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Glenn Lindqvist claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 1995 European U20 Championships in Nyíregyháza with 7363 points, ahead of Rick Wassenaar and Jiří Ryba in the championship standings.

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).

Bydgoszcz hosted the men’s decathlon at the 1979 European Athletics U20 Championships, where West Germany’s Siegfried Wentz emerged as European junior champion with 7818 points. East Germany secured both remaining podium places through Dietmar …

Sven Roosen finished fourth at the Paris 2024 Olympics with a Dutch decathlon record of 8607 points. He also won European U23 silver in Tallinn 2021 and bronze in Espoo 2023, before placing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2024.

Manuel Eitel set a German U18 decathlon record in Bernhausen 2014, surpassing the previous mark held by Jan Felix Knobel. He went on to win European U23 bronze in Gävle 2019 and set a decathlon personal best of 8351 points in Götzis 2023. …

IN MEMORIAM - Kurt Bendlin (1943 – 2024)

The men's decathlon at the 1986 European Championships in Stuttgart featured one of the strongest competitions in combined events history. Great Britain's Daley Thompson successfully defended his European title with 8811 points, defeating long …

Ladji Doucoure won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European U20 Championships in Grosseto with 7747 points, leading Lars Albert and Atis Vaisjuns in a closely contested junior combined-events competition.

The men’s decathlon at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bydgoszcz saw Germany’s André Niklaus capture the title with 7983 points. Estonia’s Indrek Turi secured the silver medal with 7864 points, while Latvia’s Atis …

André Niklaus won the men’s decathlon at the 2001 European Athletics U23 Championships in Amsterdam, scoring 8042 points to take gold for Germany. Finland’s Jaakko Ojaniemi finished second with 7907 points, while Italy’s William Frullani …

Nicklas Wiberg won the men’s decathlon at the 2003 European Athletics U20 Championships in Tampere, taking the European junior title with 7604 points ahead of Aleksei Sysoyev and Steffen Willwacher.

A Russian one ‐two highlighted the men’s decathlon at the 2005 European Athletics U23 Championships in Erfurt. Aleksei Drozdov claimed the European U23 title with an impressive 8196 points, with compatriot Aleksei Sysoyev taking silver …

Andrei Krauchanka won the men’s decathlon at the 2005 European Athletics U20 Championships in Kaunas, scoring 7997 points to take the European junior title ahead of Arthur Abele and Mauri Kaattari.

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 …

The first ‐ever European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Turku in 1997, marking the beginning of a new era for Europe’s leading young athletes. Germany’s Klaus Isekenmeier won the historic men’s decathlon title with 7926 …

Yevgeniy Likhanov won the men’s decathlon at the 2013 European Athletics U20 Championships in Rieti with 7975 points, ahead of Aleksey Cherkasov (7790) and Tim Nowak (7778), while Janek Õiglane finished fourth with 7604 points.

The men’s decathlon at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships in Debrecen was won by Andrei Krauchanka with an impressive 8492 points. Pascal Behrenbruch claimed silver with 8239 points and Arkadi Vasilyev took bronze with 8179, as three …

Matthias Prey captured the men’s decathlon title at the 2007 European Athletics U20 Championships in Hengelo, winning with 7908 points for Germany ahead of Rok Deržanic (7560) and Rico Freimuth (7524).