2003 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon

Last updated September 10, 2019

The men's decathlon event at the 2003 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Bydgoszcz, Poland, at Zawisza Stadion on 17 and 18 July.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα and ἄθλος. Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not by the position achieved. The decathlon is contested mainly by male athletes, while female athletes typically compete in the heptathlon.

The 4th European Athletics U23 Championships were held in Bydgoszcz, Poland at the Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium between 17–20 July 2003.

Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers. With a city population of 350,178, and an urban agglomeration with more than 470,000 inhabitants, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. It has been the seat of Bydgoszcz County and the co-capital, with Toruń, of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999. Prior to this, between 1947 and 1998, it was the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodeship, and before that, of the Pomeranian Voivodeship between 1945 and 1947.

Medalists

Gold	André Niklaus Germany
Silver	Indrek Turi Estonia
Bronze	Atis Vaisjūns Latvia

Results

Final

17-18 July

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
	André Niklaus	Germany	11.24 (w: 0.8m/s)	7.14 (w: 0.8m/s)	13.28	2.03	50.18	14.54 (w: 1.6m/s)	43.06	5.00	59.13	4:30.90	7983
	Indrek Turi	Estonia	11.29 (w: 0.3m/s)	6.80 (w: 0.0m/s)	13.87	2.06	50.54	14.44 (w: 1.6m/s)	39.69	5.00	60.59	4:37.14	7864
	Atis Vaisjūns	Latvia	11.29 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.08 (w: 0.3m/s)	13.46	2.03	49.87	15.12 (w: 1.2m/s)	40.57	4.60	58.48	4:38.72	7681
4	Lars Albert	Germany	11.24 (w: 0.8m/s)	7.07 (w: 0.9m/s)	15.49	1.94	51.91	15.21 (w: -2.1m/s)	41.71	4.50	59.73	4:41.04	7627
5	Christopher Hallmann	Germany	10.79 (w: 0.3m/s)	7.22 (w: -0.3m/s)	11.48	1.91	47.76	14.94 (w: -2.1m/s)	36.04	4.50	55.90	4:30.10	7615
6	David Gómez	Spain	11.23 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.07 (w: -0.6m/s)	13.72	1.88	49.90	14.40 (w: 1.6m/s)	40.18	4.20	58.59	4:35.08	7560
7	Mihail Papaioannou	Greece	10.92 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.12 (w: 0.1m/s)	12.86	1.97	49.82	15.05 (w: -2.1m/s)	38.27	4.30	49.96	4:37.48	7436
8	Aleksey Drozdov	Russia	11.30 (w: 0.8m/s)	6.92 (w: -0.5m/s)	14.47	1.97	51.74	15.73 (w: 1.2m/s)	44.01	4.30	49.26	4:36.90	7348
9	Hristos Halitsios	Greece	10.92 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.42 (w: -0.1m/s)	13.33	2.00	51.17	14.34 (w: 1.6m/s)	40.34	4.60	39.93	5:17.81	7339
10	Mihai Timofte	Romania	11.23 (w: 0.8m/s)	7.06 (w: -0.3m/s)	13.25	2.00	50.67	15.18 (w: -2.1m/s)	39.01	4.10	50.40	4:35.33	7329
11	Mikk Joorits	Estonia	10.88 (w: 0.3m/s)	6.96 (w: -0.1m/s)	11.98	1.82	47.61	15.70 (w: 1.2m/s)	40.58	4.10	51.23	4:35.84	7271
12	Damjan Sitar	Slovenia	11.12 (w: 0.8m/s)	6.94 (w: -0.2m/s)	10.44	2.15	49.40	15.01 (w: 1.6m/s)	36.67	4.30	35.08	4:36.26	7153
13	Matteo Kranner	Italy	11.13 (w: 0.3m/s)	6.56 (w: 0.0m/s)	12.02	1.91	50.95	14.82 (w: -2.1m/s)	44.11	4.40	48.37	4:56.76	7140
14	Álvaro Contreras	Spain	11.32 (w: 0.3m/s)	6.94 (w: -1.1m/s)	12.16	1.94	49.36	15.47 (w: 1.2m/s)	32.91	4.30	44.94	4:27.06	7095
15	Aliaksandr Parkhomenka	Belarus	11.35 (w: 0.8m/s)	NM	14.89	2.03	50.97	15.35 (w: 1.2m/s)	43.22	4.70	66.05	4:39.61	7037
16	Mikko Halvari	Finland	11.08 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.03 (w: 0.2m/s)	13.16	1.91	51.46	14.92 (w: 1.2m/s)	47.13	NM	52.84		6114
	Hans Olav Uldal	Norway	11.52 (w: 0.3m/s)	6.95 (w: -0.1m/s)	13.56	1.85	51.16	15.89 (w: 1.2m/s)	45.45	4.20			DNF
	Pavel Havlíček	Czech Republic	11.20 (w: 1.0m/s)	7.29 (w: 0.5m/s)	13.62	2.00	49.11	15.14 (w: -2.1m/s)	NM				DNF
	Tatu Pussila	Finland	11.37 (w: 0.3m/s)	7.01 (w: 0.0m/s)	13.29	1.82	52.99	14.98 (w: 1.6m/s)	NM				DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

Belarus, officially the Republic of Belarus, formerly known by its Russian name Byelorussia or Belorussia, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. Its major economic sectors are service industries and manufacturing. Until the 20th century, different states at various times controlled the lands of modern-day Belarus, including the Principality of Polotsk, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, and the Russian Empire.

The Czech Republic, also known by its short-form name, Czechia, is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east, and Poland to the northeast. The Czech Republic has a landlocked and hilly landscape that covers an area of 78,866 square kilometers (30,450 sq mi) with a mostly temperate continental climate and oceanic climate. It is a unitary parliamentary republic, with 10.6 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Prague, with 1.3 million residents; other major cities are Brno, Ostrava, Olomouc and Pilsen.

Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side, to the west by the Baltic Sea with Sweden on the other side, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km). The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,227 km² (17,462 sq mi), water 2,839 km² (1,096 sq mi), land area 42,388 km² (16,366 sq mi), and is influenced by a humid continental climate. The official language of the country, Estonian, is the second-most-spoken Finnic language.

Germany (3)
Greece (2)
Italy (1)

Latvia (1)
Norway (1)
Romania (1)

Russia (1)
Slovenia (1)
Spain (2)

References

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2003 European Athletics U23 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	women
10,000 m	men	women
100 m hurdles		women
110 m hurdles	men
400 m hurdles	men	women
3000 m steeplechase	men	women
4 × 100 m relay	men	women
4 × 400 m relay	men	women
Road events
20 km walk	men	women
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men	women
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men	women
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men	women
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Heptathlon		women
Decathlon	men
v t e

v t e Combined events at the European Athletics U23 Championships
Men's decathlon	1992 1994 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019
Women's heptathlon	1992 1994 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019