The men's

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at the

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was held in

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, then Yugoslavia, at JNA Stadium on 13 and 14 September 1962.

Medalists

Results

Final

13/14 September

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 17 athletes from 11 countries participated in the event. * (1) * (1) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (3) * (2)

References

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Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

Combined events at the European Athletics Championships