1971 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the European Athletics Championships

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]

Contents

Medalists

Gold Joachim Kirst
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Silver Lennart Hedmark
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Bronze Hans-Joachim Walde
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany

Results

KEY:DNSDid not startDNFDid not finishCRChampionships recordNRNational recordPBPersonal bestSBSeasonal best

Final

11/12 August

  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 11.02
(w: 0.3 m/s)
7.68
(w: 0.8 m/s)
16.592.1348.9716.12
(w: 1.1 m/s)
47.214.2065.514:44.78188 (8196)CR
Silver medal icon.svg Lennart Hedmark Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 11.28
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.51
(w: 0.8 m/s)
15.371.8949.0914.78
(w: 0.1 m/s)
45.374.2073.794:41.08054 (8038)NR
Bronze medal icon.svg Hans-Joachim Walde Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.17
(w: -0.4 m/s)
7.41
(w: 1.2 m/s)
15.331.9549.3215.17
(w: 1.6 m/s)
43.574.3066.474:41.27927 (7951)
4 Heinz-Ulrich Schulze Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 10.98
(w: -0.9 m/s)
7.11
(w: 0.0 m/s)
14.531.8948.6414.97 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
42.804.3063.934:34.17841 (7889)
5 Sepp Zeilbauer Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 10.96
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.38
(w: 1.7 m/s)
13.492.0448.7915.06
(w: 0.1 m/s)
39.704.0058.954:27.57783 (7842)NR
6 Peter Gabbett Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 10.85
(w: -0.4 m/s)
7.26
(w: 1.1 m/s)
12.811.8347.1815.45
(w: 1.6 m/s)
41.814.3058.684:29.77692 (7754)
7 Leonid Litvinenko Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.34
(w: -0.9 m/s)
7.02
(w: -0.2 m/s)
13.501.8949.4915.10 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
42.824.1063.274:19.67650 (7707)
8 Boris Ivanov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.28
(w: -0.9 m/s)
6.92
(w: 1.0 m/s)
14.151.9250.6315.21 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
43.944.3066.594:53.67554 (7601)
9 Herbert Wessel Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.17
(w: -0.9 m/s)
7.12
(w: -0.4 m/s)
14.701.8649.7615.46 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
44.524.6055.704:57.87528 (7583)
10 József Bákái Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 11.22
(w: -0.4 m/s)
6.96
(w: 1.7 m/s)
15.281.8351.6616.56
(w: 1.6 m/s)
49.464.4066.834:52.77520 (7569)
11 Edward de Noorlander Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.39
(w: 0.0 m/s)
6.94
(w: 0.6 m/s)
13.992.0150.4815.03
(w: 0.1 m/s)
40.874.2049.284:23.27478 (7562)
12 Tadeusz Janczenko Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 10.96
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.54 w
(w: 2.1 m/s)
13.651.9850.1716.61
(w: 0.1 m/s)
42.614.4055.415:03.27439 (7520)
13 Yves Le Roy Flag of France.svg  France 11.12
(w: 0.3 m/s)
7.37
(w: 0.4 m/s)
13.191.8951.1515.58
(w: 1.1 m/s)
43.694.3059.144:59.37395 (7453)
14 Ryszard Katus Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 11.17
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.06
(w: 1.8 m/s)
12.931.8650.8314.52
(w: 0.1 m/s)
40.204.3055.594:48.27351 (7417)
15 Roger Lespagnard Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.54
(w: -0.4 m/s)
6.81
(w: 0.4 m/s)
12.902.0450.3015.86
(w: 1.6 m/s)
38.724.5051.364:28.27328 (7406)
16 Vasile Bogdan Flag of Romania (1965-1989).svg  Romania 11.40
(w: 0.3 m/s)
6.94
(w: 0.0 m/s)
12.751.8650.2015.79
(w: 1.1 m/s)
37.414.4063.424:33.97317 (7376)
17 Freddy Herbrandt Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.04
(w: 0.3 m/s)
7.45
(w: 0.0 m/s)
12.851.9850.4314.77
(w: 1.1 m/s)
40.144.2046.235:13.47248 (7328)
18 Hannu Kyösola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.26
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.34
(w: 1.2 m/s)
13.731.7550.0215.85
(w: 0.1 m/s)
39.263.6066.964:34.07282 (7322)
19 Frank Nusse Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.42
(w: -0.4 m/s)
6.76
(w: 0.0 m/s)
11.731.8649.6715.14
(w: 1.6 m/s)
36.174.5050.534:16.17239 (7311)
20 Régis Ghesquière Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 11.75
(w: 0.3 m/s)
6.86
(w: 0.0 m/s)
13.641.8650.2515.97
(w: 1.1 m/s)
39.873.5055.854:16.37063 (7157)
21 Per Ovesen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 11.46
(w: -0.9 m/s)
7.04
(w: 0.4 m/s)
13.521.8650.8116.25 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
37.424.0051.984:44.16947 (7051)
22 Rafael Cano Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 11.40
(w: -0.9 m/s)
6.76
(w: 0.0 m/s)
11.501.8350.1315.36 w
(w: 2.4 m/s)
32.523.8046.554:44.06645 (6735)
23 Franz Biedermann Flag of Liechtenstein.svg  Liechtenstein 12.04
(w: -0.4 m/s)
6.59 w
(w: 3.2 m/s)
10.101.7552.9916.52
(w: 1.6 m/s)
28.834.2047.754:45.26112 (6189)
Kurt Bendlin Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 11.06
(w: 0.0 m/s)
7.45
(w: 1.6 m/s)
15.031.8348.6515.45
(w: 0.1 m/s)
45.454.6069.97DNF
Hans Smeman Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 11.44
(w: -0.9 m/s)
6.55
(w: 0.1 m/s)
13.011.8651.24DNF38.82NMDNF
Nikolay Avilov Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 11.81
(w: -0.4 m/s)
6.88
(w: 2.0 m/s)
13.331.9251.7715.07
(w: 1.6 m/s)
DNF
Markku Juhola Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 10.72
(w: 0.3 m/s)
7.27 w
(w: 2.2 m/s)
13.581.7048.02DNF
Hans-Dieter Michalek Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 11.36
(w: -0.4 m/s)
7.00
(w: 0.0 m/s)
14.161.70DNF
Jorma Vesala Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 11.48
(w: 0.0 m/s)
5.85
(w: 1.4 m/s)
DNF
Ryszard Skowronek Flag of Poland.svg  Poland DNFDNF

Participation

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

References

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