Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The Men's decathlon competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 29–30 July.

Men's decathlon at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue	Olympic Stadium
Date	29–30 July
Competitors	28 from 16 nations
Winning points	8618 WR
Medalists
Bruce Jenner  United States Guido Kratschmer  West Germany Mykola Avilov  Soviet Union

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds. At the end of competition, if two athletes are tied, the athlete who has received more points in the greater number of events is the winner.

Records

Before the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record	Bruce Jenner (USA)	8538	Eugene, Oregon, United States	26 June 1976
Olympic record	Mykola Avilov (URS)	8466	Munich, West Germany	8 September 1972

Overall results

Key

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. The best scores were split between eight competitors with the gold medallist claiming the best discus score.

Rank	Athlete	Points	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110 m H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m
1	Bruce Jenner (USA)	8618	819 10.94 s	865 7.22 m	809 15.35 m	882 2.03 m	923 47.51 s	866 14.84 s	873 50.04 m	1005 4.80 m	862 68.52 m	714 4:12.61 min
2	Guido Kratschmer (FRG)	8411	890 10.66 s	899 7.39 m	773 14.74 m	882 2.03 m	889 48.19 s	895 14.58 s	794 45.70 m	957 4.60 m	837 66.32 m	595 4:29.09 min
3	Mykola Avilov (URS)	8369	749 11.23 s	925 7.52 m	777 14.81 m	975 2.14 m	889 48.16 s	939 14.20 s	792 45.60 m	920 4.45 m	789 62.28 m	614 4:26.26 min
4	Raimo Pihl (SWE)	8218	822 10.93 s	818 6.99 m	821 15.55 m	857 2.00 m	898 47.97 s	767 15.81 s	768 44.30 m	909 4.40 m	961 77.34 m	597 4:28.76 min
5	Ryszard Skowronek (POL)	8113	799 11.02 s	873 7.26 m	712 13.74 m	779 1.91 m	903 47.91 s	876 14.75 s	788 45.34 m	1005 4.80 m	788 62.22 m	590 4:29.89 min
6	Siegfried Stark (GDR)	8048	721 11.35 s	816 6.98 m	793 15.08 m	779 1.91 m	847 49.14 s	782 15.65 s	790 45.48 m	969 4.65 m	926 74.18 m	625 4:24.93 min
7	Leonid Lytvynenko (URS)	8025	775 11.12 s	804 6.92 m	740 14.20 m	779 1.91 m	880 48.44 s	880 14.71 s	805 46.26 m	957 4.60 m	681 53.66 m	724 4:11.41 min
8	Lennart Hedmark (SWE)	7974	719 11.36 s	838 7.09 m	789 15.00 m	779 1.91 m	814 49.80 s	871 14.79 s	808 46.42 m	884 4.30 m	974 78.58 m	498 4:44.28 min
9	Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)	7803	780 11.10 s	721 6.53 m	770 14.69 m	831 1.97 m	842 49.21 s	843 15.05 s	821 47.16 m	807 4.00 m	861 68.42 m	527 4:39.62 min
10	Claus Marek (FRG)	7767	852 10.81 s	867 7.23 m	692 13.42 m	779 1.91 m	943 47.12 s	828 15.19 s	654 38.40 m	884 4.30 m	664 52.32 m	604 4:27.84 min
11	Johannes Lahti (FIN)	7711	831 10.89 s	877 7.28 m	706 13.66 m	857 2.00 m	838 49.34 s	816 15.31 s	656 38.52 m	859 4.20 m	782 61.72 m	489 4:45.90 min
12	Ryszard Katus (POL)	7616	790 11.06 s	828 7.04 m	695 13.48 m	716 1.84 m	810 49.87 s	902 14.51 s	730 42.28 m	932 4.50 m	731 57.54 m	482 4:47.00 min
13	Luděk Pernica (TCH)	7602	710 11.40 s	814 6.97 m	701 13.58 m	804 1.94 m	788 50.37 s	841 15.07 s	690 40.22 m	909 4.40 m	702 55.26 m	643 4:22.30 min
14	Philippe Bobin (FRA)	7580	787 11.07 s	848 7.14 m	736 14.12 m	779 1.91 m	814 49.79 s	853 14.96 s	682 39.84 m	1028 4.90 m	643 50.74 m	410 4:59.65 min
15	Fred Samara (USA)	7504	841 10.85 s	836 7.08 m	665 13.00 m	716 1.84 m	801 50.07 s	862 14.87 s	696 40.54 m	884 4.30 m	680 53.60 m	523 4:40.21 min
16	Georg Werthner (AUT)	7493	731 11.31 s	848 7.14 m	696 13.49 m	751 1.88 m	801 50.08 s	821 15.26 s	596 35.58 m	832 4.10 m	810 64.08 m	607 4:27.43 min
17	Gilles Gémise-Fareau (FRA)	7486	768 11.15 s	765 6.74 m	606 12.10 m	804 1.94 m	801 50.09 s	860 14.89 s	688 40.12 m	957 4.60 m	660 52.04 m	557 4:31.81 min
18	Daley Thompson (GBR)	7434	857 10.79 s	859 7.19 m	671 13.10 m	779 1.91 m	889 48.15 s	750 15.98 s	612 36.36 m	859 4.20 m	566 45.18 m	592 4:29.55 min
19	Roger Lespagnard (BEL)	7322	754 11.21 s	806 6.93 m	680 13.24 m	804 1.94 m	852 48.99 s	780 15.67 s	658 38.64 m	859 4.20 m	584 46.40 m	545 4:36.67 min
20	Runald Beckman (SWE)	7319	799 11.02 s	810 6.95 m	699 13.54 m	751 1.88 m	775 50.66 s	785 15.62 s	732 42.40 m	807 4.00 m	738 58.14 m	423 4:57.28 min
21	Eberhard Stroot (FRG)	7063	867 10.75 s	897 7.38 m	695 13.48 m	751 1.88 m	918 47.61 s	824 15.23 s	682 39.82 m	0 NM	823 65.10 m	606 4:27.48 min
22	Tito Steiner (ARG)	7052	717 11.37 s	763 6.73 m	719 13.85 m	716 1.84 m	792 50.30 s	766 15.82 s	691 40.26 m	754 3.80 m	629 49.74 m	505 4:43.16 min
23	Fred Dixon (USA)	6754	819 10.94 s	802 6.91 m	755 14.44 m	882 2.03 m	880 48.38 s	574 18.11 s	797 45.82 m	0 NM	711 55.96 m	534 4:38.49 min
—	Sepp Zeilbauer (AUT)	DNF	785 11.08 s	875 7.27 m	783 14.91 m	882 2.03 m	856 48.94 s	862 14.87 s	768 44.26 m	0 NM	DNS	DNS
—	Régis Ghesquière (BEL)	DNF	668 11.59 s	818 6.99 m	737 14.15 m	779 1.91 m	792 50.32 s	778 15.69 s	698 40.64 m	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Elías Sveinsson (ISL)	DNF	685 11.51 s	686 6.37 m	724 13.94 m	804 1.94 m	728 51.77 s	731 16.19 s	724 41.98 m	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Eltjo Schutter (NED)	DNF	763 11.17 s	844 7.12 m	582 11.74 m	680 1.80 m	0 DNF	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
—	Heikki Leppänen (FIN)	DNF	641 11.71 s	710 6.48 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

External links

• Official Olympic Report Archived 2012-02-12 at the Wayback Machine, la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 18, 2012.