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The men’s decathlon at the 1973 European Athletics U20 Championships in Duisburg brought together Europe’s leading junior combined events athletes. Vladimir Buryakov of the Soviet Union won the European U20 title with 7551 points, ahead of …

The men’s decathlon at the 1970 European Athletics Junior Championships featured some of Europe’s most promising young combined events athletes. Aleksandr Blinyayev of the Soviet Union won the title with 7632 points, ahead of West Germany’s …

26th European Athletics Championships were held in Roma 2024

Johannes Erm won Estonia’s first European decathlon title in 26 years with 8764 points

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

Hubert Trościanka made history at the European U20 Championships in Tampere, Finland, becoming the first athlete ever to surpass 8500 points in the U20 decathlon - rewarded with a new world record.

The Birmingham 2026 European Championships decathlon produced a high-quality competition, with Leo Neugebauer taking gold for Germany with 8611 points ahead of compatriot Niklas Kaul (8573), while Sander Aae Skotheim claimed bronze with 8433.

The 1946 European Championships in Oslo featured a memorable decathlon, with Norway’s Godtfred Holmvang claiming the European title ahead of Sergey Kuznetsov of the Soviet Union and Sweden’s Göran Waxberg.

The 1938 European Championships in Paris featured a historic decathlon competition, with Karl Olof Bexell of Sweden taking the European title ahead of Poland’s Witold Gerutto and Switzerland’s Josef Neumann.

The 1934 European Championships in Turin featured a landmark decathlon competition, with Germany’s Hans-Heinrich Sievert winning the European title ahead of Sweden’s Leif Dahlgren and Poland’s Jerzy Pławczyk.