Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
| Men's Decathlon at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | |||||||
 The exterior of the host stadium in Mexico City | |||||||
| Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario, Mexico City | ||||||
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| Dates | 18 & 19 October | ||||||
| Competitors | 33 from 20 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | women | ||
| 800 m | men | women | ||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Pentathlon | women | |||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The men's decathlon competition featured as part of the athletics programme at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City on 18 and 19 October.
American Bill Toomey won the gold medal with an Olympic record score of 8193 points. Two West German athletes, Hans-Joachim Walde and Kurt Bendlin, took the silver and bronze medals, respectively.
A total of 33 competitors from 20 nations entered the decathlon with 19 athletes managing to finish all events at the competition.[1]
The ten-event track and field competition used hand timing in the track events and was scored using the 1962 scoring method. The youngest competitor was Don Vélez (aged 20) and the oldest was Valbjörn Þorláksson (aged 34). The sixth-placer Tom Waddell, representing the United States, later went on to found the Gay Olympics.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Round |
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| Friday, 18 October 1968 | 100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres |
| Saturday, 19 October 1968 | 110 metres hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500 metres |
Overall summary
| Rank | Athlete | Overall points | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m |
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 Toomey, BillBill Toomey (USA) |
8193 | ' | |||||||||
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.svg.png){kind=small} Walde, Hans-JoachimHans-Joachim Walde (FRG) |
8111 | ' | |||||||||
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Bendlin, KurtKurt Bendlin (FRG) |
8064 | ' | |||||||||
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Avilov, MykolaMykola Avilov (URS) |
7909 | ' | |||||||||
| 5 | Kirst, JoachimJoachim Kirst (GDR) |
7861 | ' | |||||||||
| 6 | Waddell, TomTom Waddell (USA) |
7719 | ' | |||||||||
| 7 | Sloan, RickRick Sloan (USA) |
7692 | ' | |||||||||
| 8 |  Smidt-Jensen, SteenSteen Smidt-Jensen (DEN) |
7648 | ' | |||||||||
| 9 |  de Noorlander, EdEd de Noorlander (NED) |
7554 | ' | |||||||||
| 10 | Tiedtke, ManfredManfred Tiedtke (GDR) |
7551 | ' | |||||||||
| 11 |  Hedmark, LennartLennart Hedmark (SWE) |
7481 | ' | |||||||||
| 12 |  Dießl, WalterWalter Dießl (AUT) |
7465 | ' | |||||||||
| 13 |  Longe, CliveClive Longe (GBR) |
7338 | ' | |||||||||
| 14 |  Ah-Min, WuWu Ah-Min (TPE) |
7209 | ' | |||||||||
| 15 | .svg.png){kind=small} Dzhurov, SpasSpas Dzhurov (BUL) |
7173 | ' | |||||||||
| 16 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lespagnard, RogerRoger Lespagnard (BEL) |
7125 | ' | |||||||||
| 17 |  Trautmann, UrsUrs Trautmann (SUI) |
7044 | ' | |||||||||
| 18 |  Biedermann, FranzFranz Biedermann (LIE) |
6323 | ' | |||||||||
| 19 |  Vélez, DonDon Vélez (NCA) |
5943 | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Lanka, JānisJānis Lanka (URS) |
DNF (7227) | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Herunter, GertGert Herunter (AUT) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Kunz, HansruediHansruedi Kunz (SUI) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A |  Anyamah, CharlemagneCharlemagne Anyamah (FRA) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A |  Carmona, RobertoRoberto Carmona (MEX) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A |  Þorláksson, ValbjörnValbjörn Þorláksson (ISL) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Wessel, HerbertHerbert Wessel (GDR) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Chuan-Show, ChenChen Chuan-Show (TPE) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Aun, ReinRein Aun (URS) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A |  Phươc, Ho HenhHo Henh Phươc (VNM) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Mandl, HorstHorst Mandl (AUT) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A |  Rakotorahalahy, DominiqueDominique Rakotorahalahy (MAD) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | von Moltke, WernerWerner von Moltke (FRG) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
| N/A | Duttweiler, WernerWerner Duttweiler (SUI) |
DNF | ' | |||||||||
References
- 1 2 Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Decathlon. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-07-02.
- Results
- Official 1968 Olympic Games Report (pg. 114). International Olympic Committee. Retrieved on 2013-07-02.
- Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Men's Decathlon. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2013-07-02.