Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 5 and 6, 1966
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Wales 2.svg  Wales
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand

The men's decathlon event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. [1] [2] [3] [4] It was the first time that combined events were held at the Games.

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Results

 The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow and marked with a dagger, †
Full results
RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Gold medal icon.svg Roy Williams Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11.077.2413.611.8551.215.045.243.8047.304:55.67270
Silver medal icon.svg Clive Longe Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 11.286.5114.861.7551.515.242.023.6055.844:38.37123
Bronze medal icon.svg Gerry Moro Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 11.976.3712.751.7852.215.437.684.6053.944:30.66983
4 Norrie Foster Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 11.56.7911.241.7250.516.835.324.1546.104:23.36728
5 Derek Clarke Flag of England.svg  England 11.76.1512.861.7252.015.443.063.4053.244:35.06691
6 Keswick Smalling Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 11.06.5911.521.7549.015.332.282.9050.604:54.16513
7 Koech Kiprop Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 11.96.2410.731.8553.515.832.903.8053.924:43.86399
8 Trevor Bickle Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11.766.389.171.6754.215.326.444.7042.425:07.26007 [5]
9 Dave Gaskin Flag of England.svg  England 11.56.7010.901.8852.616.835.703.3042.22DNF5828
Ayrton Clouden Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.66.3110.231.6253.317.226.443.30??.??DQ4644
Wayne Athorne Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11.46NMDNSDNF [5]

Abbreviations in table headings

In the order they appear:

  • LJ – Long jump
  • SP – Shot put
  • HJ – High jump
  • H – Hurdles
  • DT – Discus throw
  • PV – Pole vault
  • JT – Javelin throw

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Day 1 results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Final results". The Guardian . 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. 1966 decathlon results (p5)
  5. 1 2 Australian results