2025-05 Götzis - Men's Decathlon
Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) won the men's decathlon at Götzis on 29 May 2025 with 8909 points, 274 above the personal best he set in Rome in June 2024. Niklas Kaul (GER) and Simon Ehammer (SUI) both finished on 8575, 334 behind.
| # | Athlete | Points | Behind | vs. PB series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sander Aae Skotheim (NOR) | 8909 | +274 | |
| 2 | Kyle Garland (USA) | 8626 | -283 | -94 |
| 3 | Niklas Kaul (GER) | 8575 | -334 | -116 |
| 4 | Simon Ehammer (SUI) | 8575 | -334 | +107 |
| 5 | Leo Neugebauer (GER) | 8555 | -354 | -406 |
| 6 | Damian Warner (CAN) | 8527 | -382 | -491 |
| 7 | Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR) | 8486 | -423 | -246 |
| 8 | Heath Baldwin (USA) | 8430 | -479 | -195 |
| 9 | Karel Tilga (EST) | 8405 | -504 | -276 |
| 10 | Jeff Tesselaar (NED) | 8249 | -660 | +170 |
| 11 | Rasmus Roosleht (EST) | 8241 | -668 | +215 |
| 12 | Sammy Ball (GBR) | 8100 | -809 | +187 |
| 13 | Lewis Church (GBR) | 8093 | -816 | +26 |
| 14 | Manuel Eitel (GER) | 8086 | -823 | -265 |
| 15 | Kendrick Thompson (BAH) | 8079 | -830 | -103 |
| 16 | Jente Hauttekeete (BEL) | 8053 | -856 | -215 |
| 17 | Matthias Lasch (AUT) | 7986 | -923 | -66 |
| 18 | Risto Lillemets (EST) | 7930 | -979 | -226 |
| 19 | Vilém Stráský (CZE) | 7918 | -991 | -170 |
| 20 | Finley Gaio (SUI) | 7917 | -992 | -105 |
| 21 | Edgaras Benkunskas (LTU) | 7726 | -1183 | -372 |
| 22 | Andrin Huber (SUI) | 7713 | -1196 | -328 |
| 23 | Harrison Williams (USA) | 6825 | -2084 | |
| DNF | Tim Nowak (GER) | |||
| DNF | Rik Taam (NED) | |||
| DNF | Pierce LePage (CAN) | |||
| DNF | Lindon Victor (GRN) | |||
| DNF | José Fernando Ferreira Santana (BRA) | |||
| DNF | Jack Turner (GBR) | |||
| DNF | Jack Flood (USA) | |||
| DNF | Hakim McMorris (USA) | |||
| DNF | Dario Dester (ITA) | |||
| DNF | Tomas Järvinen (CZE) | |||
| DNF | Amadeus Gräber (GER) |
The discus decided it. The lead had changed after five of the first six events and Ehammer held it on 5651 with 36 on Ayden Owens-Delerme (PUR), Skotheim third and 81 back. Skotheim threw 49.18 for 853 points, 62 above his own series mark, and moved to 6423 and a lead of 17 over Kyle Garland (USA). It went to 78 in the pole vault, 119 in the javelin and 283 in the 1500m.
Skotheim was eighteenth after the 100m and third at the day break on 4611, 45 above his PB series, with 8.06 in the long jump for 1076 points and a 400m and shot that matched the series almost exactly. Day 2 added 229. The discus gave 62 and the pole vault 151, 5.10 against the 4.60 he cleared in Rome and the largest single gain on any of the leading sheets. He was 284 above the series before the 1500m and finished 274 above it.
Garland led the high jump and was fourth at the day break on 4585, 75 under his own PB series, having lost 80 in the long jump. Day 2 held that line: 43 down in the hurdles, then 49.10 in the discus for 852 points and 61 above his series mark took him back to 57 under, and the pole vault another 15. He finished 94 under the series and 283 behind.
Kaul and Ehammer tied on 8575 from opposite ends of the competition. Kaul was thirty-first after the 100m and thirteenth at the day break on 4257, 93 above his PB series with a gain in four of the five events. Day 2 cost him 209, mostly in one throw: 72.13 in the javelin for 922 points, 106 under the 79.05 in his series. He then ran 4.16.40 in the 1500m for 836 points, which moved him from seventh to third. Ehammer led the long jump and the hurdles and was second at the day break on 4620 and 41 under his series, and day 2 turned on 41.02 in the discus for 685 points, 123 above his series mark. He finished 107 above the series, a personal best on the 8468 he scored in Munich in August 2022.
Leo Neugebauer (GER) finished 20 behind the pair in fifth. He was fourth after the javelin and 34 back, and the 1500m returned only 14 of it. His own competition ran 406 under his PB series, with 95 lost in the shot at 15.93 against a 17.46 series mark, 65 in the high jump and 131 in the discus at 51.47 against 57.70.
Pierce LePage (CAN) came in with the third-best PB in the field, 8909 from Budapest in August 2023. He stood ninth on 6026 after the discus, 479 under his own PB series, and did not start the pole vault.
Six men finished above their PB series, and each of those is a personal best. Skotheim's 274 was the largest, then Rasmus Roosleht (EST) 215 in eleventh, Sammy Ball (GBR) 187 in twelfth, Jeff Tesselaar (NED) 170 in tenth, Ehammer 107 and Lewis Church (GBR) 26 in thirteenth. Damian Warner (CAN), the top-ranked entrant on 9018 from Tokyo in August 2021, finished sixth and 491 under his series, and Neugebauer, the second-ranked, fifth and 406 under.
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