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European Championships Athens 1982 (0)

Sep 30, 2025
13th European Athletics Championships were held in Athens 1982. Daley Thompson’s 8743 points was a Championship record at the time and also stood as a world record.
P Athlete Nation Points Results T1985
1 Daley Thompson ® GBR 8743 10,51 - 7.80 - 15.44 - 2.03 - 47,11 -
14,39 - 45.48 - 5.00 - 63.56 - 4.23,71
8774
2 Jürgen Hingsen FRG 8517 11,01 - 7.58 - 15.52 - 2.15 - 48,10 -
14,61 - 44.74 - 4.80 - 60.42 - 4.22,22
8530
3 Siegfried Stark GDR 8422 11,30 - 7.31 - 15.71 - 2.03 - 48,76 -
14,89 - 48.64 - 5.00 - 67.38 - 4.23,52
8472
4 Steffen Grummt GDR 8217 11,10 - 7.16 - 15.95 - 1.91 - 49,16 -
14,78 - 49.08 - 4.60 - 65.32 - 4.27,05
8214
5 Georg Werthner AUT 8171 11,16 - 7.33 - 14.11 - 2.03 - 48,73 -
15,08 - 39.82 - 4.50 - 70.66 - 4.14,89
8165
6 Grigori Degtyaryov URS 8160 11,07 - 7.22 - 14.94 - 2.00 - 49,84 -
14,75 - 49.32 - 4.60 - 57.12 - 4.23,15
8133
7 Valeri Kachanov URS 8116 11,11 - 7.44 - 14.00 - 2.03 - 48,64 -
14,47 - 45.46 - 4.20 - 57.30 - 4.18,98
8073
8 Christian Gugler SUI 8035 11,44 - 7.05 - 12.99 - 2.03 - 49,91 -
14,87 - 44.82 - 4.80 - 68.24 - 4.21,95
8046
9 Guido Kratschmer FRG 8015 11,02 - 7.26 - 14.77 - 1.91 - 49,03 -
14,65 - 43.84 - 4.30 - 61.54 - 4.24,24
7972
10 Atanas Andonov BUL 7904 11,34 - 6.69 - 15.15 - 2.06 - 51,09 -
14,91 - 48.20 - 4.60 - 62.08 - 4.40,72
7878
11 Michele Rüfenacht SUI 7873 10,73 - 6.94 - 13.43 - 1.97 - 48,38 -
14,57 - 45.20 - 4.00 - 56.66 - 4.31,03
7797
12 Martin Machura TCH
7794 10,97 - 7.14 - 15.39 - 2.06 - 49,78 -
16,38 - 46.72 - 4.50 - 59.78 - 5.05,06
7731
13 Colin Boreham GBR 7762 11,23 - 7.11 - 13.71 - 2.06 - 48,90 -
14,81 - 38.80 - 4.00 - 57.96 - 4.25,16
7700
14 Harri Sundell FIN 7743 11,12 - 7.38 - 14.25 - 2.00 - 49,30 -
15,11 - 42.90 - 4.20 - 57.62 - 4.49,95
7687
15 Christer Lythell SWE 7717 11,45 - 6.93 - 14.76 - 1.88 - 49,35 -
15,14 - 46.88 - 4.20 - 60.08 - 4.31,17
7664
16 Adam Baginski POL 7659 11,38 - 6.69 - 13.81 - 2.00 - 50,49 -
15,27 - 45.00 - 4.50 - 58.58 - 4.35,00
7603
17 Conny Silfver SWE 7551 11,35 - 6.70 - 13.77 - 1.91 - 50,09 - 
15,07 - 42.12 - 4.40 - 55.92 - 4.29,56
7478
18 Trond Skramstad NOR 7517 11,20 - 6.80 - 13.11 - 1.94 - 49,27 - 
14,94 - 35.06 - 4.30 - 59.68 - 4.30,16
7457
19 Gudmund Olsen NOR 7506 11,64 - 6.68 - 14.96 - 1.91 - 52,28 - 
15,58 - 45.72 - 4.30 - 63.56 - 4.35,59
7450
20 Siegfried Wentz FRG 7284 11,17 - 7.17 - 15.81 - 2.03 - 48,15 - 
14,52 - 45.86 - 0 - 63.64 - 4.35,38
7446

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