 48,92 -
14,87 - 40.64 - 4.40 - 58.86 - 4.35,61
15 Goran Kabic YUG 7584 11,56 - 6.94 - 13.85 - 1.89 - 51,86 -
14,87 - 43.66 - 4.30 - 65.12 - 4.26,38
16 Eugene Gilkes GBR 7555 11,19 - 6.80 - 13.84 - 1.83 - 48,91 -
15,31 - 46.30 - 4.20 - 53.20 - 4.19,42
17 Michael Arnold AUT 7515 11,20 - 7.23 - 13.39 - 1.98 - 49,63 -
14,81 - 37.74 - 4.00 - 59.46 - 4.39,77
18 Alvaro Burrell ESP 7443 11,09 - 6.68 - 13.36 - 1.95 - 48,06 -
14,93 - 42.36 - 4.10 - 47.08 - 4.29,55
19 Kaj Ekman FIN 7415 11,20 - 6.52 - 12.35 - 1.95 - 49,10 -
14,86 - 40.84 - 4.00 - 56.80 - 4.22,36
20 Alex Kruger GBR 7359 11,49 - 6.85 - 13.48 - 2.07 - 50,35 -
15,39 - 40.30 - 4.30 - 52.74 - 4.43,77

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