1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Joachim Kirst East Germany
Silver	Herbert Wessel East Germany
Bronze	Viktor Chelnokov Soviet Union

Results

Final

17/18 September

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Joachim Kirst	East Germany	10.8	7.62	16.28	2.13	47.9	15.9	44.70	4.10	57.60	4:58.7	7910 (8041)	CR
	Herbert Wessel	East Germany	10.9	7.37 w	14.21	1.98	49.6	15.4	40.98	4.60	54.16	4:37.0	7683 (7828)
	Viktor Chelnokov	Soviet Union	10.9	6.98 w	15.12	1.86	49.0	16.7	47.34	4.10	67.86	4:31.5	7653 (7801)
4	Nikolay Avilov	Soviet Union	11.4	7.40 w	13.39	2.04	49.2	15.0	41.86	4.10	58.76	4:28.9	7648 (7779)
5	Rüdiger Demmig	East Germany	11.1	7.03 w	13.38	1.89	48.0	15.0	43.56	4.20	53.12	4:37.0	7469 (7631)
6	Horst Mandl	Austria	11.3	7.15	13.38	1.92	49.8	15.1	40.00	4.40	58.42	4:38.8	7439 (7579)
7	Lennart Hedmark	Sweden	11.4	7.13 w	13.62	1.89	50.2	15.5	42.44	4.10	66.64	4:42.3	7402 (7531)
8	Urs Trautmann	Switzerland	11.3	7.04 w	14.17	1.95	50.8	15.9	44.60	3.90	61.86	4:42.6	7332 (7487)
9	Leonid Litvinenko	Soviet Union	11.1	7.13 w	13.90	1.83	49.2	15.0	41.02	3.40	54.08	4:24.3	7245 (7410)
10	Spas Dzhurov	Bulgaria	11.1	6.79 w	15.02	1.83	50.3	15.7	41.38	4.10	55.36	4:41.6	7204 (7384)
11	József Bákái	Hungary	11.2	7.26 w	14.32	1.89	52.1	16.6	46.46	4.20	60.84	5:11.0	7167 (7334)
12	Charlemagne Anyanah	France	11.1	6.65	13.67	1.89	50.2	15.3	38.50	4.00	59.48	4:44.8	7146 (7321)
13	Tadeusz Janczenko	Poland	10.9	7.28 w	12.81	1.92	50.4	17.1	40.48	4.00	53.10	5:01.1	6956 (7163)
14	Hannu Kyösola	Finland	11.2	7.46	13.09	1.80	50.1	16.0	35.54	3.30	61.90	4:35.8	6979 (7113)
15	Steen Smidt-Jensen	Denmark	11.2	6.81 w	11.99	2.01	50.8	15.1	40.38	4.00	53.10	5:01.1	7011 (7091)
16	Jan Neckář	Czechoslovakia	11.7	6.50 w	13.01	1.92	52.9	15.9	40.36	3.70	68.16	4:36.4	6927 (7077)
17	Yordan Miyakov	Bulgaria	11.6	6.49 w	14.26	1.75	53.2	16.1	41.84	4.10	61.44	4:40.9	6851 (7016)
18	Rafael Cano	Spain	11.2	7.17 w	11.22	1.89	50.0	15.8	33.42	3.90	52.32	4:40.6	6841 (7005)
19	Vasilios Sevastis	Greece	11.5	7.45 w	12.00	NH	50.6	16.2	36.02	3.50	51.80	4:30.2	6120 (6768)
20	Franz Biedermann	Liechtenstein	11.7	6.61 w	10.23	1.80	51.3	16.4	33.16	4.10	57.64	4:30.0	6542 (6696)
	Freddy Herbrandt	Belgium	11.3	7.55 w	13.49	1.98	57.3	16.5	42.18	4.00	44.88		DNF
	Clive Longe	Great Britain	11.2	6.84 w	14.22	1.75	49.7	15.5	42.86	4.40	NM		DNF
	Arthur Hess	Switzerland	10.9	7.25 w	13.53	1.80							DNF
	Edward de Noorlander	Netherlands	11.4	7.02 w	13.46	2.01	49.2	15.1	40.40	4.10	50.94	4:20.5	DQ^†

^†:The Dutch athlete Edward de Noorlander initially finished 6th, but was disqualified for the use of amphetamine. This was the first disqualification for doping in athletics.^[2]^[3]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

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The men's 200 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18, 19, and 20 September 1969.

The men's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.

The men's 1500 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 20 September 1969.

The men's marathon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, on 21 September 1969.

The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 20 September 1969.

The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18, 19, and 20 September 1969.

The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 18 September 1969.

The men's high jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 19 September 1969.

The men's long jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.

The men's shot put at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.

The men's 50 kilometres race walk at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, on 18 September 1969.

The women's 200 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18 and 19 September 1969.

The women's 400 metres at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16, 17, and 18 September 1969.

The women's 100 metres hurdles at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 18, 19, and 20 September 1969.

The women's high jump at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 16 and 18 September 1969.

References

↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
↑ Cashmore, Ellis; Cashmore, Ernest (2002), Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide, Taylor & Francis, 2003, p. 92, ISBN 9780415285551 , retrieved 6 September 2014
↑ Sport & Santé - Dopage - Les amphétamines : exemples (in French), archived from the original on 17 September 2018, retrieved 6 September 2014

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[eaa_01-1] European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014

[sports_01-2] Cashmore, Ellis; Cashmore, Ernest (2002), Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide, Taylor & Francis, 2003, p. 92, ISBN 9780415285551 , retrieved 6 September 2014

[crdp_01-3] Sport & Santé - Dopage - Les amphétamines : exemples (in French), archived from the original on 17 September 2018, retrieved 6 September 2014

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1969 European Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men
3000 m steeplechase	men
4×100 m relay	men	women
4×400 m relay	men	women
Road events
Marathon	men
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Pentathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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