Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon explained

Event:	Men's Decathlon
Games:	1972 Summer
Venue:	Olympic Stadium
Dates:	7 & 8 September
Competitors:	33
Nations:	19
Win Value:	8466
Win Label:	Winning points
Longnames:	yes
Gold:	Mykola Avilov
Goldnoc:	URS
Silver:	Leonid Lytvynenko
Silvernoc:	URS
Bronze:	Ryszard Katus
Bronzenoc:	POL
Prev:	1968
Next:	1976

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.^[1]

Results

100m

Rank	Heat	Time	Points
1	2	10.64	895
2	3	10.65	893
3	1	10.73	872
4	1	10.78	859
5	5	10.79	857
6	1	10.82	849
7	1	10.89	831
8	3	10.94	819
9	2	10.97	812
10T	2	11.00	804
10T	4	11.00	804
12	3	11.07	787
13	2	11.08	785
14	2	11.09	783
15T	1	11.11	778
15T	5	11.11	778
17	2	11.12	775
18	1	11.13	773
19	5	11.19	759
20	2	11.24	747
21	3	11.27	740
22	4	11.32	728
23	5	11.34	724
24T	1	11.35	721
24T	4	11.35	721
24T	4	11.35	721
27	5	11.45	699
28	4	11.49	690
29	1	11.53	681
30	3	11.57	672
31	5	11.59	668
32	2	11.64	657
33	3	11.95	591

Long Jump

Rank	Jump 1	Jump 2	Jump 3	Mark	Points
1	7.68	x	x	7.68	957
2	x	7.59	7.29	7.59	939
3	7.44	x	7.26	7.44	909
4	7.25	7.42	x	7.42	905
5	7.08	7.29	7.32	7.32	885
6	7.30	7.26	7.21	7.30	881
7	7.01	7.26	7.28	7.28	877
8	7.13	7.15	7.26	7.26	873
9	6.98	7.03	7.21	7.21	863
10	7.15	7.20	7.16	7.20	861
11	6.87	x	7.19	7.19	859
T12	6.60	6.74	7.16	7.16	853
T12	x	6.79	7.16	7.16	853
T12	7.05	7.16	x	7.16	853
15	x	x	7.09	7.09	838
16	7.03	7.06	x	7.06	832
17	6.86	7.01	6.96	7.01	822
18	6.77	6.95	6.89	6.95	810
19	6.82	x	6.94	6.94	808
T20	6.82	x	6.92	6.92	804
T20	x	6.92	x	6.92	804
22	6.86	6.91	6.88	6.91	802
23	6.90	6.71	x	6.90	800
T24	6.42	6.89	6.53	6.89	798
T24	6.78	x	6.89	6.89	798
26	x	x	6.82	6.82	782
T27	6.64	6.81	5.23
T27	6.81	6.57	6.71	6.81	780
29	6.59	6.26	6.57	6.59	734
30	6.49	6.53	6.46	6.53	721
T31	x	x	6.51	6.51	717
T31	6.51	6.02	x	6.51	717
33	x	x	5.68	5.68	533

Shot put

Rank	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Mark	Points
1	16.09	x	x	16.09	852
2	15.10	15.50	15.84	15.84	838
3	15.25	15.29	15.28	15.29	806
4	15.02	x	14.74	15.02	790
5	14.09	13.03	14.57	14.57	763
6	14.23	14.47	x	14.47	757
7	14.21	14.19	14.45	14.45	756
8	14.43	x	x	14.43	754
T9	13.23	14.42	x	14.42	754
T9	13.66	13.76	14.42	14.42	754
11	14.39	x	x	14.39	752
12	14.14	x	14.36	14.36	750
13	13.57	13.89	14.32	14.32	747
14	14.24	x	x	14.24	743
15	14.21	13.51	x	14.21	741
16	x	13.98	14.18	14.18	739
17	13.77	13.99	x	13.99	727
18	13.67	x	13.91	13.91	722
19	13.90	13.61	13.90	13.90	722
20	13.79	13.62	13.04	13.79	715
21	13.46	x	13.59	13.59	702
22	13.27	13.54	13.56	13.56	700
23	13.49	13.30	x	13.49	696
24	13.18	12.32	13.35	13.35	687
25	14.09	12.55	13.34	13.34	686
26	12.24	12.75	13.06	13.06	669
27	x	12.66	12.92	12.92	660
28	11.54	12.82	12.06	12.82	653
29	12.44	12.47	12.65	12.65	642
T30	11.43	12.27	x	12.27	617
T30	12.27	12.19	x	12.27	617
32	10.24	8.89	11.78	11.78	584
33	11.71	11.46	x	11.71	580

High jump

All heights in metres.

Rank	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	2.12	959	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	xxo	o	o	o	o	xxx
2	2.10	942	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xo	o	o	xxo	xo	o	xxx
3T	2.04	891	p	p	p	p	o	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	xxx
3T	2.04	891	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
5T	2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	p	o	o	o	xo	xxx
5T	2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx
5T	2.01	865	p	p	o	p	p	o	p	o	o	xxo	xo	xo	xxx
5T	2.01	865	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	xo	xo	o	xo	o	xxx
9T	1.98	840	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx
9T	1.98	840	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	o	o	o	xo	xxx
11T	1.92	788	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xo	xxx
11T	1.92	788	p	p	p	p	xo	p	o	o	xo	xxx
11T	1.92	788	p	p	p	p	p	xo	xxo	xo	xxo	xxx
11T	1.92	788	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxx
11T	1.92	788	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
16T	1.89	760	p	o	o	o	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
16T	1.89	760	p	p	p	o	o	p	xo	xo	xxx
16T	1.89	760	p	p	p	o	o	xxo	o	xo	xxx
16T	1.89	760	p	p	p	p	p	o	xxo	xxo	xxx
16T	1.89	760	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	xxo	xxx
21T	1.86	734	o	o	o	xo	o	xxo	xxo	xxx
21T	1.86	734	p	p	p	p	p	xxo	o	xxx
21T	1.86	734	p	p	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
21T	1.86	734	p	p	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
25T	1.80	680	o	o	o	xo	xo	xxx
25T	1.80	680	p	o	p	xo	xo	xpp
27T	1.75	634	o	o	xo	o	xxx
27T	1.75	634	p	o	o	xxo	xxx
29	1.65	540	xo	xxo	xxx
30	1.60	493	o	p	xxx

400m

Rank	Heat	Time	Points
1	3	46.10	994
2	1	46.25	984
3	2	46.79	958
4	5	47.59	918
5	1	48.08	893
6	1	48.40	880
7	2	48.45	875
8	3	48.73	866
9	2	48.77	861
10	2	48.90	856
11	2	49.06	847
12	1	49.11	847
13	5	49.13	847
14	5	49.23	842
15	1	49.49	829
16 T	1	49.51	829
16T	3	49.51	829
18	5	49.75	814
19	4	49.78	814
20	4	49.89	810
21	4	50.01	805
22	4	50.05	801
23	3	50.13	801
24	2	50.18	797
25	2	50.88	766
26	3	50.90	766
27	5	50.97	762
28	4	52.02	720
29	3	52.68	691

110m hurdles

Rank	Heat	Time	Points
1	2	14.31	926
2	1	14.41	914
3	3	14.65	887
4	2	14.76	874
5	4	14.87	862
6	1	15.00	848
7	4	15.01	847
8	1	15.03	845
9T	2	15.13	835
9T	3	15.13	835
11	5	15.30	817
12	3	15.34	813
13	4	15.39	808
14	3	15.47	800
15	1	15.58	789
16	1	15.59	788
17	5	15.68	779
18	5	15.71	776
19	1	15.74	773
20	3	15.84	764
21	4	16.28	723
22	5	16.37	715
23	2	16.50	703
24	4	16.61	694
25	2	16.89	670
26	5	17.44	625
27	3	18.54	543
-	2	DQ	0
-	2	DNF	0

Discus throw

All distance are in metres.

Rank	Mark	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1	51.46	48.40	51.20	51.46	897
2	47.84	47.84	x	44.10	833
3	47.12	47.12	x	x	820
4	46.98	46.98	43.18	46.40	818
5	46.06	x	x	46.06	801
6	45.58	42.36	39.18	45.58	792
7	45.56	45.56	44.10	x	792
8	45.26	45.26	43.14	x	786
9	45.18	45.18	43.92	41.92	785
10	45.08	45.08	44.68	x	783
11	44.80	41.32	44.80	42.70	778
12	44.04	41.92	44.04	43.00	763
13	43.00	39.00	41.98	43.00	744
14	42.24	x	x	42.24	729
15	42.00	41.32	39.28	42.00	724
16	41.58	x	41.50	41.58	716
17	41.14	40.12	40.26	41.14	708
18	40.84	x	40.84	40.16	702
19	40.52	40.52	39.90	40.18	696
20	39.34	36.50	39.34	x	672
21	38.82	38.82	38.36	x	662
22	37.86	37.86		36.64	643
23	36.92	x	36.92	x	623
24	36.58	x	36.58	36.52	616
25	35.64	x	33.34	35.64	597
26	33.90	33.22	33.90	x	560
27	33.66	33.66	x	x	555

Pole vault

Rank	Mark	Points	3.30	3.40	3.50	3.60	3.70	3.80	3.90	4.00	4.10	4.20	4.30	4.40	4.50	4.55	4.60	4.70	4.80	4.90
1T	4.80	1005	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	xo	p	p	o	o	xxx
1T	4.80	1005	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	p	xxo	xxo	xo
3	4.60	957	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xo	o	p	o	xxx
4T	4.55	945	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	xo	p	xo	o	xxx
4T	4.55	945	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	xo	o	xo	o	xo	xxx
6T	4.50	932	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	xo	p	o	p	o	o	p	xxx
6T	4.50	932	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	o	o	xo	xxo	xxx
6T	4.50	932	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	p	xxx
9T	4.40	909	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	xxo	o	o	xo	o	xxx
9T	4.40	909	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	o	xxo	o	xxx
9T	4.40	909	p	p	p	o	p	o	xo	xo	p	xo	o	o	xxx
9T	4.40	909	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	o	o	o	o	xxx
13T	4.30	884	p	p	p	p	p	o	xo	p	xo	o	xxx
13T	4.30	884	p	p	p	o	p	p	p	o	o	o	o	p	xxx
15	4.20	859	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	o	p	xxx
16T	4.00	807	p	p	p	xo	p	o	p	o	p	xxx
16T	4.00	807	p	p	p	o	p	xxo	p	p	xxx
16T	4.00	807	p	p	p	p	p	p	p	o	p	p	xxx
19	3.90	780	o	o	p	xo	o	o	xo	xxx
20	3.80	754	p	p	p	p	p	o	xxx
21	3.70	728	xxo	xo	o	xo	o	xxx
22	3.60	700	p	p	p	o	p	xxx
23	3.30	615	o
-	NM	0	p	p	p	xxx
-	NM	0	xxx

Javelin throw

All distance are in metres.

Rank	Mark	Throw 1	Throw 2	Throw 3	Points
1	71.28	71.28	x	x	894
2	66.02	63.20	66.02	60.88	833
3	64.84	62.45	52.14	64.84	819
4	64.46	57.66	60.04	64.46	815
5	63.80	x	62.36	63.80	807
6T	61.66	x	61.66	57.96	781
6T	61.66	49.64	61.66	x	781
8	60.88	56.88	58.82	60.88	772
9	60.70	60.70	x	59.96	770
10	59.96	55.48	x	59.96	761
11	58.94	55.02	57.98	58.94	748
12	57.74	57.74	53.46	55.04	733
13	57.54	56.74	57.54	52.96	731
14	56.98	52.00	57.48	49.14	730
15	57.16	57.16	x	x	726
16	56.98	56.98	x	x	724
17	56.34	36.90	48.68	56.34	716
18	55.24	55.24	54.76	55.08	701
19	52.18	52.18	x	x	662
20	50.60	50.60	x	46.32	641
21	50.42	x	x	50.42	639
22	48.72	46.18	48.72	47.90	615
-	NM	x	x	x	0
-	NM	x	x	x	0

1500m

Rank	Heat	Time	Points
1	3	4:05.9	768
2	1	4:12.2	718
3	1	4:15.8	690
4	2	4:18.9	668
5	2	4:19.4	664
6	3	4:22.8	639
7	3	4:24.7	626
8	3	4:27.7	605
9	2	4:28.7	598
10	3	4:31.9	577
11T	1	4:37.4	541
11T	1	4:37.4	541
13T	2	4:38.6	533
13T	2	4:38.6	533
15	2	4:38.8	532
16	2	4:43.1	506
17	2	4:47.9	476
18	3	4:48.2	475
19	3	4:58.2	418
20	1	4:58.9	414
21	3	5:01.5	400
-	1	DNF	0

Final standings

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

Pos	Athlete	Country	Notes	Long Jump	Shot Put	High Jump	400M	110M Hurdles	Discus Throw	Pole Vault	Javelin Throw	1500M
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	7984	P M	831 10.89	838 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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	10	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	11	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	12	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	13	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	14	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	15	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	16	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	7417	P M	672 11.57	800 6.90	642 12.65	865 2.01	766 50.90	835 15.13	696 40.52	909 4.40	726 57.16	506 4:43.1
valign=middle	17	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	18	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	19	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	20	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	21	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle	22	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle	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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	690 11.49	802 6.91	727 13.99	734 1.86	720 52.00	723 16.28	0 NM
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	775 11.12	939 7.59	852 16.09	942 2.10	856 48.90	0 DNF
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	778 11.11	853 7.16	763 14.57	788 1.92	0 DNF
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	681 11.53	798 6.89	754 14.43	0 DNF
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	724 11.34	782 6.82	686 13.34	0 DNF
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		P M	657 11.64	717 6.51	754 14.42	0 DNF
valign=middle		valign=middle align=left	valign=middle align=left	valign=middle		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

External links

Official report

Notes and References

Web site: Athletics at the 1972 Munich Summer Games: Men's Decathlon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417060922/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1972/ATH/mens-decathlon.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 26 January 2018 . Sports Reference.