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Simon Ehammer won the men’s decathlon at the 2019 European Athletics U20 Championships in Borås with 7851 points, ahead of Leon Mak (7700) and Markus Rooth (7692).

25th European Athletics Championships were held in München 2022

Amadeus Gräber won the men’s decathlon at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships in Jerusalem with 8209 points, ahead of Matthias Lasch (8052) and Andrin Huber (8009).

Chiel Warners captured the men’s decathlon title at the 1997 European U20 Championships in Ljubljana with 7664 points, finishing well clear of Germany’s Steffen Munz and Sebastian Knabe.

10th European Athletics Championships were held in Helsinki 1971

Relive the European Championships Athens 1969 decathlon, where Joachim Kirst, Herbert Wessel, and Viktor Chelnokov battled for the podium.

The 1954 European Championships in Bern featured a memorable decathlon showdown, with Soviet athlete Vasili Kuznetsov winning the European title ahead of Finland’s Torbjörn Lassenius and West Germany’s Heinz Oberbeck.

Christer Holger dominated the men’s decathlon at the 1993 European U20 Championships in San Sebastián, winning the gold medal with 7534 points ahead of Jan Podebradsky (7396) and Stefan-Hubert Vogt (7338).

Vitali Kolpakov won the men’s decathlon at the 1991 European Athletics Junior Championships in Thessaloniki with 7813 points, ahead of Tomaš Dvořák (7748) and Jarkko Finni (7479).

Patrick Eseimokumoh won the men’s decathlon at the 1987 European Athletics Junior Championships in Birmingham with 7614 points, finishing ahead of Roman Frolov and Barry Walsh.

Thomas Fahner won the men’s decathlon at the 1985 European Athletics Junior Championships in Cottbus with 7815 points, finishing ahead of Igor Drobyshevskiy (7633) and Andre Preysing (7476).

26th European Athletics Championships were held in Roma 2024

During this season, Estonian decathlon record holder Erki Nool lost two decathlon-related records to his countrymen

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.