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 edit
| Gold | Joachim Kirst East Germany
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| Silver | Lennart Hedmark Sweden
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| Bronze | Hans-Joachim Walde West Germany
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Results edit
| KEY: | DNS | Did not start | DNF | Did not finish | CR | Championships record | NR | National record | PB | Personal best | SB | Seasonal best |
Final edit
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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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 |
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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 edit
According to an unofficial count, 30 athletes from 16 countries participated in the event.
Austria (1)
Belgium (3)
Denmark (1)
East Germany (3)
Finland (3)
France (1)
Hungary (1)
Liechtenstein (1)
Netherlands (3)
Poland (3)
Romania (1)
Soviet Union (3)
Spain (1)
Sweden (1)
Great Britain (1)
West Germany (3)
References edit
- ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 412–420, retrieved 13 August 2014