The men's decathlon at the 2026 European Athletics Championships took place in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on 12 and 13 August 2026."European Athletics Championships Birmingham 2026", European Athletics, 21 April 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
Background
+ Records before the 2026 European Athletics Championships Record Athlete (nation) Location Date World record"All time Top lists – Senior Decathlon men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 9126 pts Talence, France 16 September 2018World leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Decathlon men – World", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 8778 pts Götzis, Austria 31 May 2026 Championship record"European Athletics Championships Best Performances", European Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 8811 pts Stuttgart, West Germany 28 August 1986 European record"All time Top lists – Senior Decathlon men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 9126 pts Talence, France 16 September 2018European leading"Season Top Lists – Senior 2026 Decathlon men – Europe", World Athletics. Retrieved 10 August 2026. 8778 pts Götzis, Austria 31 May 2026
Qualification The qualification period was from 27 January 2025 to 26 July 2026. Athletes qualified by the entry standard of 8300 points or more, by wildcard for the 2024 European Athletics Champion, or by their position on the World Athletics Rankings for the event. The target number was 25 athletes"Qualification System and Entry Standards", European Athletics, 14 November 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026..
+ Qualification standings per 31 July 2026 QP CP Country Athlete Status Details 1 1 Johannes Erm Qualified by Wild Card Defending European Champion 2 1 Sander Skotheim Qualified by Entry Standard 8909 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 01 JUN 2025 3 1 Leo Neugebauer Qualified by Entry Standard 8804 - National Stadium, Tokyo (JPN) - 21 SEP 2025 4 2 Niklas Kaul Qualified by Entry Standard 8575 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 01 JUN 2025 5 1 Makenson Gletty Qualified by Entry Standard 8458 - Stadionring, Ratingen (GER) - 28 JUN 2026 6 1 Sven Roosen Qualified by Entry Standard 8428 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 31 MAY 2026 7 2 Karel Tilga Qualified by Entry Standard 8413 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 31 MAY 2026 8 1 Tomas Järvinen Qualified by Entry Standard 8400 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 31 MAY 2026 9 3 Amadeus Gräber Qualified by Entry Standard 8345 - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis (AUT) - 31 MAY 2026 10 3 Rasmus Roosleht Qualified by Entry Standard 8336 - Stadionring, Ratingen (GER) - 28 JUN 2026 11 1 Dario Dester Qualified by Entry Standard 8318 - Stadionring, Ratingen (GER) - 28 JUN 2026 12 2 Vilém Stráský Qualified by World Rankings 8th - 1217 points 13 2 Antoine Ferranti Qualified by World Rankings 11th - 1205 points 14 3 Ondřej Kopecký Qualified by World Rankings 12th - 1201 points 15 1 Andrin Huber Qualified by World Rankings 17th - 1183 points 16 4 Risto Lillemets Qualified by World Rankings 20th - 1179 points 17 2 Jeff Tesselaar Qualified by World Rankings 21st - 1179 points 18 3 Luuk Pelkmans Qualified by World Rankings 24th - 1169 points 19 1 Edgaras Benkunskas Qualified by World Rankings 27th - 1164 points 20 1 Dai Keïta Qualified by World Rankings 28th - 1161 points reserve 4 Jip De Greef Qualified by World Rankings 29th - 1160 points 21 1 Zsombor Gálpál Qualified by World Rankings 30th - 1157 points reserve 4 Marcel Meyer Qualified by World Rankings 31st - 1156 points 22 2 Nino Portmann Qualified by World Rankings 34th - 1153 points reserve 5 Sven Jansons Qualified by World Rankings 37th - 1149 points 23 2 Alberto Nonino Qualified by World Rankings 39th - 1143 points 24 3 Leon Krummenacher Qualified by World Rankings 40th - 1142 points 25 1 Emil Uhlin Qualified by World Rankings 41st - 1140 points reserve 1 Sofus Olivarius Vølund Next best by World Rankings 48th - 1124 points reserve 2 Jonathan Hertwig-Ødegaard Next best by World Rankings 50th - 1120 points reserve 3 Andrea Cerrato Next best by World Rankings 53rd - 1117 points Schedule DateTimeRound12 August 202610:35100 metres11:20Long jump12:45Shot put19:05High jump21:22400 metres13 August 202610:33110 metres hurdles11:20Discus throw13:00Pole vault18:35Javelin throw21:101500 metres
Results
100 metres Wind:Heat 1: -0.8 m/s, Heat 2: -2.1 m/s, Heat 3: +0.2 m/s RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotesPoints136Nino Portmann10.69931233Jeff Tesselaar10.75917337Amadeus Gräber10.79 908438Makenson Gletty10.80 906534Tomas Järvinen10.82901631Dario Dester10.84 897725Vilém Stráský10.88 888812Johannes Erm10.88888939Leo Neugebauer10.908831032Dai Keïta10.90 8831127Rasmus Roosleht10.91 8811222Sander Skotheim10.958721335Zsombor Gálpál10.96 8701424Andrin Huber10.98 8651523Risto Lillemets11.098411626Jip De Greef11.128341728Alberto Nonino11.16 8251813Ondřej Kopecký11.218141921Karel Tilga11.228122018Niklas Kaul11.238102116Edgaras Benkunskas11.278012215Emil Uhlin11.27 8012329Luuk Pelkmans11.28 7992417Leon Krummenacher11.36 7822514Antoine Ferranti11.37780
Long jump RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotesPointsTotal1ALeo Neugebauer7.61x7.827.82 101518982ASander Skotheimx7.667.807.80101018823AJeff Tesselaar7.35x7.677.6797718944AVilém Stráský6.667.287.547.5494518335BJohannes Erm7.427.357.497.4993218206ALuuk Pelkmans6.856.987.447.44 92017197ANino Portmannx7.137.437.43 91818498AAntoine Ferranti6.557.397.277.3990816889ADai Keïta7.33x7.287.33 893177610AKarel Tilga7.287.287.177.28881169311BAmadeus Gräber7.236.837.337.33 869177712BNiklas Kaul7.227.13 -7.22866167613BMakenson Gletty7.197.206.877.20 862176814ATomas Järvinen7.185.45r7.18857175815ADario Dester6.896.787.127.12842173916AOndřej Kopeckýx7.10x7.10 838165217BAndrin Huber6.727.06x7.06828169318AJip De Greef6.937.026.987.02818165219BRisto Lillemets6.976.676.916.97807164820BRasmus Roosleht6.956.856.806.95 802168321BAlberto Nonino6.916.726.876.91 792161722BEdgaras Benkunskas6.766.906.816.90 790159123BEmil Uhlinxx6.726.72748154924BLeon Krummenacher6.196.50x6.50 697147925BZsombor Gálpál6.426.466.306.46 6881558
Shot put RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotesPointsTotal1ALeo Neugebauer17.13xx17.13, 92128192ARasmus Roosleht15.34x15.8815.88 84425273AMakenson Gletty14.5515.1315.6515.65 83025984ARisto Lillemets15.05x15.4715.4781924675AKarel Tilga15.2215.3415.4615.4681825116ANiklas Kaul13.4514.9715.2615.2680624827ALuuk Pelkmans14.54x15.1615.16 80025198BJeff Tesselaar15.11xx15.1179626909AEdgaras Benkunskas14.85xx14.85 780237110AAndrin Huber14.5714.2014.6214.62 766245911AZsombor Gálpál12.9514.3814.5614.56 763232112BJohannes Erm14.36x14.5514.55762258213ADario Dester13.8314.48x14.48758249714BSander Skotheim13.5314.4514.1014.45756263815BVilém Stráský14.0813.9514.1014.10 734256716ANino Portmannx14.00x14.00 728257717BLeon Krummenacher13.47xx13.47 696217518BJip De Greef12.9813.4013.1213.40692234419BAmadeus Gräber12.6613.0513.2913.29 685246220BEmil Uhlin12.7513.1212.6913.12675222421BAntoine Ferranti13.0912.4913.0713.09673236122AOndřej Kopecký12.2513.09x13.09 673232523BDai Keïta12.3612.5212.7712.77 653242924BAlberto Noninox11.5311.3811.53 5782195BTomas Järvinen Did not start
High jump
RankGroupNameNationality1.751.781.811.841.871.901.931.961.992.022.052.08ResultNotesPointsTotal1AAntoine Ferranti−−−−−−−o−ooxxx2.0585032112AEmil Uhlin−−−−−o−ooxxooxxx2.0585030743ASander Skotheim−−−−−−o−o−xoxxx2.0585034884BKarel Tilga−−−oooooooxxx2.0282233335ANiklas Kaul−−−−−−oooxoxxx2.0282233045ALuuk Pelkmans−−−−−−o−oxoxxx2.0282233417AMakenson Gletty−−−−−−ooxxoxxoxxx2.0282234208BDario Dester−−−ooooooxxx1.9979432919ALeo Neugebauer−−−−oooxxooxxx1.99794361310BJohannes Erm−−−o−oooxxoxxx1.99794337611AAmadeus Gräber−−−oooxoxxoxxoxxx1.99794325612BAndrin Huber−−−oooooxxx1.96767322612ADai Keïta−−−−o−ooxxx1.96767319614AJip De Greef−−−−−oxoxoxxx1.96767311114BRisto Lillemets−−−−ooxoxoxxx1.96767323416BJeff Tesselaar−−−oooxxoxxoxxx1.96767345717AEdgaras Benkunskas−−−−oooxxx1.93740311117BAlberto Nonino−−−ooooxxx1.93740293517ARasmus Roosleht−−−−−ooxxx1.93740326720BVilém Stráský−−−o−xxoxoxxx1.93=740330721BNino Portmann−−oxooxxx1.87687326422BLeon Krummenachero−ooxor1.87687286223BZsombor Gálpál−ooxoxoxxx1.87687300824BOndřej Kopecký−−−xxoxxx1.846612986
400 metres RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotesPointsTotal133Jeff Tesselaar47.069554412227Rasmus Roosleht47.84917 4184333Dario Dester47.96 911 4202429Dai Keïta47.97 911 4107525Niklas Kaul47.99910 4214635Nino Portmann48.06 906 4170713Johannes Erm48.07 906 4282828Andrin Huber48.11904 4130938Makenson Gletty48.13903 43231037Antoine Ferranti48.22 899 41101122Amadeus Gräber48.31 894 41501214Sander Skotheim48.31894 43821339Alberto Nonino48.33 893 38281432Zsombor Gálpál48.42 889 38971524Vilém Stráský48.45887 41941636Leo Neugebauer48.81870 44831716Karel Tilga49.10 857 41901821Emil Uhlin49.11856 39301926Luuk Pelkmans49.18853 41942018Risto Lillemets49.23850 40842123Jip De Greef49.76826 39372217Edgaras Benkunskas50.29 =801 39122315Leon Krummenacher50.30 801 366312Ondřej KopeckýDid not start 110 metres hurdles Wind:Heat 1: -2.2 m/s, Heat 2: -1.9 m/s, Heat 3: -1.7 m/s RankHeatLaneNameNationalityTimeNotesPointsTotal137Makenson Gletty14.18951 5274224Andrin Huber14.29 937 5067336Nino Portmann14.45 917 5087438Vilém Stráský14.47 915 5109519Sander Skotheim14.50911 5293624Risto Lillemets14.64894 4978726Jeff Tesselaar14.65 8925304816Antoine Ferranti14.72 884 4994918Rasmus Roosleht14.72884 50681032Niklas Kaul14.7388250961128Amadeus Gräber14.74 881 50311239Jip De Greef14.76879 48161335Dario Dester14.79 875 50771415Dai Keïta14.84 869 49761523Leon Krummenacher14.87 865 45281622Leo Neugebauer14.94857 53401733Luuk Pelkmans14.97853 50471813Emil Uhlin15.03846 47761914Karel Tilga15.04 845 50352027Edgaras Benkunskas15.04 845 47572117Alberto Nonino15.15 831 465912Johannes ErmDid not start2Zsombor Gálpál
Discus throw RankGroupNameNationality#1#2#3ResultNotesPointsTotal1BLeo Neugebauer54.3154.1652.1554.31, 96163012AKarel Tilga48.2748.4549.1449.14 85258873ANiklas Kaul48.7847.5648.8848.88 847 59434BJip De Greef47.42xx47.4281756335BEdgaras Benkunskas43.3346.56x46.56799 55566ARisto Lillemets46.37xx46.37795 57737AJeff Tesselaar44.30x45.2645.26 772 60768ARasmus Roosleht41.2045.1944.4945.19771 58399ALuuk Pelkmans43.2944.3544.4744.47 756 580310ADario Dester39.8043.81x43.81 742 581911BAmadeus Gräber43.4442.4541.9243.44 735576612AAndrin Huber34.13x43.3943.39734 580113ALeon Krummenacherx43.3440.9343.34733 526114BSander Skotheim43.23x42.2143.23730602315BVilém Stráskýxx42.6042.60 718582716AEmil Uhlin40.9942.49x42.49 715 549117BMakenson Gletty40.0141.6040.3541.60 697597118ANino Portmannx41.13x41.13688 577519BAntoine Ferranti36.72x39.2439.24 649564320BDai Keïta39.04x36.3039.04645562121BAlberto Nonino38.71x37.6538.716385297 Pole vault RankGroupNameNationality4.004.104.204.304.404.504.604.704.804.905.005.105.20ResultNotesPointsTotal1BAmadeus Gräber−−−−−−ooooooxxx5.1094167072BSander Skotheim−−−−−−−o−ooxxx5.00=91069332AEmil Uhlin−−−−−−o−o−oxxx5.0091064014ALeon Krummenacher−−−−−−o−xxoxoxoxxx5.00=91061715BDai Keïta−−−−−−xxo−−xxoxoxxx5.0091065316BAntoine Ferranti−−−−−−xoxoxooxxoxxx5.0091065537ANiklas Kaul−−−−−−oxoooxxx4.90=88068237BAlberto Nonino−−−−−−xo−−oxxx4.9088061779BLeo Neugebauer−−−−−−xooxxooxxx4.9088071819AKarel Tilga−−−−−ooxoxxooxxx4.90880676711ARasmus Roosleht−−−−oooooxxx4.80849668812BJip De Greef−−−−−−−−xo−xxx4.80849648213ARisto Lillemets−−−−−−xoxoxoxxx4.80849662214AJeff Tesselaar−−−−oooxoxxx4.70819689515AAndrin Huber−−−−−−oxxx4.60790659116BMakenson Gletty−−−−−−xo−xxx4.60790676117BVilém Stráský−−−−−o−xxx4.50760658718AEdgaras Benkunskas−−−xoooxxx4.50760631619ADario Dester−−−−−xo−xr4.50760657920ANino Portmannoooxooxxx4.407316506ALuuk Pelkmans−−−−−xxx05803
Javelin throw