1969 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

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]

Medalists

GoldJoachim Kirst
 East Germany
SilverHerbert Wessel
 East Germany
BronzeViktor Chelnokov
 Soviet Union

Results

Final

17/18 September

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
RankNameNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes
Joachim Kirst East Germany10.87.6216.282.1347.915.944.704.1057.604:58.77910 (8041)CR
Herbert Wessel East Germany10.97.37 w14.211.9849.615.440.984.6054.164:37.07683 (7828)
Viktor Chelnokov Soviet Union10.96.98 w15.121.8649.016.747.344.1067.864:31.57653 (7801)
4Nikolay Avilov Soviet Union11.47.40 w13.392.0449.215.041.864.1058.764:28.97648 (7779)
5Rüdiger Demmig East Germany11.17.03 w13.381.8948.015.043.564.2053.124:37.07469 (7631)
6Horst Mandl Austria11.37.1513.381.9249.815.140.004.4058.424:38.87439 (7579)
7Lennart Hedmark Sweden11.47.13 w13.621.8950.215.542.444.1066.644:42.37402 (7531)
8Urs Trautmann  Switzerland11.37.04 w14.171.9550.815.944.603.9061.864:42.67332 (7487)
9Leonid Litvinenko Soviet Union11.17.13 w13.901.8349.215.041.023.4054.084:24.37245 (7410)
10Spas Dzhurov Bulgaria11.16.79 w15.021.8350.315.741.384.1055.364:41.67204 (7384)
11József Bákái Hungary11.27.26 w14.321.8952.116.646.464.2060.845:11.07167 (7334)
12Charlemagne Anyanah France11.16.6513.671.8950.215.338.504.0059.484:44.87146 (7321)
13Tadeusz Janczenko Poland10.97.28 w12.811.9250.417.140.484.0053.105:01.16956 (7163)
14Hannu Kyösola Finland11.27.4613.091.8050.116.035.543.3061.904:35.86979 (7113)
15Steen Smidt-Jensen Denmark11.26.81 w11.992.0150.815.140.384.0053.105:01.17011 (7091)
16Jan Neckář Czechoslovakia11.76.50 w13.011.9252.915.940.363.7068.164:36.46927 (7077)
17Yordan Miyakov Bulgaria11.66.49 w14.261.7553.216.141.844.1061.444:40.96851 (7016)
18Rafael Cano Spain11.27.17 w11.221.8950.015.833.423.9052.324:40.66841 (7005)
19Vasilios Sevastis Greece11.57.45 w12.00NH50.616.236.023.5051.804:30.26120 (6768)
20Franz Biedermann Liechtenstein11.76.61 w10.231.8051.316.433.164.1057.644:30.06542 (6696)
Freddy Herbrandt Belgium11.37.55 w13.491.9857.316.542.184.0044.88DNF
Clive Longe Great Britain11.26.84 w14.221.7549.715.542.864.40NMDNF
Arthur Hess  Switzerland10.97.25 w13.531.80DNF
Edward de Noorlander Netherlands11.47.02 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, Sports Culture: An A-Z Guide, Taylor & Francis, 2003, p. 92, retrieved 6 September 2014
  3. Sport & Santé - Dopage - Les amphétamines : exemples (in French), retrieved 6 September 2014
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