European Athletics Championships 2016 / Men's Decathlon

23rd European Athletics Championships
discipline	Decathlon
gender	Men
Attendees	28 athletes from 16 countries
venue	Amsterdam
Competition location	Olympic Stadium Amsterdam
Competition phase	6./7. July
	Medalist
	Thomas Van Der Plaetsen ( BEL )
	Adam Sebastian Helcelet ( CZE )
	Mihail Dudaš ( SRB )

The Olympic Stadium in Amsterdam

The men's decathlon at the 2016 European Athletics Championships took place on July 6th and 7th, 2016 in the Olympic Stadium in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam .

Belgian Thomas Van Der Plaetsen became European champion . Silver went to Adam Sebastian Helcelet from the Czech Republic . The Serb Mihail Dudaš won the bronze medal.

Existing records

World record	9045 P	United States Ashton Eaton	World Cup in Beijing , People's Republic of China	28/29 August 2015
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 never got even at these European Championships in danger.

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: July 6th	100 m	10:50 a.m.	Day 2: July 7th	110 m hurdles	9:30 am
	Long jump	11:45 a.m.		Discus throw	10:20 a.m.
	Shot put	1:25 p.m.		Pole vault	13:00 'O clock
	high jump	3:30 p.m.		Javelin throw	4:05 pm
	400 m	7:35 pm		1500 m	7:20 pm

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

Result

6./7. July 2016

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	Thomas Van Der Plaetsen	Belgium Belgium	8218	11.23 s 810 p	7.64 m 970 p	13.17 m 678 p	2.10 m 896 P	50.50 s 792 P	4146	14.64 s 894 P	44.32 m 753 P.	5.40 m 1035 p	57.23 m 696 p	4: 37.84 min 694 P.
2	Adam Sebastian Helcelet	Czech Republic Czech Republic	8157	11.07 s 845 p	7.07 m 830 p	14.94 m 786 p	1.95 m 758 P	50.36 s 798 P.	4017	14.49 s 912 P.	14.49 m 811 p	4.90 m 880 p	67.24 m 847 p	4: 38.39 min 690 p
3	Mihail Dudas	Serbia Serbia	8153	10.90 s 883 P.	7.44 m 920 p	14.24 m 743 p	2.01 m 813 p	49.45 s 840 p	4199	14.55 s 905 P.	45.65 m 980 p	4.70 m 819 p	58.19 m 711 p	4: 30.90 min 739 p
4th	Oleksiy Kasyanov	Ukraine Ukraine	8072	10.79 s 908 P.	7.43 m 918 p	14.51 m 760 p	1.98 m 785 p	48.97 s 863 P.	4234	13.93 s 984 P.	42.46 m 715 p	4.80 m 849 p	48.23 m 562 p	4: 32.56 min 728 P.
5	Ashley Briant	United Kingdom Great Britain	8040	11.12 s 834 p	7.56 m 950 p	13.74 m 712 p	1.89 m 705 p	50.15 s 808 P.	4009	14.68 s 889 P.	43.62 m 738 p	4.60 m 790 p	70.37 m 895 p	4: 33.88 min 719 P.
6th	Romain Barras	France France	8002	11.19 s 819 P.	7.04 m 823 p	15.54 m 823 p	1.98 m 785 p	50.57 s 789 P.	4039	14.66 s 891 P.	43.88 m 744 p	4.80 m 849 p	59.63 m 732 p	4: 29.59 min 747 P.
7th	Pieter Brown	Netherlands Netherlands	7945	11.15 s 827 P.	7.40 m 910 p	13.82 m 717 p	2.01 m 813 p	49.78 s 825 p	4092	14.49 s 912 P.	40.90 m 683 p	4.60 m 790 p	56.86 m 691 P.	4: 25.12 min 777 P.
8th	Marcus Nilsson	Sweden Sweden	7942	11.29 s 791 P.	7.02 m 818 p	14.15 m 738 p	1.98 m 785 p	50.93 s 772 P.	3910	14.97 s 853 P.	45.31 m 773 P.	4.60 m 790 p	64.01 m 798 p	4: 19.12 min 818 p
9	Mathias Brugger	Germany Germany	7886	11.16 s 825 p	7.22 m 866 p	14.39 m 752 p	1.98 m 785 p	49.76 s 826 P.	4054	14.99 s 851 P.	42.79 m 721 P.	4.70 m 819 p	57.35 m 698 p	4: 30.24 min 743 P.
10	Fredrik Samuelsson	Sweden Sweden	7875	11.13 s 832 p	7.30 m 886 P	13.99 m 728 p	2.07 m 868 p	51.02 s 768 P.	4082	14.65 s 892 P	39.50 m 654 p	4.70 m 819 p	58.44 m 714 p	4: 34.78 min 714 P.
11	Martin Roe	Norway Norway	7795	10.86 s 892 P.	7.50 m 935 p	14.58 m 764 p	1.89 m 705 p	50.13 s 809 P.	4105	16.04 s 728 P.	47.74 m 823 p	4.50 m 760 p	57.14 m 695 p	4: 39.44 min 684 P.
12	Janek Õiglane	Estonia Estonia	7762	11.21 s 814 P.	7.10 m 838 p	14.68 m 770 p	1.98 m 785 p	51.48 s 748 P.	3955	16.47 s 681 P.	44.62 m 759 p	4.80 m 849 p	67.41 m 850 p	4: 42.01 min, 668 P.
13	Kristjan Rosenberg	Estonia Estonia	7738	11.11 s 836 p	7.08 m 833 p	13.74 m 712 p	2.10 m 896 P	50.61 s 787 P.	4064	15.54 s 785 P.	35.32 m 570 p	4.70 m 819 p	61.65 m 763 P.	4: 31.12 min 737 P.
14th	Marek Lukáš	Czech Republic Czech Republic	7625	11.17 s 823 P.	7.00 m 814 p	13.81 m 717 p	1.92 m 731 p	51.42 s 750 p	3835	14.82 s 871 P.	39.38 m 652 p	4.30 m 702 P	66.81 m 841 p	4: 33.10 min 724 p
15th	Jonas Fringeli	Switzerland Switzerland	7602	11.20 s 817 P.	6.80 m 767 P	12.81 m 656 p	1.98 m 785 p	49.95 s 817 P.	3842	14.70 s 886 P.	40.39 m 672 p	4.80 m 849 p	50.61 m 598 p	4: 28.46 min, 755 P.
16	Eelco Sintnicolaas	Netherlands Netherlands	7025	11.11 s 836 p	7.03 m 821 p	14.47 m 757 p	1.89 m 705 p	50.41 s 796 P.	3915	16.24 s 706 P.	41.94 m 704 p	5.30 m 1004 P.	57.24 m 696 p	DNF 0 P
17th	René Stauß	Germany Germany	6737	11.40 s 774 P.	7.15 m 850 p	14.39 m 752 p	1.98 m 785 p	52.08 s 721 P.	3882	15.63 s 775 P.	44.33 m 775 p	NM 0 P	57.66 m 703 P.	4: 49.09 min 624 p
18th	Florian Geffrouais	France France	6723	11.30 s 795 p	6.91 m 792 p	14.32 m 748 p	1.80 m 627 P	50.34 s 799 p	3761	DNF 0 P	42.20 m 709 P	4.90 m 880 p	52.43 m 625 p	4: 29.50 min 748 p
19th	Tim Nowak	Germany Germany	6646	11.23 s 810 p	7.11 m 840 p	14.52 m 760 p	1.95 m 758 P	50.89 s 774 P.	3942	DNF 0 P	27.68 m 419 p	4.60 m 790 p	60.04 m 752 p	4: 30.32 min 743 P.
DNF	Jorge Ureña	Spain Spain	6665	11.04 s 852 P.	7.54 m 945 p	13.61 m 704 P.	2.04 m 840 p	50.07 s 811 p	4152	13.95 s 981 P.	NM 0 P	5.00 m 910 p	52.26 m 622 p	DNS
	Niels Pittomvils	Belgium Belgium	4658	11.18 s 821 P.	7.15 m 850 p	13.79 m 716 p	1.98 m 785 p	50.01 s 814 p	3985	DNF 0 P	40.42 m 673 p	DNS
	Hans Van Alphen	Belgium Belgium	3993	11.39 s 776 P.	7.17 m 854 P.	15.62 m 828 p	1.98 m 785 p	51.42 s 750 p	3993	DNS
	Lars Vikan Rise	Norway Norway	3108	11.40 s 774 P.	NM 0 P	15.17 m 785 p	1.98 m 749 p	51.45 s 749 P.	3108	DNS
	Dominik Distelberger	Austria Austria	3092	10.91 s 881 P.	7.20 m 862 p	13.05 m 670 p	1.86 m 679 p	DNS	3092
	Darko Pešić	Montenegro Montenegro	3011	11.31 s 793 P.	6.82 m 771 P.	14.65 m 768 p	1.86 m 679 p	DNS	3011
	Jirí Sýkora	Czech Republic Czech Republic	1612	11.15 s 827 P.	6.88 m 785 p	NM 0 P	DNS		1612
	Paweł Wiesiołek	Poland Poland	876	10.93 s 876 P.	NM 0 P	DNS			876
DNS	Mikk Pahapill	Estonia Estonia