2014 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's decathlon
Competition:	European Athletics Championships

The men's decathlon at the 2014 European Athletics Championships took place at the Letzigrund on 12 and 13 August.

Medalists

Gold	Andrei Krauchanka
Silver	Kevin Mayer
Bronze	Ilya Shkurenyov

Records

Standing records prior to the 2014 European Athletics Championships
World record	9039 pts	Eugene, United States	23 June 2012
European record	9026 pts	Götzis, Austria	27 May 2001
Championship record	8811 pts	Stuttgart, West Germany	28 August 1986
World Leading	8518 pts	Götzis, Austria	1 June 2014
European Leading	8471 pts	Götzis, Austria	1 June 2014

Schedule

Date	Time	Round
12 August 2014	10:11	100 metres
12 August 2014	11:35	Long jump
12 August 2014	13:05	Shot put
12 August 2014	17:20	High jump
12 August 2014	19:42	400 metres
13 August 2014	10:05	110 metres hurdles
13 August 2014	10:50	Discus throw
13 August 2014	13:40	Pole vault
13 August 2014	17:58	Javelin throw
13 August 2014	20:36	1500 metres

Results

100 metres

Wind: Heat 1: -1.1 m/s m/s, Heat 2: -0.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.9 m/s^[1]

Rank	Heat	Time	Notes	Points
1	3	10.71	F1	926
2	3	10.75	PB	917
3	2	10.90	SB	883
3	3	10.90		883
5	3	10.92		878
6	3	10.98		865
7	2	11.05		850
8	3	11.07		845
9	2	11.10		838
10	1	11.11		836
11	1	11.12	SB	834
11	2	11.12		834
13	3	11.13		832
14	3	11.15		827
15	2	11.16		825
16	2	11.19		819
17	2	11.19		819
18	1	11.23	PB	810
18	3	11.23		810
20	1	11.24		808
21	2	11.24		806
22	1	11.30		795
23	1	11.31	SB	793
24	1	11.40		774
25	1	11.52		748

Long jump

^[2]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Points	Total
1	B	7.66	7.68	x	7.68	980		1897
2	A	7.65	6.79	7.39	7.65	972	PB	1810
3	B	7.33	x	7.65	7.65	972	=PB	1855
4	B	7.37	x	7.64	7.64	970	SB	1848
5	A	7.43	7.63	–	7.63	967		1760
6	B	7.39	7.51	7.59	7.59	957	PB	1793
7	A	7.55	–	–	7.55	947	PB	1830
8	B	x	7.54	7.39	7.54	945		1751
9	B	7.38	7.51	x	7.51	937	SB	1756
10	B	x	7.50	x	7.50	935	SB	1785
11	B	7.21	7.38	7.39	7.39	908		1718
12	B	7.21	7.39	7.34	7.39	908		1716
13	B	7.15	7.34	7.36	7.36	900	SB	1826
14	A	7.21	7.34	7.32	7.34	896	SB	1730
15	A	x	6.94	7.28	7.28	881	SB	1715
16	A	7.14	7.17	7.27	7.27	878	SB	1705
17	A	7.16	x	7.21	7.21	864		1638
18	B	x	x	7.21	7.21	864		1729
19	B	x	7.02	6.94	7.02	818		1650
20	A	6.74	7.00	6.87	7.00	814		1659
21	A	6.87	x	6.96	6.96	804		1623
22	A	x	x	6.89	6.89	788		1613
23	B	6.88	x	3.93	6.88	785		1595
24	A	6.55	6.55	6.65	6.65	732		1480
25	A	x	6.59	x	6.59	718		1513

Shot put

^[3]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Notes	Points	Total
1	B	15.04	15.56	14.87	15.56	824	SB	2304
2	B	14.24	15.43	15.22	15.43	816		2454
3	B	15.15	15.39	14.85	15.39	814	PB	2644
4	A	14.64	x	15.19	15.19	801	PB	2561
5	B	15.14	–	x	15.14	798	PB	2608
6	B	14.93	x	x	14.93	785		2298
7	B	14.90	x	x	14.90	784		2514
8	B	x	x	14.85	14.85	780		2393
9	B	14.66	14.19	x	14.66	769	SB	2474
10	A	14.15	14.66	x	14.66	769	SB	2617
11	B	14.39	14.13	14.38	14.39	752		2578
12	A	13.86	14.09	14.28	14.28	745	SB	2600
13	A	13.92	14.22	x	14.22	742		2457
14	A	13.87	14.20	14.16	14.20	741	PB	2526
15	A	13.35	14.12	x	14.12	736	PB	2487
16	A	x	13.25	14.02	14.02	730	PB	2523
17	B	12.80	14.01	x	14.01	729		2626
18	B	13.69	13.71	14.00	14.00	728		2446
19	A	x	13.70	13.75	13.75	713		2372
20	A	13.66	x	x	13.66	708		2358
21	B	13.50	13.50	x	13.50	698		2321
22	A	13.30	13.24	13.33	13.33	687		2282
23	B	13.26	13.28	12.70	13.28	684		2400
24	A	12.66	12.93	12.78	12.93	663		2392
25	A	11.87	11.65	12.05	12.05	609		2365

High jump

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Rank	Group	1.77	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.01	2.04	2.07	2.10	2.13	2.16	2.19	2.22	2.25	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xx	2.22	1012	=CB	3573
2	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	xo	o	xxo	xxx				2.13	925		3429
3	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx					2.10	896	SB	3383
4	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	o	o	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx					2.10	896	PB	3422
5	A	–	–	–	–	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxx							2.04	840	=PB	3297
6	B	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx							2.04	840		3294
7	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxo	xxx							2.04	840		3144
8	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx								2.01	813		3421
9	A	–	–	–	o	xo	o	xo	o	xo	xxx								2.01	813	SB	3413
10	A	–	–	–	o	o	xo	o	o	xx									1.98	785	SB	3429
10	B	–	–	–	o	o	o	xo	o	xxx									1.98	785		3308
12	B	–	–	–	o	o	xo	xo	o	xxx									1.98	785		3177
13	B	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxo	o	xxx									1.98	785		3299
14	A	–	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxo	xo	xxx									1.98	785	SB	3363
15	B	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx									1.98	785		3402
16	B	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxo	xxx									1.98	785		3150
17	A	–	–	–	o	xo	xo	xxo	xxo	xxx									1.98	785	=SB	3067
18	A	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx										1.95	758	=SB	3232
19	B	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxo	o	xxx										1.95	758		3204
20	A	–	–	o	o	xo	xo	xo	xxx										1.95	758	SB	3151
21	A	–	o	–	o	o	o	xxx											1.92	731		3131
22	A	–	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx											1.92	731	PB	3052
23	A	–	–	–	o	xo	xxx												1.89	705		3003
24	A	o	xxx																1.77	602		2974
	B																			0

400 metres

^[5]

Rank	Heat	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	4	47.34	941		4492
2	2	48.44	888	SB	4301
3	2	48.53	884		4247
4	1	48.59	881	SB	4310
5	2	48.76	873		4181
6	4	48.76	868	SB	4018
7	1	48.88	867		4269
8	2	48.97	863		4040
9	3	49.00	861		4283
10	1	49.19	852		4003
11	4	49.23	850	SB	4271
12	4	49.34	845		4049
13	1	49.52	837		4069
14	2	49.88	820		3951
15	4	50.07	811		4110
16	4	50.22	804		3856
17	2	50.33	799		3773
18	4	50.41	796		4179
19	1	50.42	795		3862
20	3	50.53	790		4363
21	3	51.06	766		3910
22	3	51.09	765		4059
23	3	51.28	757		4054
	3		0

110 metres hurdles

^[6]

Wind:
Heat 1: +0.1 m/s, Heat 2: +0.6 m/s, Heat 3: +0.5 m/s

Rank	Heat	Time	Points	Notes	Total
1	3	13.55	1033	CB	5343
2	3	13.63	1023	PB	5270
3	3	13.95	981	PB	5250
4	3	14.05	968	PB	5460
5	3	14.12	959		5260
6	2	14.14	957	SB	5240
7	1	14.20	949		5312
8	3	14.23	945		5126
9	2	14.25	942	SB	4982
10	3	14.28	939	=SB	4982
11	3	14.35	930		4984
12	2	14.39	925		5035
13	3	14.54	906		4679
14	2	14.63	895		4757
15	2	14.67	890		4746
16	1	14.82	871	PB	4874
17	2	14.85	868		5047
18	2	14.87	865		4816
19	1	15.02	847		4896
20	1	15.03	846		4864
21	2	15.12	835		4904
22	1	15.26	818	=SB	4728
23	1	15.74	762		4821

Discus throw

^[7]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	B	48.81	x	46.45	48.81	846		6116
2	B	43.27	47.96	46.29	47.96	828	SB	6078
3	A	45.84	47.46	33.61	47.46	818		6130
4	B	45.00	46.04	45.71	46.04	788	PB	6028
5	B	46.04	45.29	x	46.04	788		5692
6	A	x	44.00	44.82	44.82	763	SB	5491
7	A	44.74	x	44.22	44.74	761		5518
8	A	34.62	x	44.57	44.57	758		5654
9	B	43.73	44.53	x	44.53	757		5967
10	B	43.15	43.37	42.59	43.37	733		6193
11	B	x	43.14	43.25	43.25	731		6074
12	B	43.08	x	x	43.08	727	PB	5853
13	A	29.67	42.72	42.47	42.72	720		5594
14	B	39.30	42.56	x	42.56	717		5977
15	A	41.92	x	x	41.92	704		5751
16	B	41.14	41.89	x	41.89	703		5687
17	A	38.93	x	41.57	41.57	697		5518
18	B	41.49	40.39	40.22	41.49	695		5511
19	A	36.20	39.31	40.82	40.82	681		5545
20	A	35.95	x	40.46	40.46	674		5656
21	B	38.14	x	40.07	40.07	666	SB	5345
22	B	x	39.25	39.75	39.75	659		5694
23	A	39.55	38.47	38.03	39.55	655		5401

Pole vault

^[8]

Rank	Group	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90	5.00	5.10	5.20	5.30	5.40	5.50	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	xo	o	xxx	5.40	1035	SB	7012
2	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xo	xxx			5.20	972	=PB	6939
3	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx			5.20	972	SB	7000
4	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	o	xxo	xxx			5.20	972		6723
5=	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	–	o	xxo	xxx				5.10	941	SB	6459
5=	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	xxo	o	xxo	xxx				5.10	941		7071
7	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	o	xxx						4.90	880		6733
8	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	xo	xxo	o	xxx						4.90	880	=PB	6536
9	A	–	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxo	xxx							4.80	849		6965
10	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	xxo	xxo	–	xxx							4.70	819		6893
11	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxx									4.60	790		6868
11	B	–	–	–	–	–	o	o	xxx									4.60	790		6484
13	A	–	–	–	–	o	–	xo	xxx									4.60	790	=SB	6384
13	B	–	–	–	–	–	–	xo	–	xxx								4.60	790		6983
15	A	–	–	–	o	–	o	xxx										4.50	760		6305
16	A	–	–	o	o	o	xxo	xxx										4.50	760		6278
17	A	–	–	xo	o	xo	xxo	xxx										4.50	760		6161
18	A	–	–	o	xxo	xo	xxx											4.40	731		6222
19	B	–	–	–	–	xxo	–	xxr										4.40	731		6423
20	A	xxo	o	xxo	o	xr												4.30	702		6356
21	A	–	–	xxo	xxo	xxx												4.30	702		6389
	A																		0
	B																		0

Javelin throw

^[9]

Rank	Group	1	2	3	Result	Points	Notes	Total
1	B	60.63	62.59	68.11	68.11	861	PB	7932
2	A	66.34	63.90	61.49	66.34	834		7112
3	A	64.12	65.84	64.30	65.84	826		6987
4	A	60.62	61.89	65.32	65.32	818	PB	7302
5	B	64.03	61.60	x	64.03	799	SB	7738
6	B	60.10	x	63.58	63.58	792	PB	7792
7	A	63.12	63.17	55.87	63.17	786	PB	7769
8	B	62.27	60.38	62.74	62.74	779	SB	7744
9	A	61.34	59.68	62.45	62.45	775		7668
10	B	57.01	54.46	60.95	60.95	752		7475
11	A	55.74	57.94	59.46	59.46	730		7114
12	B	57.81	59.37	55.79	59.37	728		7740
13	A	53.43	58.02	54.80	58.02	708		7244
14	B	55.86	57.76	x	57.76	704	SB	7163
15	A	56.74	56.89	57.40	57.40	699		6921
16	A	52.23	52.51	x	52.51	626		7015
17	A	52.33	48.02	49.75	52.33	623	SB	7491
18	A	51.09	51.67	49.79	51.67	613	SB	7346
19	A	45.92	45.35	45.07	45.92	528		6833
	A					0

1500 metres

Rank	Result	Points	Notes
1	4:14.73	848	SB
2	4:20.37	809	SB
3	4:23.84	786
4	4:24.16	783	SB
5	4:30.76	740	SB
6	4:30.95	738
7	4:32.77	727	SB
8	4:33.04	725	SB
9	4:34.79	713
10	4:34.89	706	SB
11	4:37.22	698
12	4:38.57	689
13	4:38.67	689
14	4:39.39	684
15	4:41.16	673
16	4:44.33	653
17	4:48.18	630
18	4:59.08	565	SB
19	4:59.27	564

Final standings

^[10]

Rank	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	11.31	7.63	15.19	2.22	50.53	14.20	47.46	5.10	68.11	4:39.39	8616	WL
	11.10	7.65	15.14	2.01	49.23	14.28	44.53	5.20	64.03	4:24.16	8521	NUR
	11.05	7.50	14.20	2.10	49.00	14.14	46.04	5.20	63.58	4:35.89	8498	PB
	10.90	7.65	14.28	2.01	48.44	14.12	42.56	5.40	59.37	4:30.95	8478	SB
	10.90	7.55	15.39	1.98	48.59	13.55	43.25	4.70	62.45	4:20.37	8477	PB
	10.75	7.68	14.01	2.13	47.34	14.05	43.37	4.60	63.17	4:38.67	8458
	10.71	7.36	14.39	1.98	48.53	13.63	48.81	4.80	62.74	4:59.27	8308
	10.92	7.64	14.66	1.98	48.88	13.95	47.96	4.60	52.33	4:30.76	8231	SB
	11.11	7.59	14.02	1.98	48.76	14.23	43.08	4.90	51.67	4:14.73	8194	PB
10	11.25	7.54	14.12	2.10	50.41	14.85	41.92	5.20	60.95	4:48.18	8105
11	11.12	7.34	14.90	1.98	50.07	14.39	39.75	4.60	65.32	4:44.33	7955
12	10.98	7.21	12.93	1.98	48.97	14.25	40.46	4.90	58.02	4:37.22	7942
13	11.16	6.89	14.85	1.95	49.19	14.82	42.72	4.60	59.46	4:23.84	7900
14	11.23	6.88	13.33	1.98	50.42	14.63	44.74	5.10	57.76	4:38.57	7852
15	11.40	7.21	15.43	2.04	51.09	15.74	41.57	4.50	66.34	4:32.77	7839
16	11.19	6.96	13.50	1.92	50.22	14.67	39.55	4.50	65.84	4:41.16	7660
17	11.52	6.65	15.56	2.04	51.06	15.26	44.82	4.40	57.40	4:33.04	7646
18	11.12	7.28	14.22	2.04	51.28	14.35	41.89	4.30	52.51	4:59.08	7580	SB
19	11.19	7.51	12.05	1.98	48.86	15.03	40.82	4.50	45.92	4:34.79	7546
	11.15	7.27	14.66	1.95	49.52	15.12	46.04	4.40
	11.23	7.39	14.00	1.95	49.34	15.02	44.57	4.30
	11.24	7.39	13.28	1.92	49.88	14.87	41.49
	11.07	7.00	13.75	1.77	50.33	14.54	40.07
	11.30	6.59	14.93	1.89
	11.13	7.02	13.66

Notes and References

Web site: 100 m results . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122220/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900A00_C73D.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
Web site: Long jump results . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122225/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900B00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
Web site: Shot put results . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122230/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900C00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
Web site: High jump results . 2014-09-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924122234/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900D00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2015-09-24 . dead .
Web site: 400 m results . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916095156/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900E00_C73D.pdf . 2016-09-16 . dead .
Web site: 110 m hurdles results . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160917143319/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900F00_C73D.pdf . 2016-09-17 . dead .
Web site: Discus throw results . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161028215545/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900G00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2016-10-28 . dead .
Web site: Pole vault results . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015165324/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900H00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2014-10-15 . dead .
Web site: Javelin throw results . 2014-09-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141015165320/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900I00_C73ZZ.pdf . 2014-10-15 . dead .
Web site: Final standings . 2014-09-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160922163400/http://www.european-athletics.org/externalmodules/AT/pdf/ATM900000_C73U.pdf . 2016-09-22 . dead .