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19th European Athletics Championships were held in Göteborg 2006

Vasili Kuznetsov became a two-time European decathlon champion, successfully defending his title in a historic performance that cemented his place among the leading multi-event athletes of the era.

32nd European Athletics Indoor Championships

The men’s heptathlon at the 1998 European Indoor Championships in Stockholm featured many of Europe’s leading combined events athletes.

Swedish decathlete Fredrik Samuelsson won European U23 silver in Bydgoszcz 2017 and set his decathlon best of 8178 points in Götzis 2023. He also finished fourth at the Glasgow 2019 European Indoor Championships with a heptathlon best of 6125 …

Henrik Dagård won European decathlon silver in Helsinki 1994 and World Indoor heptathlon bronze in Barcelona 1995. His decathlon best of 8403 points, set in Talence 1994, stood as the Swedish national record for nearly 15 years.

Nicklas Wiberg won European U20 decathlon gold in Tampere 2003. He later finished sixth at the Berlin 2009 World Championships with 8406 points, breaking Henrik Dagård’s longstanding Swedish record by three points.

James “Jim” Thorpe dominated the first Olympic men’s decathlon at Stockholm 1912, scoring a world record of 8412. 955 points across three days on 13–15 July. Already the pentathlon champion, he finished 688. 460 points ahead of Sweden’s …

Swedish men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7700 points

Swedish men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points

Simon Ehammer won the men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås with 7851 points, ahead of Leon Mak (7700) and Markus Rooth (7692).

Jan Doležal won the men’s decathlon at the 2015 European Athletics U20 Championships in Eskilstuna with 7929 points, ahead of future Olympic and world champion Karsten Warholm (7764) and Maksim Andraloits (7717), making it a notable result in …

The men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Gävle was won by Germany’s Niklas Kaul with 8572 points. Estonia’s Johannes Erm claimed silver with 8445 points, while Germany’s Manuel Eitel completed the podium …

Attila Zsivoczky delivered a dominant decathlon performance at the 1999 European Athletics U23 Championships in Göteborg, winning the title with 8379 points. The Hungarian finished well clear of Germany’s Boris Kawohl, who took silver with …

Dan O'Brien clinched his third consecutive World Championship decathlon title