# Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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.

## Results
### 100m

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Heat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 2 | 10.64 | 895 |
| 2 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 3 | 10.65 | 893 |
| 3 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 1 | 10.73 | 872 |
| 4 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 1 | 10.78 | 859 |
| 5 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 5 | 10.79 | 857 |
| 6 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 1 | 10.82 | 849 |
| 7 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 1 | 10.89 | 831 |
| 8 | Yves Le Roy | France | 3 | 10.94 | 819 |
| 9 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 2 | 10.97 | 812 |
| 10T | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 2 | 11.00 | 804 |
| 10T | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 4 | 11.00 | 804 |
| 12 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 3 | 11.07 | 787 |
| 13 | József Bakai | Hungary | 2 | 11.08 | 785 |
| 14 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 2 | 11.09 | 783 |
| 15T | Hans-Joachim Walde | West Germany | 1 | 11.11 | 778 |
| 15T | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 5 | 11.11 | 778 |
| 17 | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 2 | 11.12 | 775 |
| 18 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 1 | 11.13 | 773 |
| 19 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 5 | 11.19 | 759 |
| 20 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 2 | 11.24 | 747 |
| 21 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 3 | 11.27 | 740 |
| 22 | Barry King | Great Britain | 4 | 11.32 | 728 |
| 23 | Hans-Joachim Perk | West Germany | 5 | 11.34 | 724 |
| 24T | Bruce Jenner | United States | 1 | 11.35 | 721 |
| 24T | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 4 | 11.35 | 721 |
| 24T | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 4 | 11.35 | 721 |
| 27 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 5 | 11.45 | 699 |
| 28 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 4 | 11.49 | 690 |
| 29 | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | 1 | 11.53 | 681 |
| 30 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 3 | 11.57 | 672 |
| 31 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 5 | 11.59 | 668 |
| 32 | Horst Beyer | West Germany | 2 | 11.64 | 657 |
| 33 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 3 | 11.95 | 591 |

### Long Jump

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Jump 1 | Jump 2 | Jump 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 7.68 | x | x | 7.68 | 957 |
| 2 | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | x | 7.59 | 7.29 | 7.59 | 939 |
| 3 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 7.44 | x | 7.26 | 7.44 | 909 |
| 4 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 7.25 | 7.42 | x | 7.42 | 905 |
| 5 | Yves Le Roy | France | 7.08 | 7.29 | 7.32 | 7.32 | 885 |
| 6 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 7.30 | 7.26 | 7.21 | 7.30 | 881 |
| 7 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 7.01 | 7.26 | 7.28 | 7.28 | 877 |
| 8 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 7.13 | 7.15 | 7.26 | 7.26 | 873 |
| 9 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 6.98 | 7.03 | 7.21 | 7.21 | 863 |
| 10 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 7.15 | 7.20 | 7.16 | 7.20 | 861 |
| 11 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 6.87 | x | 7.19 | 7.19 | 859 |
| T12 | Hans-Joachim Walde | West Germany | 6.60 | 6.74 | 7.16 | 7.16 | 853 |
| T12 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | x | 6.79 | 7.16 | 7.16 | 853 |
| T12 | József Bakai | Hungary | 7.05 | 7.16 | x | 7.16 | 853 |
| 15 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | x | x | 7.09 | 7.09 | 838 |
| 16 | Barry King | Great Britain | 7.03 | 7.06 | x | 7.06 | 832 |
| 17 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 6.86 | 7.01 | 6.96 | 7.01 | 822 |
| 18 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 6.77 | 6.95 | 6.89 | 6.95 | 810 |
| 19 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 6.82 | x | 6.94 | 6.94 | 808 |
| T20 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 6.82 | x | 6.92 | 6.92 | 804 |
| T20 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | x | 6.92 | x | 6.92 | 804 |
| 22 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 6.86 | 6.91 | 6.88 | 6.91 | 802 |
| 23 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 6.90 | 6.71 | x | 6.90 | 800 |
| T24 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 6.42 | 6.89 | 6.53 | 6.89 | 798 |
| T24 | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | 6.78 | x | 6.89 | 6.89 | 798 |
| 26 | Hans-Joachim Perk | West Germany | x | x | 6.82 | 6.82 | 782 |
| T27 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 6.64 | 6.81 | 5.23 | | |
| T27 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 6.81 | 6.57 | 6.71 | 6.81 | 780 |
| 29 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 6.59 | 6.26 | 6.57 | 6.59 | 734 |
| 30 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 6.49 | 6.53 | 6.46 | 6.53 | 721 |
| T31 | Horst Beyer | West Germany | x | x | 6.51 | 6.51 | 717 |
| T31 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 6.51 | 6.02 | x | 6.51 | 717 |
| 33 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | x | x | 5.68 | 5.68 | 533 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 16.09 | x | x | 16.09 | 852 |
| 2 | József Bakai | Hungary | 15.10 | 15.50 | 15.84 | 15.84 | 838 |
| 3 | Barry King | Great Britain | 15.25 | 15.29 | 15.28 | 15.29 | 806 |
| 4 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 15.02 | x | 14.74 | 15.02 | 790 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Walde | West Germany | 14.09 | 13.03 | 14.57 | 14.57 | 763 |
| 6 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 14.23 | 14.47 | x | 14.47 | 757 |
| 7 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 14.21 | 14.19 | 14.45 | 14.45 | 756 |
| 8 | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | 14.43 | x | x | 14.43 | 754 |
| T9 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 13.23 | 14.42 | x | 14.42 | 754 |
| T9 | Horst Beyer | West Germany | 13.66 | 13.76 | 14.42 | 14.42 | 754 |
| 11 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 14.39 | x | x | 14.39 | 752 |
| 12 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 14.14 | x | 14.36 | 14.36 | 750 |
| 13 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 13.57 | 13.89 | 14.32 | 14.32 | 747 |
| 14 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 14.24 | x | x | 14.24 | 743 |
| 15 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 14.21 | 13.51 | x | 14.21 | 741 |
| 16 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | x | 13.98 | 14.18 | 14.18 | 739 |
| 17 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 13.77 | 13.99 | x | 13.99 | 727 |
| 18 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 13.67 | x | 13.91 | 13.91 | 722 |
| 19 | Yves Le Roy | France | 13.90 | 13.61 | 13.90 | 13.90 | 722 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 13.79 | 13.62 | 13.04 | 13.79 | 715 |
| 21 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 13.46 | x | 13.59 | 13.59 | 702 |
| 22 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 13.27 | 13.54 | 13.56 | 13.56 | 700 |
| 23 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 13.49 | 13.30 | x | 13.49 | 696 |
| 24 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 13.18 | 12.32 | 13.35 | 13.35 | 687 |
| 25 | Hans-Joachim Perk | West Germany | 14.09 | 12.55 | 13.34 | 13.34 | 686 |
| 26 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 12.24 | 12.75 | 13.06 | 13.06 | 669 |
| 27 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | x | 12.66 | 12.92 | 12.92 | 660 |
| 28 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 11.54 | 12.82 | 12.06 | 12.82 | 653 |
| 29 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 12.44 | 12.47 | 12.65 | 12.65 | 642 |
| T30 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 11.43 | 12.27 | x | 12.27 | 617 |
| T30 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 12.27 | 12.19 | x | 12.27 | 617 |
| 32 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 10.24 | 8.89 | 11.78 | 11.78 | 584 |
| 33 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 11.71 | 11.46 | x | 11.71 | 580 |

### High jump

All heights in metres.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | Points | 1.60 | 1.65 | 1.70 | 1.75 | 1.80 | 1.83 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.92 | 1.95 | 1.98 | 2.01 | 2.04 | 2.06 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.12 | 2.14 |
| 1 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 2.12 | 959 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | xxo | o | o | o | o | xxx |
| 2 | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 2.10 | 942 | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | xo | o | o | xxo | xo | o | xxx |
| 3T | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 2.04 | 891 | p | p | p | p | o | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | o | xxx |
| 3T | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 2.04 | 891 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | xxo | xxx |
| 5T | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 2.01 | 865 | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | p | o | o | o | xo | xxx |
| 5T | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 2.01 | 865 | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx |
| 5T | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 2.01 | 865 | p | p | o | p | p | o | p | o | o | xxo | xo | xo | xxx |
| 5T | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 2.01 | 865 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | xo | xo | o | xo | o | xxx |
| 9T | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 1.98 | 840 | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx |
| 9T | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 1.98 | 840 | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | o | o | o | xo | xxx |
| 11T | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1.92 | 788 | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | xo | xxx |
| 11T | Bruce Jenner | United States | 1.92 | 788 | p | p | p | p | xo | p | o | o | xo | xxx |
| 11T | Hans-Joachim Walde | West Germany | 1.92 | 788 | p | p | p | p | p | xo | xxo | xo | xxo | xxx |
| 11T | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 1.92 | 788 | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | xxx |
| 11T | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 1.92 | 788 | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | o | o | xxx |
| 16T | Barry King | Great Britain | 1.89 | 760 | p | o | o | o | o | o | o | xxo | xxx |
| 16T | József Bakai | Hungary | 1.89 | 760 | p | p | p | o | o | p | xo | xo | xxx |
| 16T | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 1.89 | 760 | p | p | p | o | o | xxo | o | xo | xxx |
| 16T | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 1.89 | 760 | p | p | p | p | p | o | xxo | xxo | xxx |
| 16T | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 1.89 | 760 | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | xxo | xxx |
| 21T | Gerry Moro | Canada | 1.86 | 734 | o | o | o | xo | o | xxo | xxo | xxx |
| 21T | Jeff Bannister | United States | 1.86 | 734 | p | p | p | p | p | xxo | o | xxx |
| 21T | Jeff Bennett | United States | 1.86 | 734 | p | p | o | o | o | o | o | xxx |
| 21T | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 1.86 | 734 | p | p | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx |
| 25T | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 1.80 | 680 | o | o | o | xo | xo | xxx |
| 25T | Yves Le Roy | France | 1.80 | 680 | p | o | p | xo | xo | xpp |
| 27T | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 1.75 | 634 | o | o | xo | o | xxx |
| 27T | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 1.75 | 634 | p | o | o | xxo | xxx |
| 29 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 1.65 | 540 | xo | xxo | xxx |
| 30 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 1.60 | 493 | o | p | xxx |

### 400m

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Heat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 3 | 46.10 | 994 |
| 2 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 1 | 46.25 | 984 |
| 3 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 2 | 46.79 | 958 |
| 4 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 5 | 47.59 | 918 |
| 5 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 1 | 48.08 | 893 |
| 6 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 1 | 48.40 | 880 |
| 7 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 2 | 48.45 | 875 |
| 8 | Yves Le Roy | France | 3 | 48.73 | 866 |
| 9 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 2 | 48.77 | 861 |
| 10 | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 2 | 48.90 | 856 |
| 11 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 2 | 49.06 | 847 |
| 12 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 1 | 49.11 | 847 |
| 13 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 5 | 49.13 | 847 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 5 | 49.23 | 842 |
| 15 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 1 | 49.49 | 829 |
| 16 T | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 1 | 49.51 | 829 |
| 16T | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 3 | 49.51 | 829 |
| 18 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 5 | 49.75 | 814 |
| 19 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 4 | 49.78 | 814 |
| 20 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 4 | 49.89 | 810 |
| 21 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 4 | 50.01 | 805 |
| 22 | Barry King | Great Britain | 4 | 50.05 | 801 |
| 23 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 3 | 50.13 | 801 |
| 24 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 2 | 50.18 | 797 |
| 25 | József Bakai | Hungary | 2 | 50.88 | 766 |
| 26 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 3 | 50.90 | 766 |
| 27 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 5 | 50.97 | 762 |
| 28 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 4 | 52.02 | 720 |
| 29 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 3 | 52.68 | 691 |

### 110m hurdles

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Heat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 2 | 14.31 | 926 |
| 2 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 1 | 14.41 | 914 |
| 3 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 3 | 14.65 | 887 |
| 4 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 2 | 14.76 | 874 |
| 5 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 4 | 14.87 | 862 |
| 6 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 1 | 15.00 | 848 |
| 7 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 4 | 15.01 | 847 |
| 8 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 1 | 15.03 | 845 |
| 9T | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 2 | 15.13 | 835 |
| 9T | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 3 | 15.13 | 835 |
| 11 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 5 | 15.30 | 817 |
| 12 | Yves Le Roy | France | 3 | 15.34 | 813 |
| 13 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 4 | 15.39 | 808 |
| 14 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 3 | 15.47 | 800 |
| 15 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 1 | 15.58 | 789 |
| 16 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 1 | 15.59 | 788 |
| 17 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 5 | 15.68 | 779 |
| 18 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 5 | 15.71 | 776 |
| 19 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 1 | 15.74 | 773 |
| 20 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 3 | 15.84 | 764 |
| 21 | Gerry Moro | Canada | 4 | 16.28 | 723 |
| 22 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 5 | 16.37 | 715 |
| 23 | József Bakai | Hungary | 2 | 16.50 | 703 |
| 24 | Barry King | Great Britain | 4 | 16.61 | 694 |
| 25 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 2 | 16.89 | 670 |
| 26 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 5 | 17.44 | 625 |
| 27 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 3 | 18.54 | 543 |
| - | Jeff Bannister | United States | 2 | DQ | 0 |
| - | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | 2 | DNF | 0 |

### Discus throw

All distance are in metres.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Points |
| 1 | József Bakai | Hungary | 51.46 | 48.40 | 51.20 | 51.46 | 897 |
| 2 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 47.84 | 47.84 | x | 44.10 | 833 |
| 3 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 47.12 | 47.12 | x | x | 820 |
| 4 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 46.98 | 46.98 | 43.18 | 46.40 | 818 |
| 5 | Barry King | Great Britain | 46.06 | x | x | 46.06 | 801 |
| 6 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 45.58 | 42.36 | 39.18 | 45.58 | 792 |
| 7 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 45.56 | 45.56 | 44.10 | x | 792 |
| 8 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 45.26 | 45.26 | 43.14 | x | 786 |
| 9 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 45.18 | 45.18 | 43.92 | 41.92 | 785 |
| 10 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 45.08 | 45.08 | 44.68 | x | 783 |
| 11 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 44.80 | 41.32 | 44.80 | 42.70 | 778 |
| 12 | Yves Le Roy | France | 44.04 | 41.92 | 44.04 | 43.00 | 763 |
| 13 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 43.00 | 39.00 | 41.98 | 43.00 | 744 |
| 14 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 42.24 | x | x | 42.24 | 729 |
| 15 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 42.00 | 41.32 | 39.28 | 42.00 | 724 |
| 16 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 41.58 | x | 41.50 | 41.58 | 716 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 41.14 | 40.12 | 40.26 | 41.14 | 708 |
| 18 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 40.84 | x | 40.84 | 40.16 | 702 |
| 19 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 40.52 | 40.52 | 39.90 | 40.18 | 696 |
| 20 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 39.34 | 36.50 | 39.34 | x | 672 |
| 21 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 38.82 | 38.82 | 38.36 | x | 662 |
| 22 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 37.86 | 37.86 | | 36.64 | 643 |
| 23 | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | 36.92 | x | 36.92 | x | 623 |
| 24 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 36.58 | x | 36.58 | 36.52 | 616 |
| 25 | Luis Flores | Guatemala | 35.64 | x | 33.34 | 35.64 | 597 |
| 26 | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | 33.90 | 33.22 | 33.90 | x | 560 |
| 27 | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | 33.66 | 33.66 | x | x | 555 |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | Points | 3.30 | 3.40 | 3.50 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.80 | 3.90 | 4.00 | 4.10 | 4.20 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.50 | 4.55 | 4.60 | 4.70 | 4.80 | 4.90 |
| 1T | Jeff Bennett | United States | 4.80 | 1005 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | xo | p | p | o | o | xxx |
| 1T | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 4.80 | 1005 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | p | xxo | xxo | xo |
| 3 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 4.60 | 957 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | xo | o | p | o | xxx |
| 4T | Bruce Jenner | United States | 4.55 | 945 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | xo | p | xo | o | xxx |
| 4T | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 4.55 | 945 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | xo | o | xo | o | xo | xxx |
| 6T | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 4.50 | 932 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | xo | p | o | p | o | o | p | xxx |
| 6T | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 4.50 | 932 | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | o | o | xo | xxo | xxx |
| 6T | Yves Le Roy | France | 4.50 | 932 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | p | xxx |
| 9T | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 4.40 | 909 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | xxo | o | o | xo | o | xxx |
| 9T | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 4.40 | 909 | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | o | xxo | o | xxx |
| 9T | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 4.40 | 909 | p | p | p | o | p | o | xo | xo | p | xo | o | o | xxx |
| 9T | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 4.40 | 909 | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | o | o | o | o | xxx |
| 13T | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 4.30 | 884 | p | p | p | p | p | o | xo | p | xo | o | xxx |
| 13T | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 4.30 | 884 | p | p | p | o | p | p | p | o | o | o | o | p | xxx |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 4.20 | 859 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | o | p | xxx |
| 16T | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 4.00 | 807 | p | p | p | xo | p | o | p | o | p | xxx |
| 16T | Jeff Bannister | United States | 4.00 | 807 | p | p | p | o | p | xxo | p | p | xxx |
| 16T | József Bakai | Hungary | 4.00 | 807 | p | p | p | p | p | p | p | o | p | p | xxx |
| 19 | Barry King | Great Britain | 3.90 | 780 | o | o | p | xo | o | o | xo | xxx |
| 20 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 3.80 | 754 | p | p | p | p | p | o | xxx |
| 21 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 3.70 | 728 | xxo | xo | o | xo | o | xxx |
| 22 | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | 3.60 | 700 | p | p | p | o | p | xxx |
| 23 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 3.30 | 615 | o |
| - | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | NM | 0 | p | p | p | xxx |
| - | Luis Flores | Guatemala | NM | 0 | xxx |

### Javelin throw

All distance are in metres.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Mark | Throw 1 | Throw 2 | Throw 3 | Points |
| 1 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 71.28 | 71.28 | x | x | 894 |
| 2 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 66.02 | 63.20 | 66.02 | 60.88 | 833 |
| 3 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 64.84 | 62.45 | 52.14 | 64.84 | 819 |
| 4 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 64.46 | 57.66 | 60.04 | 64.46 | 815 |
| 5 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 63.80 | x | 62.36 | 63.80 | 807 |
| 6T | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 61.66 | x | 61.66 | 57.96 | 781 |
| 6T | Yves Le Roy | France | 61.66 | 49.64 | 61.66 | x | 781 |
| 8 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 60.88 | 56.88 | 58.82 | 60.88 | 772 |
| 9 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 60.70 | 60.70 | x | 59.96 | 770 |
| 10 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 59.96 | 55.48 | x | 59.96 | 761 |
| 11 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 58.94 | 55.02 | 57.98 | 58.94 | 748 |
| 12 | Barry King | Great Britain | 57.74 | 57.74 | 53.46 | 55.04 | 733 |
| 13 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 57.54 | 56.74 | 57.54 | 52.96 | 731 |
| 14 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 56.98 | 52.00 | 57.48 | 49.14 | 730 |
| 15 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 57.16 | 57.16 | x | x | 726 |
| 16 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 56.98 | 56.98 | x | x | 724 |
| 17 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 56.34 | 36.90 | 48.68 | 56.34 | 716 |
| 18 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 55.24 | 55.24 | 54.76 | 55.08 | 701 |
| 19 | József Bakai | Hungary | 52.18 | 52.18 | x | x | 662 |
| 20 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 50.60 | 50.60 | x | 46.32 | 641 |
| 21 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 50.42 | x | x | 50.42 | 639 |
| 22 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 48.72 | 46.18 | 48.72 | 47.90 | 615 |
| - | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | NM | x | x | x | 0 |
| - | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | NM | x | x | x | 0 |

### 1500m

| Rank | Name | Nationality | Heat | Time | Points |
| 1 | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 3 | 4:05.9 | 768 |
| 2 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 1 | 4:12.2 | 718 |
| 3 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 1 | 4:15.8 | 690 |
| 4 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 2 | 4:18.9 | 668 |
| 5 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 2 | 4:19.4 | 664 |
| 6 | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 3 | 4:22.8 | 639 |
| 7 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 3 | 4:24.7 | 626 |
| 8 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 3 | 4:27.7 | 605 |
| 9 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 2 | 4:28.7 | 598 |
| 10 | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 3 | 4:31.9 | 577 |
| 11T | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 1 | 4:37.4 | 541 |
| 11T | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 1 | 4:37.4 | 541 |
| 13T | Barry King | Great Britain | 2 | 4:38.6 | 533 |
| 13T | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 2 | 4:38.6 | 533 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 2 | 4:38.8 | 532 |
| 16 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 2 | 4:43.1 | 506 |
| 17 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 2 | 4:47.9 | 476 |
| 18 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 3 | 4:48.2 | 475 |
| 19 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 3 | 4:58.2 | 418 |
| 20 | Yves Le Roy | France | 1 | 4:58.9 | 414 |
| 21 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 3 | 5:01.5 | 400 |
| - | József Bakai | Hungary | 1 | DNF | 0 |

## Final standings

Standings after Event 10 8 September 1972 Legend:M = Mark, P = Points
| Pos | Athlete | Country | Total Points | Notes | 100M | Long Jump | Shot Put | High Jump | 400M | 110M Hurdles | Discus Throw | Pole Vault | Javelin Throw | 1500M |
| | Mykola Avilov | Soviet Union | 8454 WR | P M | 804 11.00 | 957 7.68 | 750 14.36 | 959 2.12 | 875 48.50 | 926 14.31 | 818 46.98 | 945 4.55 | 781 61.66 | 639 4:22.8 |
| | Leonid Lytvynenko | Soviet Union | 8035 | P M | 773 11.13 | 780 6.81 | 739 14.18 | 760 1.89 | 880 48.40 | 845 15.03 | 833 48.84 | 909 4.40 | 748 58.94 | 768 4:05.9 |
| | Ryszard Katus | Poland | 7984 | P M | 831 10.89 | 838 7.09 | 752 14.39 | 788 1.92 | 847 49.10 | 914 14.41 | 744 43.00 | 932 4.50 | 761 59.96 | 577 4:31.9 |
| 4 | Jeff Bennett | United States | 7974 | P M | 872 10.73 | 873 7.26 | 653 12.82 | 734 1.86 | 984 46.30 | 789 15.58 | 616 36.58 | 1005 4.80 | 730 57.48 | 718 4:12.2 |
| 5 | Stefan Schreyer | East Germany | 7950 | P M | 849 10.82 | 909 7.44 | 790 15.02 | 788 1.92 | 829 49.50 | 848 15.00 | 783 45.08 | 909 4.40 | 770 60.70 | 475 4:48.2 |
| 6 | Freddy Herbrand | Belgium | 7947 | P M | 804 11.00 | 881 7.30 | 722 13.91 | 891 2.04 | 814 49.80 | 862 14.87 | 820 47.12 | 909 4.40 | 639 50.42 | 605 4:27.7 |
| 7 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | Denmark | 7947 | P M | 787 11.07 | 810 6.95 | 687 13.35 | 865 2.01 | 801 50.10 | 887 14.65 | 778 44.80 | 1005 4.80 | 701 55.24 | 626 4:24.7 |
| 8 | Tadeusz Janczenko | Poland | 7861 | P M | 895 10.64 | 877 7.28 | 756 14.45 | 891 2.04 | 847 49.10 | 670 16.89 | 786 45.26 | 932 4.50 | 807 63.80 | 400 5:01.5 |
| 9 | Sepp Zeilbauer | Austria | 7741 | P M | 812 10.97 | 853 7.16 | 696 13.49 | 865 2.01 | 861 48.80 | 835 15.15 | 702 40.84 | 884 4.30 | 815 64.46 | 418 4:58.2 |
| 10 | Bruce Jenner | United States | 7722 | P M | 721 11.35 | 721 6.53 | 700 13.56 | 788 1.92 | 829 49.50 | 788 15.59 | 729 42.24 | 945 4.55 | 833 66.02 | 668 4:18.9 |
| 11 | Régis Ghesquière | Belgium | 7677 | P M | 699 11.45 | 863 7.21 | 747 14.32 | 760 1.89 | 847 49.10 | 779 15.68 | 792 45.56 | 754 3.80 | 772 60.88 | 664 4:19.4 |
| 12 | Yves Le Roy | France | 7675 | P M | 819 10.94 | 885 7.32 | 722 13.90 | 680 1.80 | 866 48.70 | 813 15.34 | 763 44.04 | 932 4.50 | 781 61.66 | 414 4:58.9 |
| 13 | Boris Ivanov | Soviet Union | 7657 | P M | 747 11.24 | 734 6.59 | 757 14.47 | 788 1.92 | 797 50.20 | 874 14.76 | 716 41.58 | 884 4.30 | 819 64.84 | 541 4:37.4 |
| 14 | Roger Lespagnard | Belgium | 7519 | P M | 740 11.27 | 822 7.01 | 660 12.92 | 865 2.01 | 829 49.50 | 764 15.84 | 643 37.86 | 957 4.60 | 641 50.60 | 598 4:28.7 |
| 15 | Barry King | Great Britain | 7468 | P M | 728 11.32 | 832 7.06 | 806 15.29 | 760 1.89 | 801 50.10 | 694 16.61 | 801 46.06 | 780 3.90 | 733 57.74 | 533 4:38.6 |
| 16 | Radu Gavrilaş | Romania | 7417 | P M | 672 11.57 | 800 6.90 | 642 12.65 | 865 2.01 | 766 50.90 | 835 15.13 | 696 40.52 | 909 4.40 | 726 57.16 | 506 4:43.1 |
| 17 | Vijay Singh Chauhan | India | 7378 | P M | 721 11.35 | 804 6.92 | 754 14.42 | 680 1.80 | 810 49.90 | 847 15.01 | 785 45.18 | 728 3.70 | 716 56.34 | 533 4:38.6 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | France | 7273 | P M | 778 11.11 | 798 6.89 | 715 13.79 | 493 1.60 | 842 49.20 | 817 15.30 | 708 41.14 | 859 4.20 | 731 57.54 | 532 4:38.8 |
| 19 | Heinz Born | Switzerland | 7217 | P M | 721 11.35 | 804 6.92 | 669 13.06 | 840 1.98 | 805 50.00 | 808 15.39 | 672 39.34 | 807 4.00 | 615 48.72 | 476 4:47.9 |
| 20 | József Bakai | Hungary | 7071 | P M | 785 11.08 | 853 7.16 | 838 15.84 | 760 1.89 | 766 50.90 | 703 16.50 | 897 51.46 | 807 4.00 | 662 52.18 | 0 DNF |
| 21 | Jeff Bannister | United States | 7022 | P M | 783 11.09 | 861 7.20 | 741 14.21 | 634 1.86 | 958 46.80 | 0 DQ | 724 42.00 | 807 4.00 | 724 56.98 | 690 4:15.8 |
| 22 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | Malawi | 6227 | P M | 591 11.95 | 533 5.68 | 617 12.27 | 540 1.65 | 691 52.70 | 543 18.54 | 662 38.82 | 615 3.30 | 894 71.28 | 541 4:37.4 |
| | Peter Gabbett | Great Britain | DNF | P M | 893 10.65 | 859 7.19 | 702 13.59 | 734 1.86 | 994 46.10 | 800 15.47 | 792 45.58 | 700 3.60 | 0 NM | |
| | Ryszard Skowronek | Poland | DNF | P M | 859 10.78 | 905 7.42 | 743 14.24 | 840 1.98 | 893 48.10 | 773 15.74 | 555 33.66 | 0 NM | | |
| | Ruedi Mangisch | Switzerland | DNF | P M | 857 10.79 | 808 6.94 | 617 12.27 | 760 1.89 | 918 47.60 | 776 15.71 | 623 36.92 | 0 NM | | |
| | Luis Flores | Guatemala | DNF | P M | 668 11.59 | 717 6.51 | 584 11.78 | 634 1.75 | 762 51.00 | 625 17.44 | 597 35.64 | 0 NM | | |
| | Clifford Brooks | Barbados | DNF | P M | 759 11.19 | 780 6.81 | 580 11.71 | 634 1.75 | 814 49.80 | 715 16.37 | 560 33.90 | 0 NM | | |
| | Gerry Moro | Canada | DNF | P M | 690 11.49 | 802 6.91 | 727 13.99 | 734 1.86 | 720 52.00 | 723 16.28 | 0 NM | | | |
| | Joachim Kirst | East Germany | DNF | P M | 775 11.12 | 939 7.59 | 852 16.09 | 942 2.10 | 856 48.90 | 0 DNF | | | | |
| | Hans-Joachim Walde | West Germany | DNF | P M | 778 11.11 | 853 7.16 | 763 14.57 | 788 1.92 | 0 DNF | | | | | |
| | Lennart Hedmark | Sweden | DNF | P M | 681 11.53 | 798 6.89 | 754 14.43 | 0 DNF | | | | | | |
| | Hans-Joachim Perk | West Germany | DNF | P M | 724 11.34 | 782 6.82 | 686 13.34 | 0 DNF | | | | | | |
| | Horst Beyer | West Germany | DNF | P M | 657 11.64 | 717 6.51 | 754 14.42 | 0 DNF | | | | | | |
| | Renato Carnevali | Italy | DNS | P M | 0 DNS | | | | | | | | | |
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