1958 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

Events at the
1958 European
Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men
5000 m men
10,000 m men
80 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men
Road events
Marathon men
20 km walk men
50 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men
Long jump men women
Triple jump men
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Pentathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's decathlon at the 1958 European Athletics Championships was held in Stockholm, Sweden, at Stockholms Olympiastadion on 20 and 21 August 1958.[1]

Medalists

Gold Vasiliy Kuznetsov
 Soviet Union
Silver Uno Palu
 Soviet Union
Bronze Walter Meier
 East Germany

Results

Final

20/21 August

The pole vault results are not documented in the source.[1]

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Name Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st Vasiliy Kuznetsov  Soviet Union 10.8 7.34 14.27 1.80 48.6 14.8 48.57 59.42 5:00.0 6969 (7865) CR
2nd Uno Palu  Soviet Union 11.2 6.90 13.34 1.90 49.3 15.2 39.07 57.47 4:17.9 6767 (7329)
3rd Walter Meier  East Germany 11.1 7.04 14.17 1.83 49.1 15.5 48.80 49.89 4:20.6 6852 (7249)
4 Markus Kahma  Finland 11.4 6.73 15.21 1.70 51.0 16.5 46.65 65.66 4:18.3 6682 (7137) NR
5 Walter Tschudi  Switzerland 10.9 6.74 13.39 1.70 48.5 15.2 34.83 48.11 4:20.6 6421 (6858)
6 Eef Kamerbeek  Netherlands 11.2 6.94 13.15 1.75 50.9 14.9 39.41 60.30 4:35.4 6530 (6784) NR
7 Hans-Dieter Möhring  West Germany 11.1 6.56 15.00 1.70 51.1 16.6 45.60 54.49 5:00.8 6219 (6774)
8 Václav Bečvárovský  Czechoslovakia 11.4 6.55 12.86 1.83 50.8 15.2 41.82 51.79 4:45.0 6279 (6644) NR
9 Pétur Rögnvaldsson  Iceland 11.4 6.75 13.48 1.70 51.4 15.1 39.46 53.21 4:54.1 6157 (6288)
10 Jože Brodnik  Yugoslavia 11.8 6.20 13.18 1.80 53.1 15.8 35.46 60.48 4:38.5 5985 (6210) NR
11 Torbjörn Lassenius  Finland 11.9 6.48 12.32 1.70 51.8 15.8 39.68 60.44 4:42.3 6010 (6180)
12 Johann Muchitsch  Austria 11.1 7.05 10.13 1.80 50.2 15.2 29.36 29.90 4:14.9 5925 (6100)
13 Per-Martin Haarr  Norway 11.6 6.83 12.67 1.83 54.3 16.3 36.46 61.41 5:04.1 5940 (6079)
14 Rune Persson  Sweden 11.5 6.35 13.29 1.75 53.2 16.0 37.40 55.80 5:09.8 5802 (5966)
15 Heinrich Staub  Switzerland 11.6 6.22 11.77 1.80 51.4 15.4 35.37 46.73 4:52.6 5770 (5949)
16 Jean-Marie Kling  France 11.5 6.67 11.94 1.70 50.1 15.5 37.60 36.02 4:32.3 5883 (5885)
17 Hermund Høgheim  Norway 11.3 6.58 10.66 1.70 52.7 17.3 31.93 53.54 4:41.0 5604 (5853)
18 Björgvin Hólm  Iceland 11.7 6.24 12.57 1.70 51.7 15.8 35.74 54.08 4:30.6 5916 (5742)
19 Hermann Timme  Netherlands 11.4 6.29 11.71 1.70 51.2 DNF 37.62 DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 19 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References