U20 World Championships Grosseto 2004 (0)

Nov 01, 2026

Andrei Krauchanka won the decathlon at the 2004 World Junior Championships in Grosseto with a championship record of 8126 points. Russia’s Aleksei Sysoyev took silver with 8047, while Germany’s Norman Müller earned bronze with 7942. The competition was held on 14–15 July with a 6 kg shot, 107 cm hurdles and 1.75 kg discus.

P	Athlete	Nation	Points	Results
1	Andrei Krauchanka	BLR	8126 CR U20NR	11,09 - 7.46 - 14.51 - 2.16 - 48,98 - 14,55 - 43.41 - 4.50 - 52.84 - 4.28,46
2	Aleksei Sysoyev	RUS	8047 U20NR	10,86 - 6.84 - 16.94 - 1.95 - 49,72 - 15,25 - 53.80 - 4.30 - 57.44 - 4.34,84
3	Norman Müller	GER	7942 U20NR	11,11 - 7.24 - 15.59 - 2.01 - 49,16 - 15,16 - 43.42 - 4.70 - 53.77 - 4.34,70
4	Pelle Rietveld	NED	7822 U20NR	10,97 - 7.09 - 14.03 - 1.92 - 48,52 - 14,95 - 36.63 - 4.70 - 60.95 - 4.28,82
5	Andrés Silva	URU	7542 U20AR	10,75 - 7.23 - 13.23 - 1.86 - 46,79 - 15,57 - 35.28 - 4.30 - 47.60 - 4.18,68
6	Sami Itani	FIN	7405	11,32 - 6.66 - 14.31 - 2.01 - 51,85 - 15,32 - 45.09 - 4.10 - 58.20 - 4.44,44
7	Arthur Abele	GER	7224	11,25 - 6.82 - 13.07 - 1.89 - 49,91 - 14,84 - 35.82 - 3.80 - 56.26 - 4.28,01
8	Chris Helwick	USA	7176	11,61 - 6.53 - 12.17 - 1.95 - 50,99 - 15,34 - 42.72 - 4.40 - 55.45 - 4.42,13
9	Bob Altena	NED	7175	11,49 - 6.89 - 13.55 - 1.86 - 51,44 - 15,20 - 40.38 - 4.40 - 48.12 - 4.34,68
10	Daisuke Ikeda	JPN	7146	11,56 - 6.49 - 13.81 - 1.89 - 50,76 - 15,24 - 36.75 - 4.10 - 56.34 - 4.27,51
11	Jangy Addy	USA	7129	11,21 - 6.35 - 15.25 - 1.89 - 48,47 - 15,58 - 45.04 - 3.70 - 50.84 - 4.58,28
12	Tarmo Riitmuru	EST	7030	11,61 - 6.62 - 13.53 - 1.98 - 51,72 - 15,82 - 38.08 - 4.10 - 49.56 - 4.29,64
13	Andriy Klimarchuk	UKR	6902	11,68 - 6.84 - 12.17 - 1.98 - 51,01 - 15,72 - 38.36 - 3.90 - 49.49 - 4.41,23
14	Simon Walter	SUI	6822	11,37 - 6.76 - 13.81 - 1.86 - 51,58 - 15,59 - 36.07 - 4.20 - 44.03 - 4.51,92
15	Olivier Lichtenthaler	SUI	6743	11,31 - 6.61 - 12.97 - 1.86 - 52,75 - 16,01 - 32.90 - 4.10 - 53.16 - 4.43,68
16	Brent Newdick	NZL	6331	11,32 - 6.86 - 13.43 - 1.80 - 50,97 - 15,04 - 37.97 - 0 - 50.62 - 4.52,60

CR - championship record
U20AR - area U20 record
U20NR - national U20 record

Didn’t finish:
Yevgeniy Nikitin (UKR), Lukáš Patera (CZE), Franco Luigi Casiean (ITA), Janis Skrastins (LAT), Nicklas Wiberg (SWE), Joni Ojala (FIN), Mikalai Shubianok (BLR), Krister Altosaar (EST)

Historical note: Andrés Silva was the fastest decathlete over 100 m (10.75), 400 m (46.79) and 1500 m (4:18.68), yet finished fifth overall with 7542 points..

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