European Championships’ full history showcases all-time records, winners, and the medal table, celebrating the continent’s greatest performances and leading nations over the years.
Niklas Kaul set a World record with U20 implements of 8435 points when winning the decathlon at the European Championships in Grosseto 2017. He became the youngest decathlon World champion in history at the IAAF World Athletics Championships in
World Championships’ complete history reveals all-time records, winners, and the medal table, highlighting the most outstanding achievements and top nations throughout the event’s legacy.
After injury setbacks, Jorge Ureña made a triumphant return in June 2023 at Ratingen, Germany, posting a new PB of 8381 points ‐ lifting him to the third ‐best Spanish decathlon score ever. At the 2019 European Indoor Championships
Garrett Scantling banned for three years for doping offences. Scantling’s three-year period of ineligibility started on June 27 2022, the date he committed a tampering violation.
In 2011, Mathias Brugger earned silver in decathlon at the European U20 Championships in Tallinn with 7853 points. At the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Mathias Brugger scored 6126 points, earning bronze.
Leo Neugebauer has broken the 39 ‐years old German decathlon record. He scored 8836 points at the NCAA Division Championships in Austin, Texas (2023). Year later he won second consecutive men’s decathlon title at the NCAA in Eugene,
In February 2025, Sander Skotheim scored 6484 points to break the European heptathlon record, scoring 6484. In March 2025, he won the gold medal in the heptathlon at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships and broke his own European
Markus Rooth won gold medal at the U23 European Championships in Espoo 2023. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920.
A complete history of the Ratingen Mehrkampf celebrates all-time decathlon records and champions, showcasing the event’s finest performances and winners throughout the years.
I wish that in the nearest future everybody will know about decathlon and the meaning of the event of decathlon... decathletes are like our greek gods - Petros Kyprianou