# Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The decathlon was a men's event and part of the Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics program in Tokyo. It was held on 19 October and 20 October 1964. 23 athletes from 15 nations entered and 22 started the first event.

## Results
### First day
#### 100 metres

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 10.7 seconds | 879 | 879 | 1 |
| 1 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 10.7 seconds | 879 | 879 | 1 |
| 3 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 10.9 seconds | 828 | 828 | 3 |
| 3 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 10.9 seconds | 828 | 828 | 3 |
| 5 | Russ Hodge | United States | 11.0 seconds | 804 | 804 | 5 |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 11.0 seconds | 804 | 804 | 5 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 11.0 seconds | 804 | 804 | 5 |
| 5 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 11.0 seconds | 804 | 804 | 5 |
| 9 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 11.1 seconds | 780 | 780 | 9 |
| 9 | Shosuke Suzuki | Japan | 11.1 seconds | 780 | 780 | 9 |
| 9 | Valbjørn Thorlaksson | Iceland | 11.1 seconds | 780 | 780 | 9 |
| 12 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 11.2 seconds | 756 | 756 | 12 |
| 12 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 11.2 seconds | 756 | 756 | 12 |
| 12 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 11.2 seconds | 756 | 756 | 12 |
| 12 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 11.2 seconds | 756 | 756 | 12 |
| 16 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 11.3 seconds | 733 | 733 | 16 |
| 16 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 11.3 seconds | 733 | 733 | 16 |
| 16 | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 11.3 seconds | 733 | 733 | 16 |
| 16 | Franco Sar | Italy | 11.3 seconds | 733 | 733 | 16 |
| 20 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 11.6 seconds | 665 | 665 | 20 |
| 21 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 11.7 seconds | 643 | 643 | 21 |
| 21 | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | 11.7 seconds | 643 | 643 | 21 |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | Did not start | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Long jump

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 7.22 metres | 865 | 1693 | 3 |
| 1 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 7.22 metres | 865 | 1669 | 4 |
| 3 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 7.21 metres | 863 | 1667 | 5 |
| 4 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 7.02 metres | 824 | 1580 | 8 |
| 5 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 7.00 metres | 820 | 1699 | 1 |
| 5 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 7.00 metres | 820 | 1699 | 1 |
| 7 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 6.98 metres | 816 | 1644 | 6 |
| 8 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 6.97 metres | 814 | 1570 | 10 |
| 9 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 6.94 metres | 808 | 1541 | 11 |
| 10 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 6.81 metres | 780 | 1513 | 13 |
| 11 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 6.80 metres | 778 | 1582 | 7 |
| 12 | Russ Hodge | United States | 6.75 metres | 767 | 1571 | 9 |
| 13 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 6.72 metres | 761 | 1517 | 12 |
| 14 | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 6.56 metres | 728 | 1461 | 17 |
| 15 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 6.53 metres | 721 | 1501 | 14 |
| 16 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 6.51 metres | 717 | 1497 | 15 |
| 17 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 6.50 metres | 715 | 1358 | 20 |
| 18 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 6.43 metres | 699 | 1479 | 16 |
| 19 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 6.40 metres | 693 | 1449 | 18 |
| 20 | Franco Sar | Italy | 6.31 metres | 673 | 1406 | 19 |
| 21 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 6.20 metres | 648 | 1313 | 21 |
| 22 | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | 5.90 metres | 582 | 1225 | 22 |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Shot put

Storozhenko moved from fourth place to first with his performance in the shot put, as Thomas dropped from the lead to eighth.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 16.37 metres | 868 | 2537 | 1 |
| 2 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 14.95 metres | 786 | 2485 | 2 |
| 3 | Russ Hodge | United States | 14.93 metres | 784 | 2355 | 6 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 14.45 metres | 756 | 2423 | 3 |
| 5 | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 14.40 metres | 753 | 2214 | 12 |
| 6 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 14.32 metres | 747 | 2327 | 7 |
| 7 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 14.06 metres | 732 | 2376 | 5 |
| 8 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 13.89 metres | 721 | 2291 | 9 |
| 9 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 13.82 metres | 717 | 2410 | 4 |
| 10 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 13.80 metres | 716 | 2257 | 11 |
| 11 | Franco Sar | Italy | 13.60 metres | 702 | 2108 | 16 |
| 12 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 13.38 metres | 689 | 2138 | 14 |
| 13 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 13.23 metres | 680 | 2262 | 10 |
| 14 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 13.10 metres | 671 | 2150 | 13 |
| 15 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 12.62 metres | 640 | 1953 | 20 |
| 16 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 12.42 metres | 627 | 2326 | 8 |
| 17 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 12.16 metres | 610 | 2123 | 15 |
| 18 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 11.80 metres | 586 | 2103 | 17 |
| 19 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 11.35 metres | 556 | 2057 | 18 |
| 20 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 11.03 metres | 504 | 2031 | 19 |
| 21 | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | 10.67 metres | 509 | 1734 | 22 |
| 22 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 10.55 metres | 500 | 1758 | 21 |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### High jump

Wu dropped out of contention after three events, not competing in the high jump.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 1.96 metres | 822 | 3245 | 2 |
| 2 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 1.93 metres | 796 | 3206 | 3 |
| 2 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 1.93 metres | 796 | 3053 | 6 |
| 4 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 1.90 metres | 769 | 3096 | 5 |
| 4 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 1.90 metres | 769 | 2872 | 12 |
| 6 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 1.87 metres | 743 | 3034 | 7 |
| 6 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 1.87 metres | 743 | 2601 | 19 |
| 8 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 1.84 metres | 716 | 3253 | 1 |
| 8 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 1.84 metres | 716 | 3201 | 4 |
| 10 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 1.81 metres | 689 | 2951 | 11 |
| 10 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 1.81 metres | 689 | 2839 | 13 |
| 10 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 1.81 metres | 689 | 2812 | 14 |
| 13 | Russ Hodge | United States | 1.75 metres | 634 | 2989 | 8 |
| 13 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 1.75 metres | 634 | 2960 | 10 |
| 13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 1.75 metres | 634 | 2742 | 16 |
| 16 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 1.70 metres | 588 | 2964 | 9 |
| 16 | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 1.70 metres | 588 | 2802 | 15 |
| 16 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 1.70 metres | 588 | 2726 | 17 |
| 16 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 1.70 metres | 588 | 2645 | 18 |
| 16 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 1.70 metres | 588 | 2541 | 20 |
| 21 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 1.60 metres | 493 | 2524 | 21 |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### 400 metres

Storozhenko, leading after four, finished last in the 400 metres, falling to fifth place.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 48.2 seconds | 889 | 4090 | 1 |
| 2 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 48.8 seconds | 861 | 4067 | 3 |
| 3 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 49.0 seconds | 852 | 3803 | 9 |
| 4 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 49.1 seconds | 847 | 3719 | 11 |
| 5 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 49.2 seconds | 842 | 3876 | 6 |
| 5 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 49.2 seconds | 842 | 3568 | 15 |
| 7 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 49.5 seconds | 829 | 4074 | 2 |
| 7 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 49.2 seconds | 842 | 3793 | 10 |
| 9 | Russ Hodge | United States | 49.6 seconds | 824 | 3813 | 8 |
| 10 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 49.7 seconds | 819 | 3631 | 14 |
| 11 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 49.8 seconds | 814 | 3910 | 4 |
| 12 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 50.1 seconds | 801 | 3640 | 13 |
| 13 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 50.5 seconds | 784 | 3837 | 7 |
| 14 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 50.8 seconds | 770 | 3415 | 18 |
| 15 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 51.2 seconds | 753 | 3277 | 20 |
| 16 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 51.4 seconds | 744 | 3704 | 12 |
| 17 | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 52.0 seconds | 720 | 3522 | 16 |
| 17 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 52.0 seconds | 720 | 3261 | 21 |
| 19 | Franco Sar | Italy | 52.2 seconds | 712 | 3454 | 17 |
| 20 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 52.8 seconds | 687 | 3288 | 19 |
| 21 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 53.6 seconds | 655 | 3908 | 5 |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### First day rankings

* Willi Holdorf, 4090 points
* Hans-Joachim Walde, 4074 points
* Rein Aun, 4067 points
* Horst Beyer, 3910 points
* Mykhaylo Storozhenko, 3908 points
* Paul Irvin Herman, 3876 points
* Werner Duttweiler, 3837 points
* Russ Hodge, 3813 points
* Yang Chuan Kwang, 3803 points
* Vasili Kuznetsov, 3793 points
* Richard John Emberger, 3719 points
* Hector Thomas, 3704 points
* Valbjoern Thorlaksson, 3640 points
* Alois Buchel, 3631 points
* Bill Gairdner, 3568 points
* Eef Kamerbeek, 3522 points
* Franco Sar, 3454 points
* Suzuki Shosuke, 3415 points
* Koech Kiprop, 3288 points
* Dramane Sereme, 3277 points
* Gerry Moro, 3261 points
* Wu Ar Min, 1734 points (withdrew)
* Samir Ambrose Vincent, 0 points (withdrew)

### Second day
#### 110 metre hurdles

Kamerbeek became the second decathlete to drop out.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 14.7 seconds | 881 | 4684 | 7 |
| 2 | Franco Sar | Italy | 14.8 seconds | 870 | 4324 | 15 |
| 3 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 14.9 seconds | 859 | 4652 | 8 |
| 3 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 14.9 seconds | 859 | 4578 | 10 |
| 5 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 15.0 seconds | 848 | 4938 | 1 |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 15.0 seconds | 848 | 4756 | 4 |
| 7 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 15.1 seconds | 837 | 4125 | 17 |
| 8 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 15.2 seconds | 827 | 4737 | 5 |
| 8 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 15.2 seconds | 827 | 4703 | 6 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 15.3 seconds | 817 | 4891 | 2 |
| 11 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 15.4 seconds | 807 | 4375 | 14 |
| 12 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 15.6 seconds | 787 | 4427 | 12 |
| 13 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 15.9 seconds | 757 | 4824 | 3 |
| 13 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 15.9 seconds | 757 | 4594 | 9 |
| 15 | Russ Hodge | United States | 16.0 seconds | 748 | 4561 | 11 |
| 16 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 16.4 seconds | 712 | 3989 | 19 |
| 17 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 16.5 seconds | 703 | 4118 | 18 |
| 18 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 16.7 seconds | 685 | 4389 | 13 |
| 19 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 16.8 seconds | 676 | 3937 | 20 |
| 20 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 17.5 seconds | 621 | 4252 | 16 |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Withdrew | — | 3522 | — |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Discus throw

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Distance | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Franco Sar | Italy | 47.46 metres | 827 | 5151 | 11 |
| 2 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 46.05 metres | 801 | 5739 | 1 |
| 3 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 45.17 metres | 784 | 5521 | 4 |
| 4 | Russ Hodge | United States | 44.64 metres | 775 | 5336 | 9 |
| 5 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 44.19 metres | 766 | 5590 | 3 |
| 6 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 44.15 metres | 765 | 5468 | 6 |
| 7 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 43.81 metres | 759 | 5411 | 7 |
| 8 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 43.15 metres | 747 | 5638 | 2 |
| 8 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 43.15 metres | 747 | 5503 | 5 |
| 10 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 42.91 metres | 742 | 5117 | 13 |
| 11 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 40.90 metres | 703 | 4640 | 19 |
| 12 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 39.70 metres | 680 | 5107 | 14 |
| 13 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 39.59 metres | 677 | 5361 | 8 |
| 14 | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | 38.43 metres | 654 | 5043 | 15 |
| 15 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 37.19 metres | 629 | 4881 | 16 |
| 16 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 35.32 metres | 590 | 5168 | 10 |
| 17 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 35.24 metres | 589 | 4707 | 17 |
| 18 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 33.07 metres | 542 | 4667 | 18 |
| 19 | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | 32.66 metres | 533 | 5127 | 12 |
| 20 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 29.24 metres | 457 | 4446 | 20 |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Withdrew | — | 3522 | — |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Pole vault

Duttweiler and Thomas both dropped out before the pole vault. Yang continued to advance, and Herman and Kuznetsov also moved into position to challenge for medals, while Beyer dropped out of contention into 8th place. Holdorf's lead grew to almost 130 points, almost unassailable, and nearly as many as the 150 that separated 2nd from 5th places.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 4.60 metres | 957 | 6318 | 6 |
| 1 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 4.60 metres | 957 | 5597 | 15 |
| 3 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 4.40 metres | 909 | 6320 | 5 |
| 3 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 4.40 metres | 909 | 6016 | 10 |
| 5 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 4.35 metres | 896 | 6364 | 4 |
| 6 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 4.25 metres | 871 | 5578 | 16 |
| 7 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 4.20 metres | 859 | 6598 | 1 |
| 7 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 4.20 metres | 859 | 6449 | 3 |
| 7 | Franco Sar | Italy | 4.20 metres | 859 | 6010 | 11 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 4.10 metres | 832 | 6470 | 2 |
| 11 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 4.05 metres | 820 | 5487 | 17 |
| 12 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 4.00 metres | 807 | 6310 | 7 |
| 12 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 4.00 metres | 807 | 5688 | 14 |
| 14 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 3.80 metres | 754 | 6275 | 8 |
| 15 | Russ Hodge | United States | 3.70 metres | 728 | 6064 | 9 |
| 15 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 3.70 metres | 728 | 5896 | 12 |
| 17 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 3.40 metres | 644 | 5761 | 13 |
| 18 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 2.60 metres | 403 | 4849 | 18 |
| — | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | Withdrew | — | 5127 | — |
| — | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | Withdrew | — | 5043 | — |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Withdrew | — | 3522 | — |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Javelin throw

In the javelin throw, Yang won another event, moving up to fourth place. Holdorf fared poorly, his lead shrinking to 60 points, but with Walde increasing to 67 points ahead of Aun in third place, a German gold medal was nearly assured and the top pair was looking quite likely. In contrast, Yang was only 23 points behind Aun in an effort to knock the Soviet off the medal platform. Kuznetsov was still only a point behind Yang and Herman was not far from them either.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Height | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 68.15 metres | 858 | 7176 | 4 |
| 2 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 67.87 metres | 855 | 7175 | 5 |
| 3 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 63.35 metres | 802 | 7166 | 6 |
| 4 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 62.90 metres | 796 | 7266 | 2 |
| 5 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 59.72 metres | 758 | 6519 | 13 |
| 6 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 59.06 metres | 750 | 7199 | 3 |
| 6 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 59.06 metres | 750 | 7060 | 7 |
| 8 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 58.17 metres | 738 | 7013 | 8 |
| 9 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 57.54 metres | 731 | 6627 | 12 |
| 10 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 57.37 metres | 728 | 7326 | 1 |
| 11 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 56.19 metres | 714 | 6730 | 9 |
| 12 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 55.54 metres | 705 | 6192 | 16 |
| 13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 53.59 metres | 680 | 6690 | 11 |
| 14 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 51.88 metres | 658 | 6236 | 15 |
| 15 | Russ Hodge | United States | 50.21 metres | 636 | 6700 | 10 |
| 16 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 48.46 metres | 612 | 5461 | 18 |
| 17 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 46.63 metres | 587 | 6184 | 17 |
| 18 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 44.90 metres | 562 | 6250 | 14 |
| — | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | Withdrew | — | 5127 | — |
| — | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | Withdrew | — | 5043 | — |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Withdrew | — | 3522 | — |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### 1500 metres

The final event was the 1500 metres. Emberger was the fastest in the event, but still finished in 10th place overall. Aun, with a 67-point deficit to catch Walde for the silver medal, needed to run approximately 10 seconds faster than the German. His 4:22.3 was more than enough to beat Walde's 4:37.5, giving Aun 100 more points than Walde and the silver medal. Yang and Kuznetsov, who had been threatening to join the medalists, each dropped in the rankings after the 1500.
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Points | Points | Points |
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Event | Total | Rank |
| 1 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 4:19.3 | 665 | 7292 | 10 |
| 2 | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 4:22.3 | 643 | 7842 | 2 |
| 3 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 4:23.6 | 634 | 7647 | 6 |
| 4 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 4:24.5 | 628 | 7147 | 11 |
| 5 | Russ Hodge | United States | 4:24.9 | 629 | 7325 | 9 |
| 6 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 4:25.4 | 621 | 7787 | 4 |
| 7 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 4:28.1 | 602 | 6838 | 15 |
| 8 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 4:28.6 | 599 | 6849 | 14 |
| 9 | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 4:34.3 | 561 | 7887 | 1 |
| 10 | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 4:37.5 | 543 | 7809 | 3 |
| 11 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 4:38.8 | 532 | 6716 | 16 |
| 12 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 4:41.6 | 515 | 6707 | 17 |
| 13 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 4:48.4 | 474 | 7650 | 5 |
| 14 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 4:51.5 | 456 | 5917 | 18 |
| 15 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 5:00.6 | 405 | 7135 | 12 |
| 16 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 5:00.7 | 404 | 7464 | 8 |
| 17 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 5:02.5 | 394 | 7569 | 7 |
| 18 | Franco Sar | Italy | 5:08.4 | 364 | 7054 | 13 |
| — | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | Withdrew | — | 5127 | — |
| — | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | Withdrew | — | 5043 | — |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Withdrew | — | 3522 | — |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Withdrew | — | 1734 | — |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | — | Did not start | Did not start | — |

#### Final standings

| Place | Athlete | Nation | Points |
| | Willi Holdorf | United Team of Germany | 7887 |
| | Rein Aun | Soviet Union | 7842 |
| | Hans-Joachim Walde | United Team of Germany | 7809 |
| 4 | Paul Irvin Herman | United States | 7787 |
| 5 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Taiwan | 7650 |
| 6 | Horst Beyer | United Team of Germany | 7647 |
| 7 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 7569 |
| 8 | Mykhaylo Storozhenko | Soviet Union | 7464 |
| 9 | Russ Hodge | United States | 7325 |
| 10 | Richard John Emberger | United States | 7292 |
| 11 | Bill Gairdner | Canada | 7147 |
| 12 | Valbjoern Thorlaksson | Iceland | 7135 |
| 13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 7054 |
| 14 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 6849 |
| 15 | Suzuki Shosuke | Japan | 6838 |
| 16 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 6716 |
| 17 | Koech Kiprop | Kenya | 6707 |
| 18 | Dramane Sereme | Mali | 5917 |
| — | Werner Duttweiler | Switzerland | Did not finish 5127 after 7 events |
| — | Hector Thomas | Venezuela | Did not finish 5043 after 7 events |
| — | Eef Kamerbeek | Netherlands | Did not finish 3522 after 5 events |
| — | Wu Ar Min | Taiwan | Did not finish 1734 after 3 events |
| — | Samir Ambrose Vincent | Iraq | Did not start |