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Grigori Degtyaryov claimed his second consecutive decathlon victory at the 1984 combined events meeting in Götzis, setting a Soviet national record of 8579 points. His winning performance is worth 8617 points under the 1985 scoring tables.

Grigori Degtyaryov led a Soviet one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1983 combined events meeting in Götzis, winning with 8454 points ahead of Konstantin Akhapkin with 8181. Canada’s Dave Steen finished third with 8162. Degtyaryov’s …

The 1958 European Athletics Championships decathlon took place at Stockholm Olympic Stadium on 20–21 August. Vasili Kuznetsov successfully defended his European title with a championship record of 7865 points under the 1952 scoring tables (7564 …

Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1977 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third ‐placed Daley Thompson set a world junior record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the …

Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1976 combined events meeting in Götzis with a West German record of 8381 points, ahead of Josef Zeilbauer’s Austrian record of 8310, while Yves Leroy finished third. Under the 1985 scoring tables, the …

The 1954 European Athletics Championships decathlon in Bern marked the beginning of a remarkable era of Soviet dominance. Vasili Kuznetsov captured his first European title with 6752 points under the 1950 scoring system (6881 by the 1985 tables), …

The decathlon was historically dominated by athletes from the United States, the Nordic countries (especially Finland), and later the Soviet bloc. France had very little tradition of success in combined events. Ignace Heinrich became one of the …

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 …

East Germany claimed the men’s team title at the 1989 European Cup Combined Events A Final in Tønsberg, Norway, finishing 388 points ahead of West Germany with 24081. France’s Christian Plaziat won the individual decathlon with 8290 points, …

Estonia claimed the overall title at the 2019 European Combined Events Team Championships Super League in Lutsk, scoring 39959 points to finish 399 ahead of Belarus, with Great Britain taking bronze. Maicel Uibo led the Estonian decathletes with …

East Germany swept the men’s decathlon podium at the 1987 European Cup Combined Events A Final in Basel on 4–5 July. Torsten Voss led the way with 8445 points, followed by Uwe Freimuth (8220) and Thomas Fahner (8187). Their combined 24852 …

The Soviet Union edged East Germany by just 89 points to win the men’s team title at the 1985 European Cup Combined Events A Final in Krefeld on 7–8 September. Torsten Voss won the individual decathlon with 8352 points, ahead of Aleksandr …

West Germany retained the men’s team title at the 1983 European Cup Combined Events A Final in Sofia on 10–11 September, finishing 250 points ahead of East Germany. Uwe Freimuth won the individual decathlon with an East German record of 8501 …

West Germany won a dramatic team contest at the 1981 European Cup Combined Events Final in Birmingham on 29–30 August, overturning East Germany’s lead in the closing 1500 m to win by 173 points. Rainer Pottel took the individual decathlon …

Siegfried Stark powered East Germany to victory at the 1979 European Cup Combined Events Final in Dresden on 1–2 September. He won the men’s decathlon with 8287 points, ahead of Guido Kratschmer (8053) and Aleksandr Nevski (7949). The hosts …

Aleksandr Grebenyuk led the Soviet Union to team victory at the 1977 European Cup Combined Events Final in Villeneuve d’Ascq on 17–18 September. He won the individual decathlon with 8252 points, ahead of East Germany’s Rainer Pottel (8096) …

The Soviet Union secured a one ‐two finish and the men’s team title at the 1975 European Cup Combined Events Final in Bydgoszcz on 6–7 September. Leonid Litvinenko won the decathlon with 8030 points, finishing 57 points ahead of teammate …

Lennart Hedmark won the men’s decathlon at the inaugural European Cup Combined Events Final in Bonn on 22–23 September 1973, scoring 8120 points ahead of Yves Leroy and Ryszard Skowronek. Poland claimed the team title, beating the Soviet …

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).

Paris hosted the first official European Junior Championships in 1970 at the historic Stade Olympique de Colombes. Aleksandr Blinyayev won the decathlon with 7632 points under the scoring tables then in use, ahead of Eberhard Stroot and Frank Nusse.