| Event: | Men's decathlon |
| Competition: | European Athletics Championships |
The men's decathlon at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 August and 1 September 1966.
| Gold | Werner von Moltke | |
| Silver | Jörg Mattheis | |
| Bronze | Horst Beyer |
30 August/1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=left | align=left | 11.0 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 1.85 | 50.1 | 15.1 | 45.74 | 4.20 | 62.96 | 4:53.5 | 7607 (7740) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 11.3 | 7.17 | 14.45 | 1.88 | 50.0 | 16.2 | 45.48 | 3.70 | 67.98 | 4:26.9 | 7478 (7614) | |||||
| align=left | align=left | 11.5 | 6.89 | 14.73 | 1.88 | 49.5 | 14.9 | 41.80 | 4.10 | 56.36 | 4:17.9 | 7479 (7562) | |||||
| 4 | align=left | align=left | 11.0 | 7.61 | 12.94 | 1.91 | 49.8 | 16.7 | 40.38 | 4.35 | 53.10 | 4:44.6 | 7280 (7446) | ||||
| 5 | align=left | align=left | 11.3 | 7.01 | 13.52 | 1.85 | 50.6 | 16.0 | 42.76 | 4.10 | 57.60 | 4:32.8 | 7210 (7378) | ||||
| 6 | align=left | align=left | 11.4 | 6.83 | 13.93 | 1.94 | 51.3 | 15.4 | 38.02 | 3.80 | 53.48 | 4:31.4 | 7054 (7236) | ||||
| 7 | align=left | align=left | 11.5 | 6.95 | 14.48 | 1.88 | 54.5 | 15.1 | 45.18 | 4.00 | 54.76 | 4:57.5 | 7002 (7172) | ||||
| 8 | align=left | align=left | 11.4 | 6.95 | 13.52 | 1.85 | 52.4 | 15.4 | 36.66 | 4.40 | 53.06 | 4:42.0 | 6999 (7165) | ||||
| 9 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.3 | 6.62 | 15.09 | 1.70 | 51.7 | 15.6 | 46.46 | 4.00 | 55.60 | 4:49.9 | 6996 (7160) | |||
| 10 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.1 | 6.74 | 13.79 | 1.75 | 51.3 | 15.1 | 38.96 | 4.00 | 46.96 | 4:42.0 | 6869 (7055) | |||
| 11 | align=left | align=left | 11.3 | 6.83 | 14.66 | 1.91 | 50.6 | 15.4 | 38.26 | 3.50 | 53.40 | 5:04.6 | 6849 (7035) | ||||
| 12 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.5 | 6.21 | 13.61 | 1.75 | 53.2 | 14.9 | 47.58 | 4.10 | 52.42 | 5:06.6 | 6735 (6904) | |||
| 13 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.5 | 6.59 | 14.22 | 1.88 | 52.0 | 15.5 | 43.28 | 3.80 | 54.30 | 4:47.2 | 6922 (6896) | |||
| 14 | align=left | align=left | 11.5 | 6.59 | 11.94 | 1.85 | 52.0 | 15.5 | 36.12 | 4.30 | 42.45 | 4:25.8 | 6713 (6887) | ||||
| 15 | align=left | align=left | | 11.1 | 6.77 | 11.78 | 1.85 | 50.6 | 15.2 | 34.22 | 3.60 | 48.76 | 4:38.6 | 6703 (6883) | |||
| 16 | align=left | align=left | | 11.8 | 6.70 | 13.45 | 1.75 | 52.3 | 15.3 | 48.32 | 3.20 | 53.08 | 4:26.2 | 6802 (6856) | |||
| 17 | align=left | align=left | | 11.6 | 7.02 | 12.88 | 1.85 | 52.4 | 15.4 | 36.20 | 3.70 | 52.24 | 4:49.8 | 6671 (6847) | |||
| 18 | align=left | align=left | | 11.7 | 6.32 | 13.09 | 1.60 | 51.8 | 15.7 | 42.92 | 3.40 | 58.46 | 4:24.5 | 6601 (6842) | |||
| 19 | align=left | align=left | | 11.4 | 6.64 | 12.82 | 1.70 | 53.1 | 15.5 | 42.16 | 4.20 | 57.78 | 5:11.8 | 6665 (6833) | |||
| 20 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.3 | 6.54 | 14.55 | 1.75 | 50.6 | 16.5 | 43.82 | 3.20 | 50.68 | 5:04.0 | 6516 (6709) | |||
| 21 | align=left | align=left | 11.9 | 6.11 | 13.46 | 1.85 | 53.5 | 16.4 | 41.58 | 3.60 | 58.20 | 4:44.2 | 6487 (6673) | ||||
| 22 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.6 | 6.24 | 12.83 | 1.80 | 53.1 | 16.5 | 43.08 | 4.45 | 46.38 | 5:07.5 | 6454 (6650) | |||
| 23 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.5 | 6.47 | 11.78 | 1.80 | 50.6 | 16.6 | 30.08 | 4.10 | 45.60 | 4:30.0 | 6416 (6601) | |||
| 24 | align=left | align=left | | 11.2 | 6.33 | 13.49 | 1.75 | 51.4 | 15.9 | 36.36 | 3.30 | 46.78 | 4:57.4 | 6306 (6502) | |||
| 25 | align=left | align=left |  | 11.9 | 6.28 | 10.85 | 1.70 | 53.4 | 17.4 | 35.18 | 3.70 | 40.94 | 4:22.4 | 5924 (6131) | |||
| align=left | align=left | | 11.4 | 6.65 | 13.39 | 1.70 | 53.4 | 16.3 | 47.34 | 4.00 | |||||||
| align=left | align=left | 11.2 | 6.84 | 11.75 | |||||||||||||
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According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
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