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Athletics at the 1976 Montréal Summer Games:

Men's Decathlon

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Host City: Montréal, Canada
Date Started: July 29, 1976
Date Finished: July 30, 1976

Gold:USA Bruce Jenner
Silver:FRG Guido Kratschmer
Bronze:URS Nikolay Avilov

Event Notes

Final Standings: Scoring by 1962/1971 point tables. … 100 metres, Heat One: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 100 metres, Heat Two: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 100 metres, Heat Three: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 100 metres, Heat Four: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 110 metre hurdles, Heat One: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 110 metre hurdles, Heat Two: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 110 metre hurdles, Heat Three: Wind = 0.0 m/s. … 110 metre hurdles, Heat Four: Wind = 0.0 m/s.

Summary

In 1972 Bruce Jenner finished 10th in the Olympic decathlon. He then dedicated himself to become the greatest decathlete in the world. In 1974 and 1975 he competed frequently for a decathlete, winning nine of 10 decathlons (he did not finish the 1975 AAU), and being ranked #1 in the world for both years. At the 1976 Olympic Trials, he set his second world record in the event. His biggest competition at Montréal was considered to be the defending champion, Nikolay Avilov. Also highly considered were two Poles, Ryszard Skowronek and Ryszard Katus, and the Frenchman, Yves Le Roy. West German Guido Kratschmer led after the first day, with Avilov second and Jenner third. But Jenner was probably the strongest second-day decathlete ever and he was so close that the gold medal would be his if he had a typical day two. And he won the gold medal comfortably. Once he cleared a height in the pole vault, first place was decided, and the only suspense remained the world record. Jenner ran 4:12.61 in the 1,500 to break the world record with 8,618 points (later changed to 8,617 when the tables were changed slightly in 1977). Kratschmer finished second and Avilov won the bronze medal. Jenner used his decathlon victory to become a wealthy man, appearing on television and in movies and with numerous commercial endorsements.

Results

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Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Bruce Jenner 26 United States Final Standings 1 8.618 WR Gold
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany Final Standings 2 8.411 Silver
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union Final Standings 3 8.369 Bronze
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden Final Standings 4 8.218
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland Final Standings 5 8.113
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany Final Standings 6 8.048
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union Final Standings 7 8.025
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden Final Standings 8 7.974
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union Final Standings 9 7.803
Claus Marek 22 West Germany Final Standings 10 7.767
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland Final Standings 11 7.711
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland Final Standings 12 7.616
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia Final Standings 13 7.602
Philippe Bobin 21 France Final Standings 14 7.580
Fred Samara 26 United States Final Standings 15 7.504
Georg Werthner 20 Austria Final Standings 16 7.493
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France Final Standings 17 7.486
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain Final Standings 18 7.434
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium Final Standings 19 7.322
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden Final Standings 20 7.319
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany Final Standings 21 7.063
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina Final Standings 22 7.052
Fred Dixon 26 United States Final Standings 23 6.754
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria Final Standings AC DNF
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium Final Standings AC DNF
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland Final Standings AC DNF
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands Final Standings AC DNF
Heikki Leppänen 29 Finland Final Standings AC DNF
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany 100 metres 1 890 10.66 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany 100 metres 2 867 10.75 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain 100 metres 3 857 10.79 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Claus Marek 22 West Germany 100 metres 4 852 10.81 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Fred Samara 26 United States 100 metres 5 841 10.85 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland 100 metres 6 831 10.89 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden 100 metres 7 822 10.93 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Fred Dixon 26 United States 100 metres 8T 819 10.94 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Bruce Jenner 26 United States 100 metres 8T 819 10.94 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden 100 metres 10T 799 11.02 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland 100 metres 10T 799 11.02 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland 100 metres 12 790 11.06 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Philippe Bobin 21 France 100 metres 13 787 11.07 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria 100 metres 14 785 11.08 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union 100 metres 15 780 11.10 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union 100 metres 16 775 11.12 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France 100 metres 17 768 11.15 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands 100 metres 18 763 11.17 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium 100 metres 19 754 11.21 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union 100 metres 20 749 11.23 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Georg Werthner 20 Austria 100 metres 21 731 11.31 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany 100 metres 22 721 11.35 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden 100 metres 23 719 11.36 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina 100 metres 24 717 11.37 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia 100 metres 25 710 11.40 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland 100 metres 26 685 11.51 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium 100 metres 27 668 11.59 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Heikki Leppänen 29 Finland 100 metres 28 641 11.71 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union Long jump 1 925 7.52
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany Long jump 2 899 7.39
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany Long jump 3 897 7.38
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland Long jump 4 877 7.28
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria Long jump 5 875 7.27
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland Long jump 6 873 7.26
Claus Marek 22 West Germany Long jump 7 867 7.23
Bruce Jenner 26 United States Long jump 8 865 7.22
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain Long jump 9 859 7.19
Georg Werthner 20 Austria Long jump 10T 848 7.14
Philippe Bobin 21 France Long jump 10T 848 7.14
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands Long jump 12 844 7.12
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden Long jump 13 838 7.09
Fred Samara 26 United States Long jump 14 836 7.08
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland Long jump 15 828 7.04
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden Long jump 16T 818 6.99
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium Long jump 16T 818 6.99
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany Long jump 18 816 6.98
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia Long jump 19 814 6.97
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden Long jump 20 810 6.95
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium Long jump 21 806 6.93
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union Long jump 22 804 6.92
Fred Dixon 26 United States Long jump 23 802 6.91
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France Long jump 24 765 6.74
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina Long jump 25 763 6.73
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union Long jump 26 721 6.53
Heikki Leppänen 29 Finland Long jump 27 710 6.48
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland Long jump 28 686 6.37
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden Shot put 1 821 15.55
Bruce Jenner 26 United States Shot put 2 809 15.35
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany Shot put 3 793 15.08
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden Shot put 4 789 15.00
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria Shot put 5 783 14.91
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union Shot put 6 777 14.81
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany Shot put 7 773 14.74
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union Shot put 8 770 14.69
Fred Dixon 26 United States Shot put 9 755 14.44
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union Shot put 10 740 14.20
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium Shot put 11 737 14.15
Philippe Bobin 21 France Shot put 12 736 14.12
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland Shot put 13 724 13.94
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina Shot put 14 719 13.85
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland Shot put 15 712 13.74
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland Shot put 16 706 13.66
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia Shot put 17 701 13.58
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden Shot put 18 699 13.54
Georg Werthner 20 Austria Shot put 19 696 13.49
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany Shot put 20T 695 13.48
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland Shot put 20T 695 13.48
Claus Marek 22 West Germany Shot put 22 692 13.42
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium Shot put 23 680 13.24
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain Shot put 24 671 13.10
Fred Samara 26 United States Shot put 25 665 13.00
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France Shot put 26 606 12.10
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands Shot put 27 582 11.74
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union High jump 1 975 OB 2.14
Bruce Jenner 26 United States High jump 2T 882 2.03
Fred Dixon 26 United States High jump 2T 882 2.03
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany High jump 2T 882 2.03
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria High jump 2T 882 2.03
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland High jump 6T 857 2.00
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden High jump 6T 857 2.00
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union High jump 8 831 1.97
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland High jump 9T 804 1.94
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France High jump 9T 804 1.94
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia High jump 9T 804 1.94
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium High jump 9T 804 1.94
Claus Marek 22 West Germany High jump 13T 779 1.91
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain High jump 13T 779 1.91
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden High jump 13T 779 1.91
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union High jump 13T 779 1.91
Philippe Bobin 21 France High jump 13T 779 1.91
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium High jump 13T 779 1.91
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland High jump 13T 779 1.91
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany High jump 13T 779 1.91
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany High jump 21T 751 1.88
Georg Werthner 20 Austria High jump 21T 751 1.88
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden High jump 21T 751 1.88
Fred Samara 26 United States High jump 24T 716 1.84
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland High jump 24T 716 1.84
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina High jump 24T 716 1.84
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands High jump 27 680 1.80
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Claus Marek 22 West Germany 400 metres 1 943 47.12
Bruce Jenner 26 United States 400 metres 2 923 47.51
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany 400 metres 3 918 47.61
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland 400 metres 4 903 47.91
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden 400 metres 5 898 47.97
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain 400 metres 6 889 48.15
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union 400 metres 7 889 48.16
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany 400 metres 8 889 48.19
Fred Dixon 26 United States 400 metres 9 880 48.38
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union 400 metres 10 880 48.44
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria 400 metres 11 856 48.94
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium 400 metres 12 852 48.99
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany 400 metres 13 847 49.14
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union 400 metres 14 842 49.21
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland 400 metres 15 838 49.34
Philippe Bobin 21 France 400 metres 16 814 49.79
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden 400 metres 17 814 49.80
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland 400 metres 18 810 49.87
Fred Samara 26 United States 400 metres 19 801 50.07
Georg Werthner 20 Austria 400 metres 20 801 50.08
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France 400 metres 21 801 50.09
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina 400 metres 22 792 50.30
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium 400 metres 23 792 50.32
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia 400 metres 24 788 50.37
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden 400 metres 25 775 50.66
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland 400 metres 26 728 51.77
Eltjo Schutter 23 Netherlands 400 metres 27 0 2:20.43
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Nikolay Avilov 27 Soviet Union 110 metre hurdles 1 939 14.20 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Ryszard Katus 29 Poland 110 metre hurdles 2 902 14.51 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Guido Kratschmer 23 West Germany 110 metre hurdles 3 895 14.58 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Leonid Litvinenko 27 Soviet Union 110 metre hurdles 4 880 14.71 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Ryszard Skowronek 27 Poland 110 metre hurdles 5 876 14.75 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Lennart Hedmark 32 Sweden 110 metre hurdles 6 871 14.79 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Bruce Jenner 26 United States 110 metre hurdles 7 866 14.84 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Sepp Zeilbauer 23 Austria 110 metre hurdles 8T 862 14.87 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Fred Samara 26 United States 110 metre hurdles 8T 862 14.87 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Gilles Gémise-Fareau 22 France 110 metre hurdles 10 860 14.89 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Philippe Bobin 21 France 110 metre hurdles 11 853 14.96 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Aleksandr Grebenyuk 25 Soviet Union 110 metre hurdles 12 843 15.05 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Luděk Pernica 26 Czechoslovakia 110 metre hurdles 13 841 15.07 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Claus Marek 22 West Germany 110 metre hurdles 14 828 15.19 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Eberhard Stroot 25 West Germany 110 metre hurdles 15 824 15.23 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Georg Werthner 20 Austria 110 metre hurdles 16 821 15.26 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Johannes Lahti 24 Finland 110 metre hurdles 17 816 15.31 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Runald Beckman 25 Sweden 110 metre hurdles 18 785 15.62 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Siegfried Stark 21 East Germany 110 metre hurdles 19 782 15.65 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Roger Lespagnard 29 Belgium 110 metre hurdles 20 780 15.67 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Régis Ghesquière 27 Belgium 110 metre hurdles 21 778 15.69 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Raimo Pihl 26 Sweden 110 metre hurdles 22 767 15.81 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Tito Steiner 24 Argentina 110 metre hurdles 23 766 15.82 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Daley Thompson 17 Great Britain 110 metre hurdles 24 750 15.98 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Elías Sveinsson 24 Iceland 110 metre hurdles 25 731 16.19 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Fred Dixon 26 United States 110 metre hurdles 26 574 18.11 Wind = 0.0 m/s
Athlete Age Country Phase Unit Finish Points Result Medal
Bruce Jenner 26