1997 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon

Events at the
1997 European
Athletics U23 Championships
Track events
100 m   men   women
200 m men women
400 m men women
800 m men women
1500 m men women
5000 m men women
10,000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m
steeplechase		 men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
10 km walk women
20 km walk men
Field events
High jump men women
Pole vault men women
Long jump men women
Triple jump men women
Shot put men women
Discus throw men women
Hammer throw men women
Javelin throw men women
Combined events
Heptathlon women
Decathlon men
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The men's decathlon event at the 1997 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Turku, Finland, on 10 and 11 July 1997.[1][2]

Medalists

Gold Klaus Isekenmeier
 Germany
Silver Aleksandr Yurkov
 Ukraine
Bronze Pierre-Alexandre Vial
 France

Results

Final

10-11 July

  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 Klaus Isekenmeier  Germany 11.20
(w: 0.5m/s)		 7.46
(w: 0.4m/s)		 14.48 1.93 49.43 14.68
(w: 1.4m/s)		 44.00 4.60 58.38 4:35.79 7926
2nd Aleksandr Yurkov  Ukraine 11.01
(w: -0.4m/s)		 7.36
(w: -1.6m/s)		 13.62 1.99 50.17 15.22
(w: 1.4m/s)		 43.60 4.90 56.52 4:37.35 7888
3rd Pierre-Alexandre Vial  France 10.97
(w: -0.4m/s)		 7.08
(w: 0.5m/s)		 12.55 1.87 48.61 14.76
(w: 1.4m/s)		 41.78 4.80 56.78 4:15.81 7866
4 Attila Zsivóczky  Hungary 11.51
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.81
(w: -0.4m/s)		 14.08 2.17 50.33 15.49
(w: -0.3m/s)		 43.86 4.70 57.04 4:30.09 7804
5 Robert Jung  Germany 10.94
(w: -0.4m/s)		 7.36
(w: 0.2m/s)		 14.63 1.96 48.65 14.97
(w: -0.3m/s)		 45.92 4.20 50.42 4:39.72 7775
6 Bart Bennema  Netherlands 10.79
(w: -0.4m/s)		 7.12
(w: -0.7m/s)		 14.18 1.96 49.63 14.10
(w: 1.4m/s)		 40.44 4.60 50.94 5:14.23 7598
7 Marc Magrans  Spain 11.00
(w: -0.4m/s)		 6.93
(w: 0.8m/s)		 12.82 1.90 49.19 14.80
(w: -0.3m/s)		 36.54 4.30 49.38 4:15.78 7471
8 Martin Jelínek  Czech Republic 11.51
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.71
(w: 0.3m/s)		 11.90 1.96 51.49 15.02
(w: -0.3m/s)		 38.78 5.10 57.12 4:51.75 7341
9 Rick Wassenaar  Netherlands 11.34
(w: 0.5m/s)		 7.20
(w: 0.9m/s)		 14.07 1.81 50.71 15.43
(w: -0.3m/s)		 41.34 4.40 52.78 4:54.12 7244
10 Mikhail Volk  Belarus 11.38
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.89
(w: 0.6m/s)		 13.99 1.99 52.44 15.38
(w: -0.3m/s)		 35.36 3.90 63.56 5:10.26 7053
11 Andrey Kurdeko  Belarus 11.48
(w: 0.5m/s)		 7.03
(w: 0.7m/s)		 12.66 2.02 52.09 DQ 41.40 4.40 39.94 4:50.76 6247
12 Paolo Casarsa  Italy 11.45
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.48
(w: -0.2m/s)		 14.04 1.81 51.66 14.69
(w: -0.3m/s)		 40.00 NM 53.66 0 DNF
13 Thomas Tebbich  Austria 11.16
(w: -0.4m/s)		 6.53
(w: -1.5m/s)		 13.85 1.87 52.00 15.64
(w: 1.4m/s)		 39.50 NM 61.44 0 DNF
14 Mikhail Merzlikin  Russia 11.51
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.93
(w: -1.6m/s)		 12.50 1.99 51.22 15.13
(w: -0.3m/s)		 0 0 0 0 DNF
15 Jiří Ryba  Czech Republic 11.26
(w: 0.5m/s)		 7.13
(w: 0.2m/s)		 13.18 2.05 49.55 0 0 0 0 0 DNF
16 Benjamin Jensen  Norway 11.37
(w: 0.5m/s)		 6.61
(w: 0.5m/s)		 12.35 1.75 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNF
17 Dean Macey  Great Britain 10.99
(w: 0.5m/s)		 7.12
(w: -0.6m/s)		 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. ↑ European Athletics U23 Championships Ostrava 2011 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK - 1st European Athletics U23 Championships - Turku, Finland 10.7. - 13.7.1997, European Athletics Association, pp. 5–16, retrieved 24 October 2014
  2. ↑ Gordon, Ed, European Championships for Under 23 (Turku, Finland), athletix.org, retrieved 24 October 2014