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Thomas van der Plaetsen won the men’s decathlon at the 2009 European Athletics U20 Championships in Novi Sad, scoring 7769 points for Belgium ahead of Petter Olson (7734) and Kai Kazmirek (7639).

22nd European Athletics Championships were held in Zurich 2014

The women’s decathlon is a multi ‐event track and field competition comprising ten events, offering a comprehensive test of an athlete's versatility and endurance. While not yet featured in the Olympics, it has gained recognition and is …

Two athletes surpassed the 8000 ‐point mark in the men’s decathlon at the 2017 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz, where Jiří Sýkora claimed gold with 8084 points ahead of Fredrik Samuelsson, while Elmo Savola completed …

This archive presents historical men’s decathlon marks recorded before the establishment of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). In the early years, the decathlon was sometimes completed in a single day and sometimes …

The men’s decathlon at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, produced a high ‐quality competition and a memorable Norwegian one ‐two finish. Markus Rooth claimed the gold medal with 8608 points ahead of …

Mihail Dudaš is a Serbian former decathlete who competed at the international level throughout the 2010s, representing Serbia at World and European Championships as well as the Olympic Games.

Trey Hardee defended his decathlon crown at the 2011 World Championships in Athletics in Daegu, claiming back-to-back titles with 8607 points.

21st European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 2012

With a PB of 6388 points, Till Steinforth set a German national heptathlon record and earned bronze at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn

Before turning to athletics, Carlos Chinin played football and basketball, but after winning medals at a school event in 2002, he began pursuing the decathlon, facing recurring injuries until a serious pole vault accident in 2012 nearly ended …

33rd European Athletics Indoor Championships

The men’s decathlon at the 2011 European Athletics U23 Championships in Ostrava produced a close battle for the title. Belgium’s Thomas van der Plaetsen won with 8157 points, just five points ahead of Eduard Mikhan, while Mihail Dudaš …

The men’s decathlon at the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tampere produced a high ‐level battle for the medals, with Germany’s Kai Kazmirek taking gold with 8366 points ahead of Ilya Shkurenyov and Adam Sebastian Helcelet, …

Pieter Braun won the men’s decathlon at the 2015 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn with 8195 points, ahead of Spain’s Jorge Ureña and Estonia’s Janek Õiglane, who claimed bronze on home soil.