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Athletics at the 1976 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XXI Olympiad
Venue Olympic Stadium
Date 29–30 July
Competitors 28 from 16 nations
Winning points 8618 WR
Medalists
1st, gold medalist(s) Bruce Jenner  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Guido Kratschmer  West Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mykola Avilov  Soviet Union
← 1972
1980 →
1st, gold medalist(s) Bruce Jenner  United States
2nd, silver medalist(s) Guido Kratschmer  West Germany
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Mykola Avilov  Soviet Union

The Men's decathlon competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was held at the Olympic Stadium on 29–30 July.

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds. At the end of competition, if two athletes are tied, the athlete who has received more points in the greater number of events is the winner.

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.


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