Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon combined event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on 7 & 8 September. The favorite was Joachim Kirst, who had won the European Championship in 1969 and 1971. The decathletes were unfortunate, as they had to re-open the Olympics, the morning after the postponement due to the tragic events of the Munich massacre. As the events continued the favorite, Kirst, hit the third hurdle in the 110 metres and fell, dropping out of the race.

Results

100m

Long Jump

Shot put

High jump

All heights in metres.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	Points	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.83	1.86	1.89	1.92	1.95	1.98	2.01	2.04	2.06	2.08	2.10	2.12	2.14
1	Mykola Avilov		2.12	959	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	xxo	o	o	o	o	xxx
2	Joachim Kirst		2.10	942	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xo	o	o	xxo	xo	o	xxx	-
3T	Freddy Herbrand		2.04	891	p	p	p	p	o	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	xxx	-	-	-	-
3T	Tadeusz Janczenko		2.04	891	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-
5T	Sepp Zeilbauer		2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	p	o	o	o	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-
5T	Radu Gavrilaş		2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-
5T	Roger Lespagnard		2.01	865	p	p	o	p	p	o	p	o	o	xxo	xo	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-
5T	Steen Smidt-Jensen		2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	xo	xo	o	xo	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-
9T	Heinz Born		1.98	840	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-
9T	Ryszard Skowronek		1.98	840	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-
11T	Boris Ivanov		1.92	788	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11T	Bruce Jenner		1.92	788	p	p	p	p	xo	p	o	o	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11T	Hans-Joachim Walde		1.92	788	p	p	p	p	p	xo	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11T	Ryszard Katus		1.92	788	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
11T	Stefan Schreyer		1.92	788	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16T	Barry King		1.89	760	p	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16T	József Bakai		1.89	760	p	p	p	o	o	p	xo	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16T	Leonid Lytvynenko		1.89	760	p	p	p	o	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16T	Régis Ghesquière		1.89	760	p	p	p	p	p	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
16T	Ruedi Mangisch		1.89	760	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21T	Gerry Moro		1.86	734	o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21T	Jeff Bannister		1.86	734	p	p	p	p	p	xxo	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21T	Jeff Bennett		1.86	734	p	p	o	o	o	o	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
21T	Peter Gabbett		1.86	734	p	p	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25T	Vijay Singh Chauhan		1.80	680	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
25T	Yves Le Roy		1.80	680	p	o	p	xo	xo	xpp	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
27T	Luis Flores		1.75	634	o	o	xo	o	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
27T	Clifford Brooks		1.75	634	p	o	o	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
29	Wilfred Mwalawanda		1.65	540	xo	xxo	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
30	Jean-Pierre Schoebel		1.60	493	o	p	xxx	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

400m

110m hurdles

Discus throw

All distance are in metres.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1	József Bakai		51.46	48.40	51.20	51.46	897
2	Leonid Lytvynenko		47.84	47.84	x	44.10	833
3	Freddy Herbrand		47.12	47.12	x	x	820
4	Mykola Avilov		46.98	46.98	43.18	46.40	818
5	Barry King		46.06	x	x	46.06	801
6	Peter Gabbett		45.58	42.36	39.18	45.58	792
7	Régis Ghesquière		45.56	45.56	44.10	x	792
8	Tadeusz Janczenko		45.26	45.26	43.14	x	786
9	Vijay Singh Chauhan		45.18	45.18	43.92	41.92	785
10	Stefan Schreyer		45.08	45.08	44.68	x	783
11	Steen Smidt-Jensen		44.80	41.32	44.80	42.70	778
12	Yves Le Roy		44.04	41.92	44.04	43.00	763
13	Ryszard Katus		43.00	39.00	41.98	43.00	744
14	Bruce Jenner		42.24	x	x	42.24	729
15	Jeff Bannister		42.00	41.32	39.28	42.00	724
16	Boris Ivanov		41.58	x	41.50	41.58	716
17	Jean-Pierre Schoebel		41.14	40.12	40.26	41.14	708
18	Sepp Zeilbauer		40.84	x	40.84	40.16	702
19	Radu Gavrilaş		40.52	40.52	39.90	40.18	696
20	Heinz Born		39.34	36.50	39.34	x	672
21	Wilfred Mwalawanda		38.82	38.82	38.36	x	662
22	Roger Lespagnard		37.86	37.86		36.64	643
23	Ruedi Mangisch		36.92	x	36.92	x	623
24	Jeff Bennett		36.58	x	36.58	36.52	616
25	Luis Flores		35.64	x	33.34	35.64	597
26	Clifford Brooks		33.90	33.22	33.90	x	560
27	Ryszard Skowronek		33.66	33.66	x	x	555

Pole vault

Javelin throw

All distance are in metres.

Rank	Name	Nationality	Mark	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1	Wilfred Mwalawanda		71.28	71.28	x	x	894
2	Bruce Jenner		66.02	63.20	66.02	60.88	833
3	Boris Ivanov		64.84	62.45	52.14	64.84	819
4	Sepp Zeilbauer		64.46	57.66	60.04	64.46	815
5	Tadeusz Janczenko		63.80	x	62.36	63.80	807
6T	Mykola Avilov		61.66	x	61.66	57.96	781
6T	Yves Le Roy		61.66	49.64	61.66	x	781
8	Régis Ghesquière		60.88	56.88	58.82	60.88	772
9	Stefan Schreyer		60.70	60.70	x	59.96	770
10	Ryszard Katus		59.96	55.48	x	59.96	761
11	Leonid Lytvynenko		58.94	55.02	57.98	58.94	748
12	Barry King		57.74	57.74	53.46	55.04	733
13	Jean-Pierre Schoebel		57.54	56.74	57.54	52.96	731
14	Jeff Bennett		56.98	52.00	57.48	49.14	730
15	Radu Gavrilaş		57.16	57.16	x	x	726
16	Jeff Bannister		56.98	56.98	x	x	724
17	Vijay Singh Chauhan		56.34	36.90	48.68	56.34	716
18	Steen Smidt-Jensen		55.24	55.24	54.76	55.08	701
19	József Bakai		52.18	52.18	x	x	662
20	Roger Lespagnard		50.60	50.60	x	46.32	641
21	Freddy Herbrand		50.42	x	x	50.42	639
22	Heinz Born		48.72	46.18	48.72	47.90	615
-	Peter Gabbett		NM	x	x	x	0
-	Ruedi Mangisch		NM	x	x	x	0

1500m

Final standings

Standings after Event 10
8 September 1972
Legend:M = Mark, P = Points

Pos	Athlete	Country	Total Points	Notes	100M	Long Jump	Shot Put	High Jump	400M	110M Hurdles	Discus Throw	Pole Vault	Javelin Throw	1500M
	Mykola Avilov		8454 WR	P M	804 11.00	957 7.68	750 14.36	959 2.12	875 48.50	926 14.31	818 46.98	945 4.55	781 61.66	639 4:22.8
	Leonid Lytvynenko		8035	P M	773 11.13	780 6.81	739 14.18	760 1.89	880 48.40	845 15.03	833 48.84	909 4.40	748 58.94	768 4:05.9
	Ryszard Katus		7984	P M	831 10.89	8.8 7.09	752 14.39	788 1.92	847 49.10	914 14.41	744 43.00	932 4.50	761 59.96	577 4:31.9
	Jeff Bennett		7974	P M	872 10.73	873 7.26	653 12.82	734 1.86	984 46.30	789 15.58	616 36.58	1005 4.80	730 57.48	718 4:12.2
	Stefan Schreyer		7950	P M	849 10.82	909 7.44	790 15.02	788 1.92	829 49.50	848 15.00	783 45.08	909 4.40	770 60.70	475 4:48.2
	Freddy Herbrand		7947	P M	804 11.00	881 7.30	722 13.91	891 2.04	814 49.80	862 14.87	820 47.12	909 4.40	639 50.42	605 4:27.7
	Steen Smidt-Jensen		7947	P M	787 11.07	810 6.95	687 13.35	865 2.01	801 50.10	887 14.65	778 44.80	1005 4.80	701 55.24	626 4:24.7
	Tadeusz Janczenko		7861	P M	895 10.64	877 7.28	756 14.45	891 2.04	847 49.10	670 16.89	786 45.26	932 4.50	807 63.80	400 5:01.5
	Sepp Zeilbauer		7741	P M	812 10.97	853 7.16	696 13.49	865 2.01	861 48.80	835 15.15	702 40.84	884 4.30	815 64.46	418 4:58.2
10	Bruce Jenner		7722	P M	721 11.35	721 6.53	700 13.56	788 1.92	829 49.50	788 15.59	729 42.24	945 4.55	833 66.02	668 4:18.9
11	Régis Ghesquière		7677	P M	699 11.45	863 7.21	747 14.32	760 1.89	847 49.10	779 15.68	792 45.56	754 3.80	772 60.88	664 4:19.4
12	Yves Le Roy		7675	P M	819 10.94	885 7.32	722 13.90	680 1.80	866 48.70	813 15.34	763 44.04	932 4.50	781 61.66	414 4:58.9
13	Boris Ivanov		7657	P M	747 11.24	734 6.59	757 14.47	788 1.92	797 50.20	874 14.76	716 41.58	884 4.30	819 64.84	541 4:37.4
14	Roger Lespagnard		7519	P M	740 11.27	822 7.01	660 12.92	865 2.01	829 49.50	764 15.84	643 37.86	957 4.60	641 50.60	598 4:28.7
15	Barry King		7468	P M	728 11.32	832 7.06	806 15.29	760 1.89	801 50.10	694 16.61	801 46.06	780 3.90	733 57.74	533 4:38.6
16	Radu Gavrilaş		7417	P M	672 11.57	800 6.90	642 12.65	865	766 50.90	835 15.13	696 40.52	909 4.40	726 57.16	506 4:43.1
17	Vijay Singh Chauhan		7378	P M	721 11.35	804 6.92	754 14.42	680 1.80	810 49.90	847 15.01	785 45.18	728 3.70	716 56.34	533 4:38.6
18	Jean-Pierre Schoebel		7273	P M	778 11.11	798 6.89	715 13.79	493 1.60	842 49.20	817 15.30	708 41.14	859 4.20	731 57.54	532 4:38.8
19	Heinz Born		7217	P M	721 11.35	804 6.92	669 13.06	840 1.98	805 50.00	808 15.39	672 39.34	807 4.00	615 48.72	476 4:47.9
20	József Bakai		7071	P M	785 11.08	853 7.16	838 15.84	760 1.89	766 50.90	703 16.50	897 51.46	807 4.00	662 52.18	0 DNF
21	Jeff Bannister		7022	P M	783 11.09	861 7.20	741 14.21	634 1.86	958 46.80	0 DQ	724 42.00	807 4.00	724 56.98	690 4:15.8
22	Wilfred Mwalawanda		6227	P M	591 11.95	533 5.68	617 12.27	540 1.65	691 52.70	543 18.54	662 38.82	615 3.30	894 71.28	541 4:37.4
	Peter Gabbett			P M	893 10.65	859 7.19	702 13.59	734 1.86	994 46.10	800 15.47	792 45.58	700 3.60	0 NM
	Ryszard Skowronek			P M	859 10.78	905 7.42	743 14.24	840 1.98	893 48.10	773 15.74	555 33.66	0 NM
	Ruedi Mangisch			P M	857 10.79	808 6.94	617 12.27	760 1.89	918 47.60	776 15.71	623 36.92	0 NM
	Luis Flores			P M	668 11.59	717 6.51	584 11.78	634 1.75	762 51.00	625 17.44	597 35.64	0 NM
	Clifford Brooks			P M	759 11.19	780 6.81	580 11.71	634 1.75	814 49.80	715 16.37	560 33.90	0 NM
	Gerry Moro			P M	690 11.49	802 6.91	727 13.99	734 1.86	720 52.00	723 16.28	0 NM
	Joachim Kirst			P M	775 11.12	939 7.59	852 16.09	942 2.10	856 48.90	0 DNF
	Hans-Joachim Walde			P M	778 11.11	853 7.16	763 14.57	788 1.92	0 DNF
	Lennart Hedmark			P M	681 11.53	798 6.89	754 14.43	0 DNF
	Hans-Joachim Perk			P M	724 11.34	782 6.82	686 13.34	0 DNF
	Horst Beyer			P M	657 11.64	717 6.51	754 14.42	0 DNF
	Renato Carnevali			P M	0 DNS

Key: WR = world record; p = pass; x = fault; o = cleared; NM = no mark; DNF = did not finish; DNS = did not start; DQ = disqualified; T = tied

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