European Athletics Championships 2014 / Men's Decathlon

22nd European Athletics Championships
discipline	Decathlon
gender	Men
Attendees	25 athletes from 14 countries
venue	Zurich
Competition location	Letzigrund Stadium
Competition phase	12./13. August
	Medalist
	Andrei Krautschanka ( BLR )
	Kevin Mayer ( FRA )
	Ilya Shkurenev ( RUS )

The Letzigrund stadium in Zurich

The men's decathlon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place on August 12 and 13, 2014 in the Letzigrund Stadium in the city of Zurich .

European champion was Andrej Krautschanka from Belarus . He won ahead of the Frenchman Kevin Mayer . As in 2012, bronze went to the Russian Ilya Schkurenjow .

Existing records

World record	9039 P	United States Ashton Eaton	Eugene , USA	22./23. June 2012
European record	9026 P	Czech Republic Roman Šebrle	Götzis , Austria	26./27. May 2001
Championship record	8811 P	United Kingdom Daley Thompson	EM Stuttgart , Federal Republic of Germany	27./28. August 1986

The since 1986 existing EM -record remained untouched even with these European Championships.

execution

The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days.
Here is the schedule:

Day 1: August 12th	100 m	10:11 am	Day 2: August 13th	110 m hurdles	10:05 am
	Long jump	11:35 am		Discus throw	10:50 a.m.
	Shot put	1:05 pm		Pole vault	1:40 p.m.
	high jump	5:20 pm		Javelin throw	5:58 pm
	400 m	7:42 pm		1500 m	8:36 pm

The rating was based on the 1985 point table, which is still valid today.

Result

12./13. August 2014

space	Surname	nation	Points	100 m	Long jump	Bullet poking	High jump	400 m	Status after day 1 (P)	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Stabhoch- jump	javelin throw	1500 m
1	Andrei Krautschanka	Belarus Belarus	8616 WL	11.31 s 793 P.	7.63 m 867 p	15.19 m 801 P.	2.22 m 1012 p	50.53 s 790 p	4363	14.20 s 949 p	47.46 m 818 p	5.10 m 941 p	68.11 m 861 P.	4: 39.39 min 684 P.
2	Kevin Mayer	France France	8521 NU23R	11.10 s 838 p	7.65 m 972 p	15.14 m 798 p	2.01 m 813 p	49.23 s 850 p	4271	14.28 s 939 p	44.53 m 757 p	5.20 m 972 p	64.03 m 799 p	4: 24.16 min, 783 P.
3	Ilya Shkurenev	Russia Russia	8498	11.05 s 850 p	7.50 m 935 p	14.20 m 741 P.	2.10 m 896 P	49.00 s 861 P	4283	14.14 s 957 P.	46.04 m 788 p	5.20 m 972 p	63.58 m 792 p	4: 35.89 min 706 P.
4th	Eelco Sintnicolaas	Netherlands Netherlands	8478	10.90 s 883 P.	7.65 m 972 p	14.28 m 745 p	2.01 m 813 p	48.44 s 888 P.	4301	14.12 s 959 P.	42.56 m 717 p	5.40 m 1035 p	59.37 m 728 p	4: 30.95 min 738 p
5	Arthur Abele	Germany Germany	8477	10.90 s 883 P.	7.55 m 947 p	15.39 m 814 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.59 s 881 P.	4310	13.55 s 1033 p	43.25 m 731 p	4.70 m 819 p	62.45 m 775 p	4: 20.37 min 809 P.
6th	Kai Kazmirek	Germany Germany	8458	10.75 s 917 P.	7.68 m 980 p	14.01 m 725 p	2.13 m 925 P.	47.34 s 941 P.	4492	14.05 s 968 P.	43.37 m 733 p	4.60 m 790 p	63.17 m 786 P.	4: 38.67 min 689 P.
7th	Rico Freimuth	Germany Germany	8308	10.71 s 926 P.	7.36 m 900 p	14.39 m 752 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.53 s 884 P.	4247	13.63 s 1023 P.	48.81 m 846 p	4.80 m 849 p	62.74 m 779 p	4: 59.27 min 564 P.
8th	Oleksiy Kasyanov	Ukraine Ukraine	8231	10.92 s 878 P.	7.64 m 970 p	14.66 m 769 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.88 s 867 P.	4269	13.95 s 981 P.	47.96 m 828 p	4.60 m 790 p	52.33 m 623 P.	4: 30.76 min 740 p
9	Gaël Querin	France France	8194	11.11 s 836 p	7.59 m 957 p	14.02 m 730 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.76 s 873 P.	4181	14.23 s 945 p	43.08 m 727 p	4.90 m 880 p	51.67 m 613 p	4: 14.73 min 848 p
10	Thomas Van Der Plaetsen	Belgium Belgium	8105	11.25 s 806 P.	7.54 m 945 p	14.12 m 736 p	2.10 m 896 P	50.41 s 796 P.	4179	14.85 s 868 P.	41.92 m 704 p	5.20 m 972 p	60.95 m 752 p	4: 48.18 min, 630 P.
11	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	Czech Republic Czech Republic	7955	11.12 s 834 p	7.34 m 896 p	14.90 m 784 p	1.98 m 785 p	50.07 s 811 p	4110	14.39 s 925 P.	39.75 m 659 p	4.60 m 790 p	65.32 m 818 p	4: 44.33 min 653 P.
12	Dominik Distelberger	Austria Austria	7942	10.98 s 865 p	7.21 m 864 P.	12.93 m 663 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.97 s 863 P.	4040	14.25 s 942 p	40.46 m 674 p	4.90 m 880 p	58.02 m 708 P.	4: 37.22 min 698 P.
13	Florian Geffrouais	France France	7900	11.16 s 825 p	6.89 m 788 p	14.85 m 780 p	1.95 m 758 P	49.19 s 852 P.	4003	14.82 s 871 P.	42.72 m 720 p	4.60 m 790 p	59.46 m 730 p	4: 23.84 min, 786 P.
14th	Niels Pittomvils	Belgium Belgium	7852	11.23 s 810 p	6.88 m 785 p	13.33 m 687 p	1.98 m 785 p	50.42 s 795 P.	3862	14.63 s 895 P	44.74 m 761 P.	5.10 m 941 p	57.76 m 704 P.	4: 38.57 min 689 P.
15th	Lars Vikan Rise	Norway Norway	7839	11.40 s 774 P.	7.21 m 864 P.	15.43 m 816 p	2.04 m 840 p	51.09 s 765 p	4059	15.74 s 762 P.	41.57 m 697 p	4.50 m 760 p	66.34 m 834 p	4: 32.77 min, 727 P.
16	Marek Lukáš	Czech Republic Czech Republic	7660	11.19 s 819 P.	6.96 m 804 P.	13.50 m 698 p	1.92 m 731 p	50.22 s 804 P.	3856	14.27 s 890 p	39.55 m 655 p	4.50 m 760 p	65.84 m 826 p	4: 41.16 min 673 P.
17th	Attila Zsivoczky	Hungary Hungary	7646	11.52 s 748 p	6.65 m 732 p	15.56 m 824 p	2.04 m 840 p	51.06 s 766 P.	3910	15.26 s 818 p	44.82 m 763 P.	4.40 m 731 P	57.40 m 699 p	4: 33.04 min 725 p
18th	Andres Raja	Estonia Estonia	7580	11.12 s 834 p	7.28 m 881 P.	14.22 m 742 p	2.04 m 840 p	51.28 s 757 P.	4054	14.35 s 930 p	41.89 m 703 p	4.30 m 702 P	52.51 m 626 p	4: 59.08 min 565 P.
19th	Fabian Rosenquist	Sweden Sweden	7546	11.19 s 819 P.	7.51 m 937 P.	12.05 m 609 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.86 s 868 P.	4018	15.03 s 846 p	40.82 m 681 P.	4.50 m 760 p	45.92 m 528 p	4: 34.79 min 713 P.
DNF	Eduard Michan	Belarus Belarus	6423	11.15 s 827 P.	7.27 m 878 P.	14.66 m 769 p	1.95 m 758 P	49.52 s 837 P.	4069	15.12 s 835 p	46.04 m 788 p	4.40 m 731 P	DNS
	Sergei Swiridov	Russia Russia	6356	11.23 s 810 p	7.39 m 908 P.	14.00 m 728 p	1.95 m 758 P	49.34 s 845 p	4049	15.02 s 847 p	44.57 m 758 p	4.30 m 702 P	DNS
	Ashley Bryant	United Kingdom Great Britain	5511	11.24 s 808 P.	7.39 m 908 P.	13.28 m 684 p	1.92 m 731 p	49.88 s 820 p	3951	14.87 s 865 p	41.49 m 695 p	DNS
	Pelle Rietveld	Netherlands Netherlands	5345	11.07 s 845 p	7.00 m 814 p	13.75 m 713 p	1.77 m 602 p	50.33 s 799 p	3773	14.54 s 906 P.	40.07 m 666 p	DNS
	Marcus Nilsson	Sweden Sweden	3003	11.30 s 795 p	6.59 m 718 p	14.93 m 785 p	1.89 m 705 p	DNS	3003
	Jiří Sýkora	Czech Republic Czech Republic	2358	11.13 s 832 p	7.02 m 818 p	13.66 m 708 p	DNS		2358

European champion Andrei Krautschanka
Silver medalist Kevin Mayer (right) next to fourth-placed Eelco Sintnicolaas
Ilja Schkurenjow won bronze like two years earlier

Arthur Abele, later European Champion ( 2018 ), finished fifth
Kai Kazmirek, later third in the World Cup ( 2017 ), reached sixth place
Rico Freimuth came in seventh place - he was then third in the 2015 World Cup and runner-up in 2017
Oleksij Kasjanow finished eighth
Gaël Querin - ninth place
Thomas Van Der Plaetsen - tenth place
Adam Sebastian Helcelet - eleventh place
Dominik Distelberger - twelfth place
Florian Geffrouais - thirteenth place
Niels Pittomvils - ranked fourteen
Lars Vikan Rise - 15th place