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Willem Coertzen set an African decathlon record of 8398 points when finishing third at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2015. The South African also won the Talence Décastar that year and earned African Championships silver in 2008 and bronze in 2016.

The European Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the continent’s greatest performances and leading nations throughout history.

Niklas Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion in history when he won gold in Doha 2019 with a personal best of 8691 points. He had previously set a world U20 record of 8435 points with U20 implements while winning the European U20 title …

Cedric Dubler is Australia’s most prolific decathlete with the most scores over 8000. Coach Eric Brown noticed his aptitude for pole vault, and saw that he had the potential for the decathlon. He set a new personal best of 8393 points in the …

Andres Raja claimed the decathlon title with 8114 points at the 2011 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Toruń, ahead of Vasili Kharlamov (7935) and Gael Querin (7799). Russia’s depth secured the men’s team trophy, 210 points clear …

Christian Plaziat led France to the men’s team title at the 1994 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Vénissieux on 2–3 July. He won the decathlon with 8505 points ahead of Henrik Dagard (8347) and Tomaš Dvorak (8313). France scored …

France edged Germany by 138 points to win the men’s team title at the 1993 European Cup Combined Events Super League in Oulu, Finland, on 10–11 July. Germany’s Paul Meier won the individual decathlon with 8366 points, ahead of Christian …

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, …

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 …