The men's

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 ...

at the

1978 European Athletics Championships The 12th European Athletics Championships were held from 29 August to 3 September 1978 in the Stadion Evžena Rošického in Prague, the capital city of Czechoslovakia (present-day Czech Republic). Contemporaneous reports on the event were given i ...

was held in Prague, then Czechoslovakia, at Stadion Evžena Rošického on 30 and 31 August 1978.

Medalists

Results

Final

30/31 August

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 13 countries participated in the event. * (2) * (1) * (2) * (3) * (2) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3) * (2) * (1) * (1) * (3)

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