# 1966 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held in Budapest, Hungary, at Népstadion on 30 August and 1 September 1966.

## Medalists

| Gold | Werner von Moltke West Germany |
| Silver | Jörg Mattheis West Germany |
| Bronze | Horst Beyer West Germany |

## Results
### Final

30 August/1 September
| Rank | Name | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points |
| | Werner von Moltke | West Germany | 11.0 | 7.18 | 15.55 | 1.85 | 50.1 | 15.1 | 45.74 | 4.20 | 62.96 | 4:53.5 | 7607 (7740) |
| | Jörg Mattheis | West Germany | 11.3 | 7.17 | 14.45 | 1.88 | 50.0 | 16.2w | 45.48 | 3.70 | 67.98 | 4:26.9 | 7478 (7614) |
| | Horst Beyer | West Germany | 11.5 | 6.89 | 14.73 | 1.88 | 49.5 | 14.9 | 41.80 | 4.10 | 56.36 | 4:17.9 | 7479 (7562) |
| 4 | Max Klauß | East Germany | 11.0 | 7.61 | 12.94 | 1.91 | 49.8 | 16.7w | 40.38 | 4.35 | 53.10 | 4:44.6 | 7280 (7446) |
| 5 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 11.3 | 7.01 | 13.52 | 1.85 | 50.6 | 16.0w | 42.76 | 4.10 | 57.60 | 4:32.8 | 7210 (7378) |
| 6 | Jüri Otsmaa | Soviet Union | 11.4 | 6.83 | 13.93 | 1.94 | 51.3 | 15.4 | 38.02 | 3.80 | 53.48 | 4:31.4 | 7054 (7236) |
| 7 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 11.5 | 6.95 | 14.48 | 1.88 | 54.5 | 15.1w | 45.18 | 4.00 | 54.76 | 4:57.5 | 7002 (7172) |
| 8 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 11.4 | 6.95 | 13.52 | 1.85 | 52.4 | 15.4w | 36.66 | 4.40 | 53.06 | 4:42.0 | 6999 (7165) |
| 9 | Clive Longe | Great Britain | 11.3 | 6.62 | 15.09 | 1.70 | 51.7 | 15.6w | 46.46 | 4.00 | 55.60 | 4:49.9 | 6996 (7160) |
| 10 | Walter Dießl | Austria | 11.1 | 6.74 | 13.79 | 1.75 | 51.3 | 15.1 | 38.96 | 4.00 | 46.96 | 4:42.0 | 6869 (7055) |
| 11 | Manfred Tiedtke | East Germany | 11.3 | 6.83 | 14.66 | 1.91 | 50.6 | 15.4 | 38.26 | 3.50 | 53.40 | 5:04.6 | 6849 (7035) |
| 12 | Franco Sar | Italy | 11.5 | 6.21 | 13.61 | 1.75 | 53.2 | 14.9w | 47.58 | 4.10 | 52.42 | 5:06.6 | 6735 (6904) |
| 13 | Jerzy Detko | Poland | 11.5 | 6.59 | 14.22 | 1.88 | 52.0 | 15.5w | 43.28 | 3.80 | 54.30 | 4:47.2 | 6922 (6896) |
| 14 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 11.5 | 6.59 | 11.94 | 1.85 | 52.0 | 15.5w | 36.12 | 4.30 | 42.45 | 4:25.8 | 6713 (6887) |
| 15 | Gert Herunter | Austria | 11.1 | 6.77 | 11.78 | 1.85 | 50.6 | 15.2w | 34.22 | 3.60 | 48.76 | 4:38.6 | 6703 (6883) |
| 16 | Bruno Poserina | Italy | 11.8 | 6.70 | 13.45 | 1.75 | 52.3 | 15.3w | 48.32 | 3.20 | 53.08 | 4:26.2 | 6802 (6856) |
| 17 | Horst Mandl | Austria | 11.6 | 7.02 | 12.88 | 1.85 | 52.4 | 15.4 | 36.20 | 3.70 | 52.24 | 4:49.8 | 6671 (6847) |
| 18 | Derek Clarke | Great Britain | 11.7 | 6.32 | 13.09 | 1.60 | 51.8 | 15.7 | 42.92 | 3.40 | 58.46 | 4:24.5 | 6601 (6842) |
| 19 | Tadeusz Grzegorzewski | Poland | 11.4 | 6.64 | 12.82 | 1.70 | 53.1 | 15.5 | 42.16 | 4.20 | 57.78 | 5:11.8 | 6665 (6833) |
| 20 | Bernard Castang | France | 11.3 | 6.54 | 14.55 | 1.75 | 50.6 | 16.5 | 43.82 | 3.20 | 50.68 | 5:04.0 | 6516 (6709) |
| 21 | Urs Trautmann | Switzerland | 11.9 | 6.11 | 13.46 | 1.85 | 53.5 | 16.4w | 41.58 | 3.60 | 58.20 | 4:44.2 | 6487 (6673) |
| 22 | Gyula Hubai | Hungary | 11.6 | 6.24 | 12.83 | 1.80 | 53.1 | 16.5 | 43.08 | 4.45 | 46.38 | 5:07.5 | 6454 (6650) |
| 23 | Robert Lespagnard | Belgium | 11.5 | 6.47 | 11.78 | 1.80 | 50.6 | 16.6w | 30.08 | 4.10 | 45.60 | 4:30.0 | 6416 (6601) |
| 24 | Charlemagne Anyamah | France | 11.2 | 6.33 | 13.49 | 1.75 | 51.4 | 15.9w | 36.36 | 3.30 | 46.78 | 4:57.4 | 6306 (6502) |
| 25 | Suat Jegeni | Albania | 11.9 | 6.28 | 10.85 | 1.70 | 53.4 | 17.4 | 35.18 | 3.70 | 40.94 | 4:22.4 | 5924 (6131) |
| | József Bákái | Hungary | 11.4 | 6.65 | 13.39 | 1.70 | 53.4 | 16.3w | 47.34 | 4.00 | NM | | DNF |
| | Roland Sedleger | Switzerland | 11.2 | 6.84 | 11.75 | | | | | | | | DNF |
| | Valbjörn Þorláksson | Iceland | DNF | | | | | | | | | | DNF |

## Participation

According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 14 countries participated in the event.
* Albania (1)
* Austria (3)
* Belgium (1)
* Denmark (1)
* East Germany (2)
* France (2)
* Hungary (2)
* Iceland (1)
* Italy (2)
* Poland (2)
* Soviet Union (3)
* Switzerland (3)
* Great Britain (2)
* West Germany (3)