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Alain Blondel became decathlon European champion in Helsinki 1994.

16th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1994

Christian Plaziat was unbeatable because he embodied the ideal decathlete profile that day: consistent, technically skilled, in peak shape, and mentally strong - plus energized by his home crowd.

Dan O'Brien setting a world record of 8891 points - beating Olympic champion Robert Zmelik by over 500 points

23rd European Athletics Indoor Championships

French heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points

French decathlon all-time list up to 7800 points

Let’s remember unforgettable European Championships in Helsinki 29 years ago.

Romain Barras became Decathlon European Champion in Barcelona 2010. Barras was only the fourth French decathlon champion in European history, following Ignace Heinrich (1950), Christian Plaziat (1990), and Alain Blondel (1994) Post …

Robert Zmelík wasn’t unbeatable in every meet, but in Barcelona 1992, nobody else combined consistency, peak fitness, and mental resilience as well as he did. That’s why, on that stage, he was the best.

This victory marked Dan O’Brien’s first world championship title - his international breakthrough and a pivotal launchpad for his historic multi-year dominance in decathlon

15th European Athletics Championships were held in Split 1990

14th European Athletics Championships were held in Stuttgart 1986