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Markus Rooth of Norway clinched the decathlon gold at the 2023 European U23 Championships in Espoo

Markus Rooth won gold medal at the U23 European Championships in Espoo 2023. He won the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the decathlon, the first gold medal for Norway in this event since 1920.

Shot 6.0 kg; hurdles 99 cm; discus 1.75 kg; javelin 800 g

The men’s decathlon at the 2023 European Athletics U23 Championships in Espoo, Finland, produced a high ‐quality competition and a memorable Norwegian one ‐two finish. Markus Rooth claimed the gold medal with 8608 points ahead of …

The 13th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Tallinn, Estonia (2021)

Markus Rooth became the first Norwegian athlete to win the decathlon gold medal at the Olympic Games since Antwerpen 1920.

The U23 European Championships historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records and champions, highlighting Europe’s best young talents and standout performances throughout history.

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more.

Men’s decathlon best first-day performers — a list of decathletes who have scored 4450 points or more after the first five events.

Men’s decathlon best second-day performers — a list of decathletes who have scored 4200 points or more across the five events of the second day.

Total points based on personal bests are calculated by adding the points from a decathlete’s personal records in each event. This section lists all totals exceeding 8900 points and contains particularly notable performance data.

The Olympic Games historical archive showcases all-time decathlon records, champions and medal table, highlighting the greatest performances and leading nations throughout Olympic history.

Norwegian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7600 points. At the top of the Norwegian men’s decathlon all-time list stands Sander Aae Skotheim, who set the national benchmark with 8909 points at the prestigious Hypo-Meeting in Götzis in 2025.

Shot put 6.0 kg; 60m hurdles 99 cm

Shot 6.0 kg; hurdles 99 cm; discus 1.75 kg; javelin 800 g

25th edition of the biennial European U20 Athletics Championships

Damian Warner taken the Götzis decathlon crown a record six times, long jumped a Canadian national record and decathlon best (8.28m) and went number four on the all-time list with 8995 points.