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Chiel Warners
Chiel Warners won European U20 decathlon gold in Ljubljana 1997 and finished fifth at the Athens 2004 Olympics with 8343 points. His personal best of 8363 came in Götzis 1999. After retiring, he chaired the Dutch Olympic Committee’s …
Oct 18, 2026
Dutch men’s decathlon all-time list
Dutch men’s decathlon all ‐time list up to 7600 points. 4th place at the Olympic decathlon in Paris 2024… and Sven Roosen didn’t just show up, he delivered a monster performance with 8607 points, smashing the Dutch national record …
Aug 30, 2026
Dutch men’s heptathlon all-time list
Dutch men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points
Mar 21, 2026
Eelco Sintnicolaas
Eelco Sintnicolaas won European indoor heptathlon gold in Göteborg 2013 with a Dutch record of 6372 points, following European decathlon silver in Barcelona 2010. He later claimed indoor bronze in Prague 2015 and set a national decathlon record …
Oct 18, 2026
Eelco Sintnicolaas needs to focus on speed and power
Feb 21, 2014
Eugene Martineau
Eugene Martineau was a two-time Olympic decathlete from the Netherlands, a national champion, and a consistent world-class performer with a career best over 8200 points.
Oct 18, 2026
European Championships Amsterdam 2016
23rd European Athletics Championships were held in Amsterdam 2016
July 07, 2016
European Championships Amsterdam 2016 - Decathlon Podium
July 07, 2016
European Championships Amsterdam 2016 - preview
July 05, 2016
European Cup Combined Events Super League Helmond 1991
Germany topped the men’s team standings at the 1991 European Cup Combined Events in Helmond, scoring 24350 points to beat France by 302. Christian Plaziat led the individual competition with 8518 points, ahead of Germany’s Christian Schenk …
Oct 26, 2026
European Cup Combined Events Super League Hengelo 2008
Andrei Krauchanka dominated the 2008 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Hengelo with 8585 points, leading Belarus to a second consecutive men’s team title. Romain Barras (7974) edged Andres Raja (7964) for individual silver, while the …
Oct 27, 2026
European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn 2025
38th European Athletics Indoor Championships - Sander Aae Skotheim breaks the European heptathlon record.
Nov 08, 2025
Ingmar Vos
Ingmar Vos represented the Netherlands in the decathlon at the London 2012 Olympics and set his personal best of 8224 points in Götzis that year. He also finished fifth in the heptathlon at the Paris 2011 European Indoor Championships and won …
Oct 18, 2026
Jeff Tesselaar
Jeff Tesselaar won European U23 decathlon silver in Bergen 2025 and achieved his personal best of 8378 points when finishing fourth at the Birmingham 2026 European Championships. The Dutch athlete also scored 5960 points in the heptathlon at the …
Oct 18, 2026
Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928
Paavo Yrjölä led a Finnish one ‐two in the men’s decathlon at the Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games, winning with a world record of 8053. 290 points. Akilles Järvinen took silver with 7931. 500, while John Kenneth Doherty secured bronze for …
Oct 22, 2026
Pieter Braun
Pieter Braun clinched the gold medal at the European U23 Championships in Tallinn (2015), Estonia, with a personal best score of 8195 points. His absolute personal best in the decathlon is 8342 points, achieved at the prestigious Hypo …
Oct 18, 2026
Rik Taam
Rik Taam set his decathlon personal best of 8326 points in Ratingen 2023 and represented the Netherlands at the Paris 2024 Olympics. He also finished fourth at the Toruń 2021 European Indoor Championships with a heptathlon best of 6111 points.
Oct 18, 2026
Robert de Wit
Robert de Wit set a Dutch decathlon record of 8447 points in Eindhoven 1988 and finished eighth at the Seoul Olympics that year. He also placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Genova 1992 European Indoor Championships with a national record of 6023 …
Oct 18, 2026
Sander Skotheim breaks the European heptathlon record for the second time
Sander Skotheim breaks the European heptathlon record for the second time
Mar 09, 2025
Sven Roosen
Sven Roosen finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a Dutch decathlon record of 8607 points. He also won European U23 silver in Tallinn 2021 and bronze in Espoo 2023, before placing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2024.
Oct 18, 2026
U20 European Championships Hengelo 2007
Matthias Prey captured the men’s decathlon title at the 2007 European Athletics U20 Championships in Hengelo, winning with 7908 points for Germany ahead of Rok Deržanic (7560) and Rico Freimuth (7524).
July 29, 2007
U20 European Championships Utrecht 1981
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 …
Oct 02, 2026
U23 European Championships Amsterdam 2001
André Niklaus won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, scoring 8042 points to take gold for Germany. Finland’s Jaakko Ojaniemi finished second with 7907 points, while Italy’s William Frullani …
June 04, 2006
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