2023-07 EC U23 Espoo FIN - Men's Decathlon
Markus Rooth (NOR) won the men's decathlon at the European U23 Championships in Espoo on 8 July 2023 with 8608 points, 301 above the personal best he set in Grosseto in May 2022. Six of the fourteen finishers scored above their PB series.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Markus Rooth (NOR) | 8608 | +301 | |
| 2 | Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) | 8561 | -47 | -29 |
| 3 | Sven Roosen (NED) | 8128 | -480 | -29 |
| 4 | Marcel Meyer (GER) | 8096 | -512 | +113 |
| 5 | Rasmus Roosleht (EST) | 8010 | -598 | +240 |
| 6 | Jente Hauttekeete (BEL) | 7864 | -744 | -211 |
| 7 | Andreu Boix (ESP) | 7844 | -764 | -117 |
| 8 | Luc Brewin (FRA) | 7794 | -814 | +68 |
| 9 | Jeff Tesselaar (NED) | 7753 | -855 | +264 |
| 10 | Thomas Van Der Poel (BEL) | 7558 | -1050 | -62 |
| 11 | Elliot Duvert (SWE) | 7522 | -1086 | -84 |
| 12 | Aleksi Savolainen (FIN) | 7392 | -1216 | +127 |
| 13 | Zsombor Gálpál (HUN) | 7354 | -1254 | -121 |
| 14 | Dominique Hall (AUT) | 6738 | -1870 | -760 |
| DNF | Teo Bastien (FRA) | |||
| DNF | Sven Jansons (NED) | |||
| DNF | Pol Ferrer (ESP) | |||
| DNF | Pierre Blaecke (FRA) | |||
| DNF | Ollie Thorner (GBR) | |||
| DNF | Nicolas Huys (FRA) | |||
| DNF | José San Pastor (ESP) | |||
| DNF | Jack Turner (GBR) | |||
| DNF | František Doubek (CZE) | |||
| DNF | Carl af Forselles (SWE) |
The discus decided the lead. Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) had held it since the high jump and stood 5346 with 62 on Rooth. Rooth threw 48.63 for 842 points, 59 above his own series mark; Skotheim threw 43.31 for 732, and the lead changed by 48. It stayed at 48 through the pole vault, went to 135 in the javelin and closed at 47.
Rooth was second at the day break on 4364 and 157 above his PB series, made in the throwing and jumping: 65 in the shot at 15.31 for 809 points and 73 in the high jump at 2.03 against a 1.95 series mark. Day 2 added 144 with no event below the series, the discus worth 59 of it and 63.71 in the javelin for 794 points another 44. His 8608 was 301 above the series and a personal best on the 8307 from Grosseto.
Skotheim led four of the first five events and closed day 1 first on 4457, exactly one point under his own PB series, having matched it in the shot and high jump and come within 3 in the 400m. Day 2 opened with the hurdles 65 under the series, 14.68 for 889 points, which cost him the largest single amount on his sheet and left him 66 down. The pole vault returned 61 at 5.10 against a 4.90 series mark, the javelin took 49, and 4.16.60 in the 1500m for 835 points added 19. He finished 29 under the series and 47 behind.
Sven Roosen (NED) led after the opening 100m and was sixth at the day break on 4109, 62 under his PB series. Day 2 turned it: 4.80 in the pole vault for 30 above the series mark, then 60.38 in the javelin for 744 points, 57 above it, which moved him from fifth to fourth, and 4.20.12 in the 1500m for 811 points and third place. He finished 29 under the series, the same balance as Skotheim.
Marcel Meyer (GER) finished 32 behind Roosen in fourth. He had led that place from the day break; the javelin reversed it, Roosen throwing 60.38 for 744 points against Meyer's 57.71 for 703, and the 1500m added 19 more. Meyer's own javelin was still the largest single-event gain in the top five, 144 above the 47.99 in his PB series, and it took him from 60 under the series to 84 above it.
Six men beat their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. Rooth's 301 was the largest, then Jeff Tesselaar (NED) 264 in ninth and Rasmus Roosleht (EST) 240 in fifth, Roosleht's built on 62.36 in the javelin for 128 above his series mark and 4.42.84 in the 1500m for another 67. Aleksi Savolainen (FIN) gained 127 in twelfth, Meyer 113 and Luc Brewin (FRA) 68 in eighth. Jente Hauttekeete (BEL), sixth, finished 211 under his series.
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