# 1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969.

## Medalists

| Gold | Joachim Kirst East Germany |
| Silver | Herbert Wessel East Germany |
| Bronze | Viktor Chelnokov Soviet Union |

## Results
### Final

17-18 September 1969
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
| | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 10.8 | 7.62 | 16.28 | 2.13 | 47.9 | 15.9 | 44.70 | 4.10 | 57.60 | 4:58.7 | 7910 (8041) | CR |
| | Herbert Wessel | East Germany | 10.9 | 7.37 w | 14.21 | 1.98 | 49.6 | 15.4 | 40.98 | 4.60 | 54.16 | 4:37.0 | 7683 (7828) | |
| | Viktor Chelnokov | Soviet Union | 10.9 | 6.98 w | 15.12 | 1.86 | 49.0 | 16.7 | 47.34 | 4.10 | 67.86 | 4:31.5 | 7653 (7801) | |
| 4 | Nikolay Avilov | Soviet Union | 11.4 | 7.40 w | 13.39 | 2.04 | 49.2 | 15.0 | 41.86 | 4.10 | 58.76 | 4:28.9 | 7648 (7779) | |
| 5 | Rüdiger Demmig | East Germany | 11.1 | 7.03 w | 13.38 | 1.89 | 48.0 | 15.0 | 43.56 | 4.20 | 53.12 | 4:37.0 | 7469 (7631) | |
| 6 | Horst Mandl | Austria | 11.3 | 7.15 | 13.38 | 1.92 | 49.8 | 15.1 | 40.00 | 4.40 | 58.42 | 4:38.8 | 7439 (7579) | |
| 7 | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | 11.4 | 7.13 w | 13.62 | 1.89 | 50.2 | 15.5 | 42.44 | 4.10 | 66.64 | 4:42.3 | 7402 (7531) | |
| 8 | Urs Trautmann | Switzerland | 11.3 | 7.04 w | 14.17 | 1.95 | 50.8 | 15.9 | 44.60 | 3.90 | 61.86 | 4:42.6 | 7332 (7487) | |
| 9 | Leonid Litvinenko | Soviet Union | 11.1 | 7.13 w | 13.90 | 1.83 | 49.2 | 15.0 | 41.02 | 3.40 | 54.08 | 4:24.3 | 7245 (7410) | |
| 10 | Spas Dzhurov | Bulgaria | 11.1 | 6.79 w | 15.02 | 1.83 | 50.3 | 15.7 | 41.38 | 4.10 | 55.36 | 4:41.6 | 7204 (7384) | |
| 11 | József Bákái | Hungary | 11.2 | 7.26 w | 14.32 | 1.89 | 52.1 | 16.6 | 46.46 | 4.20 | 60.84 | 5:11.0 | 7167 (7334) | |
| 12 | Charlemagne Anyanah | France | 11.1 | 6.65 | 13.67 | 1.89 | 50.2 | 15.3 | 38.50 | 4.00 | 59.48 | 4:44.8 | 7146 (7321) | |
| 13 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 10.9 | 7.28 w | 12.81 | 1.92 | 50.4 | 17.1 | 40.48 | 4.00 | 53.10 | 5:01.1 | 6956 (7163) | |
| 14 | Hannu Kyösola | Finland | 11.2 | 7.46 | 13.09 | 1.80 | 50.1 | 16.0 | 35.54 | 3.30 | 61.90 | 4:35.8 | 6979 (7113) | |
| 15 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 11.2 | 6.81 w | 11.99 | 2.01 | 50.8 | 15.1 | 40.38 | 4.00 | 53.10 | 5:01.1 | 7011 (7091) | |
| 16 | Jan Neckář | Czechoslovakia | 11.7 | 6.50 w | 13.01 | 1.92 | 52.9 | 15.9 | 40.36 | 3.70 | 68.16 | 4:36.4 | 6927 (7077) | |
| 17 | Yordan Miyakov | Bulgaria | 11.6 | 6.49 w | 14.26 | 1.75 | 53.2 | 16.1 | 41.84 | 4.10 | 61.44 | 4:40.9 | 6851 (7016) | |
| 18 | Rafael Cano | Spain | 11.2 | 7.17 w | 11.22 | 1.89 | 50.0 | 15.8 | 33.42 | 3.90 | 52.32 | 4:40.6 | 6841 (7005) | |
| 19 | Vasilios Sevastis | Greece | 11.5 | 7.45 w | 12.00 | NH | 50.6 | 16.2 | 36.02 | 3.50 | 51.80 | 4:30.2 | 6120 (6768) | |
| 20 | Franz Biedermann | Liechtenstein | 11.7 | 6.61 w | 10.23 | 1.80 | 51.3 | 16.4 | 33.16 | 4.10 | 57.64 | 4:30.0 | 6542 (6696) | |
| | Freddy Herbrandt | Belgium | 11.3 | 7.55 w | 13.49 | 1.98 | 57.3 | 16.5 | 42.18 | 4.00 | 44.88 | | DNF | |
| | Clive Longe | Great Britain | 11.2 | 6.84 w | 14.22 | 1.75 | 49.7 | 15.5 | 42.86 | 4.40 | NM | | DNF | |
| | Arthur Hess | Switzerland | 10.9 | 7.25 w | 13.53 | 1.80 | | | | | | | DNF | |
| | Edward de Noorlander | Netherlands | 11.4 | 7.02 w | 13.46 | 2.01 | 49.2 | 15.1 | 40.40 | 4.10 | 50.94 | 4:20.5 | DQ $^†$ | |
$^†$:The Dutch athlete Edward de Noorlander initially finished 6th, but was disqualified for the use of amphetamine. This was the first disqualification for doping in athletics.

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.
* Austria (1)
* Belgium (1)
* Bulgaria (2)
* Czechoslovakia (1)
* Denmark (1)
* East Germany (3)
* Finland (1)
* France (1)
* Greece (1)
* Hungary (1)
* Liechtenstein (1)
* Netherlands (1)
* Poland (1)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Spain (1)
* Sweden (1)
* Switzerland (2)
* Great Britain (1)