Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon
Appearance
Men's decathlon at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
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Venue | Independence Park, Kingston | |||||||||
Dates | August 5 and 6, 1966 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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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.
Results
[edit]† The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow and marked with a dagger, †
Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
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Roy Williams | New Zealand | 11.07 | 7.24† | 13.61 | 1.85 | 51.2 | 15.0† | 45.24† | 3.80 | 47.30 | 4:55.6 | 7270 | ||
Clive Longe | Wales | 11.28 | 6.51 | 14.86† | 1.75 | 51.5 | 15.2 | 42.02 | 3.60 | 55.84† | 4:38.3 | 7123 | ||
Gerry Moro | Canada | 11.97 | 6.37 | 12.75 | 1.78 | 52.2 | 15.4 | 37.68 | 4.60 | 53.94 | 4:30.6 | 6983 | ||
4 | Norman Foster | Scotland | 11.5 | 6.79 | 11.24 | 1.72 | 50.5 | 16.8 | 35.32 | 4.15 | 46.10 | 4:23.3† | 6728 | |
5 | Derek Clarke | England | 11.7 | 6.15 | 12.86 | 1.72 | 52.0 | 15.4 | 43.06 | 3.40 | 53.24 | 4:35.0 | 6691 | |
6 | Keswick Smalling | Jamaica | 11.0† | 6.59 | 11.52 | 1.75 | 49.0† | 15.3 | 32.28 | 2.90 | 50.60 | 4:54.1 | 6513 | |
7 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 11.9 | 6.24 | 10.73 | 1.85 | 53.5 | 15.8 | 32.90 | 3.80 | 53.92 | 4:43.8 | 6399 | |
8 | Trevor Bickle | Australia | 11.76 | 6.38 | 9.17 | 1.67 | 54.2 | 15.3 | 26.44 | 4.70† | 42.42 | 5:07.2 | 6007 | [5] |
9 | Dave Gaskin | England | 11.5 | 6.70 | 10.90 | 1.88† | 52.6 | 16.8 | 35.70 | 3.30 | 42.22 | DNF | 5828 | |
Ayrton Clouden | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 11.6 | 6.31 | 10.23 | 1.62 | 53.3 | 17.2 | 26.44 | 3.30 | ??.?? | DQ | 4644 | ||
Wayne Athorne | Australia | 11.46 | NM | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF | [5] |
Abbreviations in table headings
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ "Day 1 results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Final results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
- ^ 1966 decathlon results (p5)
- ^ a b Australian results