1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the European Athletics Championships

The men's decathlon at the 1969 European Athletics Championships was held in Athens, Greece, at Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium on 17 and 18 September 1969. [1]

Contents

Medalists

Gold Joachim Kirst
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver Herbert Wessel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bronze Viktor Chelnokov
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union

Results

Final

17-18 September 1969

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankNameNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Joachim Kirst Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.87.6216.282.1347.915.944.704.1057.604:58.77910 (8041)CR
Silver medal icon.svg Herbert Wessel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 10.97.37 w14.211.9849.615.440.984.6054.164:37.07683 (7828)
Bronze medal icon.svg Viktor Chelnokov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 10.96.98 w15.121.8649.016.747.344.1067.864:31.57653 (7801)
4 Nikolay Avilov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.47.40 w13.392.0449.215.041.864.1058.764:28.97648 (7779)
5 Rüdiger Demmig Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.17.03 w13.381.8948.015.043.564.2053.124:37.07469 (7631)
6 Horst Mandl Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 11.37.1513.381.9249.815.140.004.4058.424:38.87439 (7579)
7 Lennart Hedmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.47.13 w13.621.8950.215.542.444.1066.644:42.37402 (7531)
8 Urs Trautmann Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 11.37.04 w14.171.9550.815.944.603.9061.864:42.67332 (7487)
9 Leonid Litvinenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.17.13 w13.901.8349.215.041.023.4054.084:24.37245 (7410)
10 Spas Dzhurov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11.16.79 w15.021.8350.315.741.384.1055.364:41.67204 (7384)
11 József Bákái Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11.27.26 w14.321.8952.116.646.464.2060.845:11.07167 (7334)
12 Charlemagne Anyanah Flag of France.svg  France 11.16.6513.671.8950.215.338.504.0059.484:44.87146 (7321)
13 Tadeusz Janczenko Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10.97.28 w12.811.9250.417.140.484.0053.105:01.16956 (7163)
14 Hannu Kyösola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.27.4613.091.8050.116.035.543.3061.904:35.86979 (7113)
15 Steen Smidt-Jensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.26.81 w11.992.0150.815.140.384.0053.105:01.17011 (7091)
16 Jan Neckář Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 11.76.50 w13.011.9252.915.940.363.7068.164:36.46927 (7077)
17 Yordan Miyakov Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 11.66.49 w14.261.7553.216.141.844.1061.444:40.96851 (7016)
18 Rafael Cano Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 11.27.17 w11.221.8950.015.833.423.9052.324:40.66841 (7005)
19 Vasilios Sevastis Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg  Greece 11.57.45 w12.00NH50.616.236.023.5051.804:30.26120 (6768)
20 Franz Biedermann Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 11.76.61 w10.231.8051.316.433.164.1057.644:30.06542 (6696)
Freddy Herbrandt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.37.55 w13.491.9857.316.542.184.0044.88DNF
Clive Longe Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 11.26.84 w14.221.7549.715.542.864.40NMDNF
Arthur Hess Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 10.97.25 w13.531.80DNF
Edward de Noorlander Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.47.02 w13.462.0149.215.140.404.1050.944:20.5DQ

:The Dutch athlete Edward de Noorlander initially finished 6th, but was disqualified for the use of amphetamine. This was the first disqualification for doping in athletics. [2] [3]

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 24 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.

References

  1. European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 405–412, retrieved 13 August 2014
  2. Cashmore, Ellis; Cashmore, Ernest (2002), Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide, Taylor & Francis, 2003, p. 92, ISBN   9780415285551 , retrieved 6 September 2014
  3. Sport & Santé - Dopage - Les amphétamines : exemples (in French), archived from the original on 17 September 2018, retrieved 6 September 2014