Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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| Venue | Olympic Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 7 & 8 September | |||||||||
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Mykola Avilov Soviet Union
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Leonid Lytvynenko Soviet Union
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Ryszard Katus Poland
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The men's decathlon combined event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on 7 & 8 September. The favorite was Joachim Kirst, who had won the European Championship in 1969 and 1971. The decathletes were unfortunate, as they had to re-open the Olympics, the morning after the postponement due to the tragic events of the Munich massacre. As the events continued the favorite, Kirst, hit the third hurdle in the 110 metres and fell, dropping out of the race.
All heights in metres.
All distance are in metres.
All distance are in metres.
Standings after Event 10
8 September 1972
Legend:M = Mark, P = Points
Key: WR = world record; p = pass; x = fault; o = cleared; NM = no mark; DNF = did not finish; DNS = did not start; DQ = disqualified; T = tied
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