2021-07 EC U23 Men's Decathlon
Andreas Bechmann (GER) won the men's decathlon at the European U23 Championships on 9 July 2021 with 8142 points, 10 above the personal best he brought from Filderstadt in September 2019. Seven of the top eight finished above their PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Bechmann (GER) | 8142 | +10 | |
| 2 | Sven Roosen (NED) | 8056 | -86 | +140 |
| 3 | Markus Rooth (NOR) | 7967 | -175 | +229 |
| 4 | Dario Dester (ITA) | 7936 | -206 | +111 |
| 5 | Baptiste Thiery (FRA) | 7915 | -227 | +149 |
| 6 | Fran Bonifacic (CRO) | 7760 | -382 | +354 |
| 7 | Edgaras Benkunskas (LIT) | 7733 | -409 | +43 |
| 8 | Sven Jansons (NED) | 7705 | -437 | -29 |
| 9 | Nils Laserich (GER) | 7691 | -451 | +43 |
| 10 | Bruno Comin (ESP) | 7688 | -454 | +217 |
| 11 | Finley Gaio (SUI) | 7505 | -637 | -394 |
| 12 | Makenson Gletty (FRA) | 7446 | -696 | -532 |
| 13 | Edgar Campre (POR) | 7422 | -720 | -30 |
| 14 | Manuel Dias (POR) | 7400 | -742 | +77 |
| 15 | Adónios Andréoglou (GRE) | 7304 | -838 | -48 |
| 16 | Fabian Amherd (SUI) | 7297 | -845 | +11 |
| 17 | Christian Gundersen (DEN) | 7296 | -846 | -114 |
| 18 | Lorenzo Modugno (ITA) | 7269 | -873 | -32 |
| 19 | Ággelos-Tzanís Andréoglou (GRE) | 6394 | -1748 | -1203 |
| DNF | Emil Uhlin (SWE) | |||
| DNF | Jorge Dávila (ESP) | |||
| DNF | Carl af Forselles (SWE) |
The shot put decided the lead. Finley Gaio (SUI) had led the first two events and stood 1893 with 22 on Bechmann. Bechmann threw 15.81 for 840 points, 95 more than the shot in his PB series had been worth, and moved to 2711 and a lead of 110. Nobody was closer than 84 for the rest of the competition.
Bechmann closed day 1 first on 4447 and 53 above his PB series, the shot carrying it and 2.02 in the high jump giving 37 back. Day 2 peaked in the discus, 42.51 against a 36.93 series mark for 716 points and 114 above it, which put him 147 up on the series and 95 clear of Sven Roosen (NED). The pole vault then cost 92 at 4.80 against a 5.10 series mark and the javelin 96 at 55.02, and he went into the 1500m 41 under the series. He ran 4.40.44 for 678 points, 51 above it, and took the title by 86 with the personal best restored by 10.
Roosen was third at the day break on 4220 and 172 above his own PB series, almost all of it from the shot: 14.75 against a 12.62 series mark, 774 points and 130 clear of it. Day 2 gave nothing back in the hurdles and only small amounts elsewhere, and he finished 140 above the series, second by 86, with 4.25.38 in the 1500m for 775 points.
Markus Rooth (NOR) made the largest recovery in the top five. He was tenth at the break on 3940 and 97 under his PB series, having lost 46 in the 100m and 62 in the shot. The pole vault turned it: 4.90 against a 4.50 series mark for 880 points, 120 above it, moving him from seventh to fifth. The javelin added 33 and the 1500m 131 more, 4.36.30 against a 4:57.69 series mark, which took him to third and 229 above his series, the largest gain in the top five.
Dario Dester (ITA) finished fourth, 31 behind Rooth. He had been 41 ahead after the pole vault, where 4.90 was worth 149 more than his own series mark. The javelin reversed it, Rooth throwing 59.53 for 731 points against Dester's 53.14 for 635, and the 1500m returned only 24 of the 55 that left him.
Seven of the top eight beat their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. Fran Bonifacic (CRO) made the largest gain of all, 354 for sixth. Rooth took 229, Bruno Comin (ESP) 217 in tenth, Baptiste Thiery (FRA) 149 in fifth, on the back of 5.60 in the pole vault for 1100 points and 65 above his series, Roosen 140 and Dester 111. Makenson Gletty (FRA), the second-ranked entrant on 7978 from Saint-Paul in December 2020, finished twelfth and 532 under his PB series, and Gaio, who led the first two events, eleventh and 394 under his.
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