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.
Explore the progression of the men’s decathlon world best performances under different scoring tables, from the early 20th century to the modern era. This historical archive shows how the best decathlon performances developed as scoring systems
This project presents comprehensive all ‐time rankings of track and field athletes, evaluating their careers using criteria inspired by Track & Field News world rankings ‐ honors, records, consistency, and head ‐to ‐head
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.
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.