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).

Glenn Lindqvist claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 1995 European U20 Championships in Nyíregyháza with 7363 points, ahead of Rick Wassenaar and Jiří Ryba in the championship standings.

The men’s decathlon at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships featured some of Europe’s most promising young combined events athletes. Aleksandr Blinyayev of the Soviet Union won the title with 7632 points, ahead of West Germany’s …

Yevgeniy Likhanov won the men’s decathlon at the 2013 European Athletics U20 Championships in Rieti with 7975 points, ahead of Aleksey Cherkasov (7790) and Tim Nowak (7778), while Janek Õiglane finished fourth with 7604 points.

Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1999 European Athletics U20 Championships in Riga, claiming the European junior title with 7881 points ahead of fellow Finn Jaakko Ojaniemi, while Roland Schwarzl took bronze for Austria.

Christer Holger dominated the men’s decathlon at the 1993 European U20 Championships in San Sebastián, winning the gold medal with 7534 points ahead of Jan Podebradsky (7396) and Stefan-Hubert Vogt (7338).

Valter Külvet won the decathlon at the 1983 European U20 Championships in Schwechat with a championship-record 7915 points (7880 by the 1985 scoring table).

Kevin Mayer won the men’s decathlon at the 2011 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn, scoring 8124 points for France ahead of Mathias Brugger (7853) and Johannes Hock (7806).

Jente Hauttekeete won the men’s decathlon at the 2021 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tallinn with 8150 points, ahead of Sander Aae Skotheim (8012) and Teo Bastien (7722).

Nicklas Wiberg won the men’s decathlon at the 2003 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, taking the European junior title with 7604 points ahead of Aleksei Sysoyev and Steffen Willwacher.

Hubert Trościanka made history at the European U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, becoming the first athlete ever to surpass 8500 points in the U20 decathlon - rewarded with a new world record.

Vitali Kolpakov won the men’s decathlon at the 1991 European Athletics Junior Championships in Thessaloniki with 7813 points, ahead of Tomaš Dvořák (7748) and Jarkko Finni (7479).

Just six points separated gold and silver in the men’s decathlon at the 1981 European Athletics U20 Championships in Utrecht. Mikhail Romanyuk of the Soviet Union secured the European junior title with 7918 points, narrowly defeating East …

Michael Kohnle won the men’s decathlon at the 1989 European Athletics Junior Championships in Varaždin with a championship-record 8114 points, finishing ahead of Norbert Lampe (7586) and David Bigham (7446).

Shot 6.0 kg; hurdles 99 cm; discus 1.75 kg; javelin 800 g

The U20 World Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, highlighting the most promising young athletes and their standout performances throughout history.

Aki Heikkinen won the men’s decathlon at the 1998 IAAF World Junior Championships in Annecy with 7476 points, leading a Finnish one-two with Jaakko Ojaniemi (7246) and finishing ahead of Germany’s Thomas Pöge (7332).

Petri Keskitalo won the decathlon at the 1986 World Junior Championships in Athens with 7623 points, ahead of Michael Smith and Nikolai Zayats.

Gunnar Nixon won the men’s decathlon at the 2012 IAAF World Junior Championships in Barcelona with a world-leading 8018 points, becoming U20 world champion ahead of Jake Stein and Tim Dekker.

Arkadi Vasilyev won the men’s decathlon at the 2006 IAAF World Junior Championships in Beijing with 8059 points.