1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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The men's decathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.^[1]

Medalists

Gold	Joachim Kirst East Germany
Silver	Lennart Hedmark Sweden
Bronze	Hans-Joachim Walde West Germany

Results

KEY:	DNS	Did not start	DNF	Did not finish	CR	Championships record	NR	National record	PB	Personal best	SB	Seasonal best

Final

11/12 August

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Joachim Kirst	East Germany	11.02 (w: 0.3 m/s)	7.68 (w: 0.8 m/s)	16.59	2.13	48.97	16.12 (w: 1.1 m/s)	47.21	4.20	65.51	4:44.7	8188 (8196)	CR
	Lennart Hedmark	Sweden	11.28 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.51 (w: 0.8 m/s)	15.37	1.89	49.09	14.78 (w: 0.1 m/s)	45.37	4.20	73.79	4:41.0	8054 (8038)	NR
	Hans-Joachim Walde	West Germany	11.17 (w: -0.4 m/s)	7.41 (w: 1.2 m/s)	15.33	1.95	49.32	15.17 (w: 1.6 m/s)	43.57	4.30	66.47	4:41.2	7927 (7951)
4	Heinz-Ulrich Schulze	West Germany	10.98 (w: -0.9 m/s)	7.11 (w: 0.0 m/s)	14.53	1.89	48.64	14.97 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	42.80	4.30	63.93	4:34.1	7841 (7889)
5	Sepp Zeilbauer	Austria	10.96 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.38 (w: 1.7 m/s)	13.49	2.04	48.79	15.06 (w: 0.1 m/s)	39.70	4.00	58.95	4:27.5	7783 (7842)	NR
6	Peter Gabbett	Great Britain	10.85 (w: -0.4 m/s)	7.26 (w: 1.1 m/s)	12.81	1.83	47.18	15.45 (w: 1.6 m/s)	41.81	4.30	58.68	4:29.7	7692 (7754)
7	Leonid Litvinenko	Soviet Union	11.34 (w: -0.9 m/s)	7.02 (w: -0.2 m/s)	13.50	1.89	49.49	15.10 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	42.82	4.10	63.27	4:19.6	7650 (7707)
8	Boris Ivanov	Soviet Union	11.28 (w: -0.9 m/s)	6.92 (w: 1.0 m/s)	14.15	1.92	50.63	15.21 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	43.94	4.30	66.59	4:53.6	7554 (7601)
9	Herbert Wessel	East Germany	11.17 (w: -0.9 m/s)	7.12 (w: -0.4 m/s)	14.70	1.86	49.76	15.46 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	44.52	4.60	55.70	4:57.8	7528 (7583)
10	József Bákái	Hungary	11.22 (w: -0.4 m/s)	6.96 (w: 1.7 m/s)	15.28	1.83	51.66	16.56 (w: 1.6 m/s)	49.46	4.40	66.83	4:52.7	7520 (7569)
11	Edward de Noorlander	Netherlands	11.39 (w: 0.0 m/s)	6.94 (w: 0.6 m/s)	13.99	2.01	50.48	15.03 (w: 0.1 m/s)	40.87	4.20	49.28	4:23.2	7478 (7562)
12	Tadeusz Janczenko	Poland	10.96 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.54 w (w: 2.1 m/s)	13.65	1.98	50.17	16.61 (w: 0.1 m/s)	42.61	4.40	55.41	5:03.2	7439 (7520)
13	Yves Le Roy	France	11.12 (w: 0.3 m/s)	7.37 (w: 0.4 m/s)	13.19	1.89	51.15	15.58 (w: 1.1 m/s)	43.69	4.30	59.14	4:59.3	7395 (7453)
14	Ryszard Katus	Poland	11.17 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.06 (w: 1.8 m/s)	12.93	1.86	50.83	14.52 (w: 0.1 m/s)	40.20	4.30	55.59	4:48.2	7351 (7417)
15	Roger Lespagnard	Belgium	11.54 (w: -0.4 m/s)	6.81 (w: 0.4 m/s)	12.90	2.04	50.30	15.86 (w: 1.6 m/s)	38.72	4.50	51.36	4:28.2	7328 (7406)
16	Vasile Bogdan	Romania	11.40 (w: 0.3 m/s)	6.94 (w: 0.0 m/s)	12.75	1.86	50.20	15.79 (w: 1.1 m/s)	37.41	4.40	63.42	4:33.9	7317 (7376)
17	Freddy Herbrandt	Belgium	11.04 (w: 0.3 m/s)	7.45 (w: 0.0 m/s)	12.85	1.98	50.43	14.77 (w: 1.1 m/s)	40.14	4.20	46.23	5:13.4	7248 (7328)
18	Hannu Kyösola	Finland	11.26 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.34 (w: 1.2 m/s)	13.73	1.75	50.02	15.85 (w: 0.1 m/s)	39.26	3.60	66.96	4:34.0	7282 (7322)
19	Frank Nusse	Netherlands	11.42 (w: -0.4 m/s)	6.76 (w: 0.0 m/s)	11.73	1.86	49.67	15.14 (w: 1.6 m/s)	36.17	4.50	50.53	4:16.1	7239 (7311)
20	Régis Ghesquière	Belgium	11.75 (w: 0.3 m/s)	6.86 (w: 0.0 m/s)	13.64	1.86	50.25	15.97 (w: 1.1 m/s)	39.87	3.50	55.85	4:16.3	7063 (7157)
21	Per Ovesen	Denmark	11.46 (w: -0.9 m/s)	7.04 (w: 0.4 m/s)	13.52	1.86	50.81	16.25 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	37.42	4.00	51.98	4:44.1	6947 (7051)
22	Rafael Cano	Spain	11.40 (w: -0.9 m/s)	6.76 (w: 0.0 m/s)	11.50	1.83	50.13	15.36 w (w: 2.4 m/s)	32.52	3.80	46.55	4:44.0	6645 (6735)
23	Franz Biedermann	Liechtenstein	12.04 (w: -0.4 m/s)	6.59 w (w: 3.2 m/s)	10.10	1.75	52.99	16.52 (w: 1.6 m/s)	28.83	4.20	47.75	4:45.2	6112 (6189)
	Kurt Bendlin	West Germany	11.06 (w: 0.0 m/s)	7.45 (w: 1.6 m/s)	15.03	1.83	48.65	15.45 (w: 0.1 m/s)	45.45	4.60	69.97		DNF
	Hans Smeman	Netherlands	11.44 (w: -0.9 m/s)	6.55 (w: 0.1 m/s)	13.01	1.86	51.24	DNF	38.82	NM			DNF
	Nikolay Avilov	Soviet Union	11.81 (w: -0.4 m/s)	6.88 (w: 2.0 m/s)	13.33	1.92	51.77	15.07 (w: 1.6 m/s)					DNF
	Markku Juhola	Finland	10.72 (w: 0.3 m/s)	7.27 w (w: 2.2 m/s)	13.58	1.70	48.02						DNF
	Hans-Dieter Michalek	East Germany	11.36 (w: -0.4 m/s)	7.00 (w: 0.0 m/s)	14.16	1.70							DNF
	Jorma Vesala	Finland	11.48 (w: 0.0 m/s)	5.85 (w: 1.4 m/s)									DNF
	Ryszard Skowronek	Poland	DNF										DNF

Participation

According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.

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The men's shot put at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 12 and 13 August 1971.

The men's javelin throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1971.

The women's 100 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 and 11 August 1971.

The women's 400 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.

The women's 800 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10, 11, and 12 August 1971.

The women's 1500 metres at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 15 August 1971.

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The women's high jump at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.

The women's shot put at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 10 August 1971.

The women's discus throw at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 11 and 12 August 1971.

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The women's pentathlon at the 1971 European Athletics Championships was held in Helsinki, Finland, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 13 and 14 August 1971.

References

↑ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014

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1971 European Athletics Championships

Track events
100 m	men	women
200 m	men	women
400 m	men	women
800 m	men	women
1500 m	men	women
5000 m	men
10,000 m	men
100 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	women
Road events
Marathon	men
20 km walk	men
50 km walk	men
Field events
High jump	men	women
Pole vault	men
Long jump	men	women
Triple jump	men
Shot put	men	women
Discus throw	men	women
Hammer throw	men
Javelin throw	men	women
Combined events
Pentathlon		women
Decathlon	men
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