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2007 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionJul 24, 2026
Entity authorityQ20805989 ↗
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The men's decathlon event at the 2007 European Athletics U23 Championships was held in Debrecen, Hungary, at Gyulai István Atlétikai Stadion on 12 and 13 July.

Medalists

Results

Final

12-13 July

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 12 athletes from 8 countries participated in the event.

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This entry incorporates text from “2007 European Athletics U23 Championships – Men's decathlon” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.