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U23 European Championships Turku 1997 (0)

Oct 04, 2026
The first-ever European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Turku in 1997, marking the beginning of a new era for Europe’s leading young athletes. Germany’s Klaus Isekenmeier won the historic men’s decathlon title with 7926 points, finishing ahead of Ukraine’s Oleksandr Yurkov with 7888, while Pierre-Alexandre Vial of France claimed bronze with 7866 points.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Klaus Isekenmeier GER 7926 11,20 - 7.46 - 14.48 - 1.93 - 49,43 -
14,68 - 44.00 - 4.60 - 58.38 - 4.35,79
2 Oleksandr Yurkov UKR 7888 11,01 - 7.36 - 13.62 - 1.99 - 50,17 -
15,22 - 43.60 - 4.90 - 56.52 - 4.37,35
3 Pierre Alexandre Vial FRA 7866 10,97 - 7.08 - 12.55 - 1.87 - 48,61 -
14,76 - 41.78 - 4.80 - 56.78 - 4.15,81
4 Attila Zsivoczky HUN 7804 11,51 - 6.81 - 14.08 - 2.17 - 50,33 -
15,49 - 43.86 - 4.70 - 57.04 - 4.30,09
5 Robert Jung GER 7775 10,94 - 7.36 - 14.63 - 1.96 - 48,65 -
14,97 - 45.92 - 4.20 - 50.42 - 4.39,72
6 Bart Bennema NED 7598 10,79 - 7.12 - 14.18 - 1.96 - 49,63 -
14,10 - 40.44 - 4.60 - 50.94 - 5.14,23
7 Marc Magrans ESP 7471 11,00 - 6.93 - 12.82 - 1.90 - 49,19 -
14,80 - 36.54 - 4.30 - 49.38 - 4.15,78
8 Martin Jelinek CZE 7341 11,51 - 6.71 - 11.90 - 1.96 - 51,49 -
15,02 - 38.78 - 5.10 - 57.12 - 4.51,75
9 Rick Wassenaar NED 7244 11,34 - 7.20 - 14.07 - 1.81 - 50,71 -
15,43 - 41.34 - 4.40 - 52.78 - 4.54,12
10 Mikhail Volk BLR 7053 11,38 - 6.89 - 13.99 - 1.99 - 52,44 -
15,38 - 35.36 - 3.90 - 63.56 - 5.10,26
11 Andrey Kurdeko BLR 6247 11,48 - 7.03 - 12.66 - 2.02 - 52,09 -
0 - 41.40 - 4.40 - 39.94 - 4.50,76

Didn't finish: Jiri Ryba (CZE), Benjamin Jensen (NOR), Mikhail Merzlikin (RUS), Thomas Tebbich (AUT), Paolo Casarsa (ITA), Dean Macey (GBR).

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