# Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place between 5 September and 6 September at the Stadio Olimpico.

## Summary

Despite the presence of previous world record holder Vasili Kuznetsov, the competition quickly became a battle between UCLA training partners Rafer Johnson and Yang Chuan-kwang, known as C.K. Yang. After two years of training together under "Ducky" Drake, each knew the other's abilities.
Yang's abilities lay in the speed events, building an almost 90 point lead in the first two events (100m and long jump). Johnson was superior in the throwing events. At the end of the first day, Johnson had a 55-point advantage.
The second day began with Yang speeding to a 180-point advantage in the 110 hurdles. Johnson countered with a 270-point gain in the Discus. Yang continued to dominate in the pole vault but Johnson set a personal record in the event, minimizing Yang's gain. Yang followed that by staying close to Johnson in the javelin, leaving the final event, Yang's best event, the 1500m to decide the competition. Both knew Yang would need to defeat Johnson by 10 seconds to win. Johnson did not break, finishing a mere 1.2 seconds behind Yang to claim the gold medal. Yang beat Johnson in seven of the ten events, but Johnson beat Yang by significant margins in the shot put and discus to win. The two warmly congratulated each other after the conclusion of the event and waved to the crowd.

## Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
| World record | Rafer Johnson | 8683 points | Eugene, United States | 09 July 1960 |
| Olympic record | Milt Campbell (USA) | 7937 points | Melbourne, Australia | 30 November 1956 |

## Results
### 100m

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 10.7 | 1034 |
| 2 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 10.8 | 990 |
| 3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 10.9 | 948 |
| 4 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 11.1 | 870 |
| 4 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 11.1 | 870 |
| 4 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 11.1 | 870 |
| 5 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 11.2 | 834 |
| 6 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 11.3 | 800 |
| 6 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 11.3 | 800 |
| 6 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 11.3 | 800 |
| 6 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 11.3 | 800 |
| 7 | Dave Edstrom | United States | 11.4 | 768 |
| 7 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 11.4 | 768 |
| 7 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 11.4 | 768 |
| 7 | Franco Sar | Italy | 11.4 | 768 |
| 8 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 11.5 | 737 |
| 8 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 11.5 | 737 |
| 8 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 11.5 | 737 |
| 8 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 11.5 | 737 |
| 8 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 11.5 | 737 |
| 9 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 11.6 | 707 |
| 9 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 11.6 | 707 |
| 9 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 11.6 | 707 |
| 9 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 11.6 | 707 |
| 10 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 11.7 | 638 |
| 11 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 11.8 | 650 |
| 11 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 11.8 | 650 |
| 12 | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 12.0 | 597 |
| 12 | George Stulac | Canada | 12.0 | 597 |

### Long jump

| Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 7.46 | 7.13 | 7.37 | 7.46 | 950 |
| 2 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 7.21 | 6.92 | 7.35 | 7.35 | 906 |
| 3 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 7.21 | x | | 7.21 | 856 |
| 4 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 6.95 | 7.14 | x | 7.14 | 932 |
| 5 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 7.12 | 7.09 | 6.70 | 7.12 | 825 |
| 6 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 6.95 | 6.86 | 6.96 | 6.96 | 773 |
| 7 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 6.58 | 6.94 | x | 6.94 | 767 |
| 7 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 6.94 | 6.65 | 6.74 | 6.94 | 767 |
| 8 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 6.60 | 6.93 | 6.84 | 6.93 | 764 |
| 8 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 6.47 | 6.93 | x | 6.93 | 764 |
| 8 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 6.71 | 6.93 | x | 6.93 | 764 |
| 8 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 6.71 | 6.93 | 6.64 | 6.93 | 764 |
| 8 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | x | 6.47 | 6.93 | 6.93 | 764 |
| 8 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 6.93 | x | | 6.93 | 764 |
| 9 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 6.37 | 6.78 | 6.91 | 6.91 | 758 |
| 10 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 6.77 | 5.78 | 6.88 | 6.88 | 749 |
| 11 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 6.57 | 6.51 | 6.43 | 6.57 | 746 |
| 11 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 6.87 | x | x | 6.87 | 746 |
| 12 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 6.15 | 6.55 | 6.81 | 6.81 | 728 |
| 13 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 6.79 | x | 7.37 | 6.79 | 722 |
| 14 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 6.50 | 6.73 | x | 6.73 | 704 |
| 15 | Franco Sar | Italy | 6.63 | 6.69 | 6.67 | 6.69 | 692 |
| 16 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 6.09 | 6.62 | x | 6.62 | 672 |
| 17 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 6.05 | 6.51 | 6.54 | 6.54 | 651 |
| 18 | Dave Edstrom | United States | x | 6.16 | 6.39 | 6.39 | 610 |
| 19 | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 6.21 | 6.14 | 6.32 | 6.32 | 592 |
| 20 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 6.03 | 6.23 | 6.22 | 6.23 | 570 |
| 21 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | x | x | 6.20 | 6.20 | 562 |
| 22 | George Stulac | Canada | 5.92 | x | 5.65 | 5.92 | 493 |
| 23 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | x | x | x | NM | 0 |

### Shot put

| Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 14.55 | 15.82 | 15.26 | 15.82 | 976 |
| 2 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 14.29 | x | 14.96 | 14.96 | 872 |
| 3 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 14.55 | x | - | 14.55 | 827 |
| 4 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 14.41 | 14.46 | x | 14.46 | 817 |
| 5 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 14.18 | x | 13.11 | 14.18 | 788 |
| 6 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 14.10 | 13.77 | 13.82 | 14.10 | 780 |
| 7 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 12.51 | 13.97 | 13.83 | 13.97 | 767 |
| 8 | Franco Sar | Italy | 13.49 | 13.89 | 13.80 | 13.89 | 759 |
| 9 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 13.76 | 13.57 | 13.71 | 13.76 | 746 |
| 10 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 13.68 | 13.25 | 13.34 | 13.68 | 738 |
| 11 | Dave Edstrom | United States | 13.59 | 13.54 | 13.10 | 13.59 | 729 |
| 12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | x | 13.58 | 13.36 | 13.58 | 728 |
| 13 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 12.93 | 13.42 | 13.24 | 13.42 | 712 |
| 14 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 12.42 | 13.33 | x | 13.33 | 703 |
| 15 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 12.55 | 13.22 | 13.21 | 13.22 | 692 |
| 16 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 13.19 | 12.84 | 11.20 | 13.19 | 689 |
| 17 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 12.68 | 13.10 | x | 13.10 | 681 |
| 18 | George Stulac | Canada | 13.32 | 12.21 | 12.74 | 13.32 | 648 |
| 19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 12.24 | 11.86 | 12.65 | 12.65 | 640 |
| 20 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | x | 11.75 | 12.42 | 12.42 | 619 |
| 21 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | x | 12.30 | 8.27 | 12.30 | 609 |
| 22 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 12.06 | 11.74 | 11.79 | 12.06 | 587 |
| 23 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 10.83 | 12.03 | 11.45 | 12.03 | 584 |
| 24 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 11.11 | 11.49 | 11.78 | 11.78 | 562 |
| 25 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 10.68 | 11.38 | 11.44 | 11.44 | 535 |
| 26 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 11.35 | 11.24 | 10.57 | 11.35 | 528 |
| 27 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 10.26 | 10.77 | 11.77 | 11.77 | 505 |
| 28 | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 10.65 | 10.85 | 10.67 | 10.85 | 488 |
| 29 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | x | 9.74 | 10.59 | 10.59 | 467 |
| 30 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 9.20 | 9.49 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 406 |

### High jump

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 1.90 | 900 |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 1.90 | 900 |
| 2 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 1.85 | 832 |
| 2 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 1.85 | 832 |
| 2 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 1.85 | 832 |
| 3 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 1.83 | 806 |
| 3 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 1.83 | 806 |
| 3 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 1.83 | 806 |
| 3 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 1.83 | 806 |
| 4 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 1.80 | 770 |
| 4 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 1.80 | 770 |
| 4 | Franco Sar | Italy | 1.80 | 770 |
| 4 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 1.80 | 770 |
| 4 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 1.80 | 770 |
| 4 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 1.80 | 770 |
| 5 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 1.75 | 711 |
| 5 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 1.75 | 711 |
| 5 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 1.75 | 711 |
| 5 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 1.75 | 711 |
| 5 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 1.75 | 711 |
| 6 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 1.73 | 689 |
| 6 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 1.73 | 689 |
| 6 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 1.73 | 689 |
| 7 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 1.70 | 656 |
| 7 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 1.70 | 656 |
| 7 | George Stulac | Canada | 1.70 | 656 |
| 8 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 1.65 | 605 |
| 8 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 1.65 | 605 |
| 8 | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 1.65 | 605 |
| - | Dave Edstrom | United States | - | - |

### 400m

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| 1 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 48.0 | 1015 |
| 2 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 48.1 | 1005 |
| 3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 48.3 | 985 |
| 4 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 49.5 | 884 |
| 5 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 50.0 | 844 |
| 6 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 50.2 | 828 |
| 7 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 50.5 | 807 |
| 7 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 50.5 | 807 |
| 7 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 50.5 | 807 |
| 7 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 50.5 | 807 |
| 8 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 50.7 | 793 |
| 9 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 51.0 | 772 |
| 10 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 51.1 | 765 |
| 10 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 51.1 | 765 |
| 11 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 51.2 | 758 |
| 12 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 51.3 | 751 |
| 12 | Franco Sar | Italy | 51.3 | 751 |
| 13 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 51.8 | 716 |
| 13 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 51.8 | 716 |
| 14 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 52.0 | 702 |
| 15 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 52.2 | 690 |
| 16 | George Stulac | Canada | 53.0 | 642 |
| 17 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 53.2 | 630 |
| 18 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 53.6 | 606 |
| 19 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 53.9 | 588 |
| 20 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 54.1 | 576 |
| 21 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 54.3 | 565 |
| - | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | - | Retired |
| - | Júlio Santos | Portugal | - | Retired |

### 110m hurdles

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 14.6 | 923 |
| 2 | Franco Sar | Italy | 14.7 | 894 |
| 3 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 14.9 | 840 |
| 4 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 15.0 | 813 |
| 5 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 15.3 | 740 |
| 5 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 15.3 | 740 |
| 5 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 15.3 | 740 |
| 6 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 15.5 | 694 |
| 7 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 15.6 | 673 |
| 7 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 15.6 | 673 |
| 8 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 15.7 | 652 |
| 8 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 15.7 | 652 |
| 8 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 15.7 | 652 |
| 9 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 15.8 | 632 |
| 10 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 15.9 | 612 |
| 11 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 16.0 | 593 |
| 12 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 16.1 | 575 |
| 13 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 16.2 | 557 |
| 14 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 16.4 | 523 |
| 15 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 16.9 | 443 |
| 15 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 16.9 | 443 |
| 16 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 17.1 | 413 |
| 17 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 17.3 | 385 |
| 18 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 18.1 | 283 |
| 18 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 18.1 | 283 |
| 19 | George Stulac | Canada | 18.4 | 250 |
| - | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | - | Did not start |

### Discus throw

| Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 44.34 | 45.05 | 50.52 | 50.52 | 972 |
| 2 | Franco Sar | Italy | 48.98 | 47.94 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 935 |
| 3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 44.54 | 48.24 | 48.49 | 48.49 | 894 |
| 4 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 43.27 | 42.93 | 45.67 | 45.67 | 797 |
| 5 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 45.48 | 44.22 | 45.63 | 45.63 | 795 |
| 6 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 44.93 | 43.32 | 44.37 | 44.93 | 773 |
| 7 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | x | 42.52 | 44.31 | 44.31 | 753 |
| 8 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 31.33 | 40.77 | x | 40.77 | 648 |
| 9 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 36.30 | 38.25 | 40.49 | 40.49 | 640 |
| 10 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 38.59 | 28.98 | 40.12 | 40.12 | 630 |
| 11 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 39.83 | 37.91 | 36.59 | 39.83 | 622 |
| 12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 38.78 | 39.50 | 36.87 | 39.50 | 612 |
| 13 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 39.18 | 39.09 | 38.07 | 39.18 | 603 |
| 14 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 36.92 | 37.95 | 39.08 | 39.08 | 601 |
| 15 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | x | 37.94 | x | 37.94 | 571 |
| 16 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 37.87 | 36.47 | 35.18 | 37.87 | 569 |
| 17 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | x | 37.02 | 37.69 | 37.69 | 564 |
| 18 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | x | 31.24 | 37.66 | 37.66 | 563 |
| 19 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 34.14 | 36.61 | 37.55 | 37.55 | 561 |
| 20 | George Stulac | Canada | 34.33 | 37.35 | 36.67 | 37.35 | 555 |
| 21 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 35.54 | 34.40 | 37.03 | 37.03 | 547 |
| 22 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 33.07 | 34.14 | 34.68 | 34.68 | 487 |
| 23 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 34.06 | 33.98 | 34.28 | 34.28 | 477 |
| 24 | Philip Mulkey | United States | x | 34.12 | x | 34.12 | 473 |
| 25 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 31.79 | 30.63 | 30.94 | 31.79 | 418 |
| - | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | - | - | - | DNP | - |

### Pole vault

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 4.30 | 915 |
| 2 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 4.20 | 855 |
| 3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 4.10 | 795 |
| 3 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 4.10 | 795 |
| 4 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 4.00 | 745 |
| 5 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 3.90 | 695 |
| 5 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 3.90 | 695 |
| 6 | Franco Sar | Italy | 3.80 | 645 |
| 6 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 3.80 | 645 |
| 6 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 3.80 | 645 |
| 7 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 3.70 | 596 |
| 7 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 3.70 | 596 |
| 8 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 3.60 | 556 |
| 8 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 3.60 | 556 |
| 8 | George Stulac | Canada | 3.60 | 556 |
| 9 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 3.50 | 516 |
| 10 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 3.40 | 476 |
| 11 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 3.30 | 438 |
| 11 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 3.30 | 438 |
| 11 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 3.30 | 438 |
| 11 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 3.30 | 438 |
| 12 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 3.20 | 400 |
| 12 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 3.20 | 400 |
| 13 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | NM | 0 |
| - | Philip Mulkey | United States | - | Retired |

### Javelin throw

| Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
| 1 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 71.44 | 62.88 | 70.03 | 71.44 | 1031 |
| 2 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 71.20 | 61.62 | 62.12 | 71.20 | 1024 |
| 3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 69.76 | 67.04 | 63.90 | 69.76 | 980 |
| 4 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 65.90 | 68.22 | 65.11 | 68.22 | 937 |
| 5 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 57.70 | 59.54 | 65.30 | 65.30 | 858 |
| 6 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 63.63 | 58.78 | - | 63.63 | 817 |
| 7 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 55.81 | 61.44 | 55.31 | 61.44 | 764 |
| 8 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 58.48 | x | 60.81 | 60.81 | 750 |
| 9 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 60.50 | 59.93 | 56.37 | 60.50 | 743 |
| 10 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 49.23 | 59.86 | 58.46 | 59.86 | 729 |
| 11 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 45.40 | 57.49 | 49.91 | 57.49 | 677 |
| 12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 56.69 | 54.20 | 57.45 | 57.45 | 676 |
| 13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 50.74 | 55.74 | 50.64 | 55.74 | 641 |
| 14 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 48.39 | 50.94 | 52.61 | 52.61 | 578 |
| 15 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 51.74 | x | x | 51.74 | 561 |
| 16 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 51.15 | x | x | 51.15 | 549 |
| 17 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 50.38 | 50.66 | 50.55 | 50.66 | 540 |
| 18 | George Stulac | Canada | 50.40 | 45.66 | 50.20 | 50.40 | 536 |
| 19 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 48.60 | 48.09 | - | 48.60 | 503 |
| 20 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 47.33 | 46.74 | - | 47.33 | 480 |
| 21 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 42.57 | 42.81 | 44.71 | 44.71 | 434 |
| 22 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 38.99 | 42.62 | 43.36 | 43.36 | 411 |
| 23 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | x | 38.44 | x | 38.44 | 330 |
| - | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | - | - | - | - | Retired |

### 1500m

| Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
| 1 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 4:22.8 | 582 |
| 2 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 4:23.3 | 575 |
| 3 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 4:27.0 | 536 |
| 4 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 4:27.6 | 530 |
| 5 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 4:27.7 | 528 |
| 6 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 4:30.6 | 500 |
| 7 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 4:37.7 | 434 |
| 8 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 4:40.0 | 414 |
| 9 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 4:40.6 | 409 |
| 10 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 4:43.6 | 384 |
| 11 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 4:44.2 | 379 |
| 12 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 4:48.5 | 345 |
| 13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 4:49.2 | 340 |
| 14 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 4:49.3 | 339 |
| 15 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 4:49.7 | 336 |
| 16 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 4:53.8 | 306 |
| 17 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 4:55.0 | 297 |
| 18 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 4:55.4 | 294 |
| 19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 4:57.5 | 279 |
| 20 | George Stulac | Canada | 4:59.6 | 265 |
| 21 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 5:04.8 | 231 |
| 22 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 5:21.4 | 137 |
| 23 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 5:25.2 | 116 |

## Final standings

The best scores in each event are highlighted in yellow. These scores were split between six competitors, with the gold medallist Rafer Johnson achieving the best result in the shot put by 104 points.
| Pos | Athlete | Country | 100m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400m | 110m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500m | Total points |
| | Rafer Johnson | United States | 10.9 948 | 7.35 906 | 15.82 976 | 1.85 832 | 48.3 985 | 15.3 740 | 48.49 894 | 4.10 795 | 69.76 980 | 4:49.7 336 | 8392 (OR) |
| | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 10.7 1034 | 7.46 950 | 13.33 703 | 1.90 900 | 48.1 1005 | 14.6 923 | 39.83 622 | 4.30 915 | 68.22 937 | 4:48.5 345 | 8334 |
| | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 11.1 870 | 6.96 773 | 14.46 817 | 1.75 711 | 50.2 828 | 15.0 813 | 50.52 972 | 3.90 695 | 71.20 1024 | 4:53.8 306 | 7809 |
| 4 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 11.4 768 | 6.93 764 | 13.97 767 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 15.6 673 | 45.63 795 | 4.20 855 | 71.44 1031 | 4:44.2 379 | 7567 |
| 5 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 11.3 800 | 7.21 856 | 13.76 746 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 14.9 840 | 44.31 753 | 3.80 645 | 57.49 677 | 4:43.6 384 | 7236 |
| 6 | Franco Sar | Italy | 11.4 768 | 6.69 692 | 13.89 759 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 14.7 894 | 49.58 935 | 3.80 645 | 55.74 641 | 4:49.2 340 | 7195 |
| 7 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 11.5 737 | 6.93 764 | 14.55 827 | 1.75 711 | 50.5 807 | 15.9 612 | 44.93 773 | 3.60 556 | 60.50 743 | 4:22.8 582 | 7112 |
| 8 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 10.8 990 | 6.93 764 | 12.42 619 | 1.73 689 | 48.0 1015 | 16.9 443 | 40.12 630 | 3.70 596 | 60.81 750 | 4:27.0 536 | 7032 |
| 9 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 11.6 707 | 6.91 758 | 12.30 609 | 1.80 770 | 51.0 772 | 15.7 652 | 37.66 563 | 4.10 795 | 65.30 858 | 4:37.7 434 | 6918 |
| 10 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 11.4 768 | 6.79 722 | 12.03 584 | 1.85 832 | 50.5 807 | 16.1 575 | 37.69 564 | 3.90 695 | 63.63 817 | 4:27.6 530 | 6894 |
| 11 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 11.3 800 | 6.94 767 | 11.78 562 | 1.70 656 | 50.0 844 | 15.3 740 | 37.03 547 | 4.00 745 | 52.61 578 | 4:27.7 528 | 6767 |
| 12 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 11.1 870 | 6.94 767 | 14.96 872 | 1.83 806 | 51.8 716 | 15.6 673 | 37.94 571 | 3.50 516 | 59.86 729 | 5:04.8 231 | 6751 |
| 13 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 11.8 650 | 6.73 704 | 14.18 788 | 1.80 770 | 54.3 565 | 15.7 652 | 45.67 797 | 3.60 556 | 48.60 503 | 4:55.4 294 | 6283 |
| 14 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 11.8 650 | 6.93 764 | 13.58 728 | 1.75 711 | 51.8 716 | 16.2 657 | 39.50 612 | 3.30 438 | 57.45 676 | 4:40.6 409 | 6261 |
| 15 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 11.3 800 | 6.93 764 | 13.76 746 | 1.83 806 | 51.2 758 | 15.7 652 | 39.08 601 | 3.30 438 | 51.74 561 | 5:21.4 137 | 6206 |
| 16 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 11.3 800 | NM | 13.68 738 | 1.83 806 | 49.5 884 | 16.0 593 | 39.18 603 | 3.70 596 | 47.33 480 | 4:30.6 500 | 6000 |
| 17 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 11.5 737 | 7.14 932 | 11.77 505 | 1.80 770 | 51.3 751 | 15.8 632 | 31.79 418 | 3.20 400 | 38.44 330 | 4:23.3 575 | 5950 |
| 18 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 11.5 737 | 6.62 672 | 11.44 535 | 1.75 711 | 50.5 807 | 15.5 694 | 34.28 477 | 3.30 438 | 44.71 434 | 4:40.0 414 | 5919 |
| 19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 11.6 707 | 6.88 749 | 12.65 640 | 1.65 605 | 53.2 630 | 17.1 413 | 40.49 640 | 3.30 438 | 61.44 764 | 4:57.5 279 | 5865 |
| 20 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 11.1 870 | 6.81 728 | 13.42 712 | 1.75 711 | 54.1 576 | 16.9 443 | 40.77 648 | 3.20 400 | 51.15 549 | 5:25.2 116 | 5753 |
| 21 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 11.3 800 | 6.20 562 | 10.59 467 | 1.65 605 | 50.5 807 | 17.3 385 | 37.55 561 | 3.40 476 | 43.36 411 | 4:49.3 339 | 5413 |
| 22 | George Stulac | Canada | 12.0 597 | 5.92 493 | 13.32 648 | 1.70 656 | 53.0 642 | 18.4 250 | 37.35 555 | 3.60 556 | 50.40 536 | 4:59.6 265 | 5198 |
| 23 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 11.7 638 | 6.23 570 | 12.06 587 | 1.73 689 | 53.6 606 | 18.1 283 | 34.68 487 | NM | 50.66 540 | 4:55.0 297 | 4737 |
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| | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 11.6 707 | 7.12 825 | 13.22 692 | 1.85 832 | 50.7 793 | 15.3 740 | 37.87 569 | 3.80 645 | - | - | 5803 |
| | Philip Mulkey | United States | 11.5 737 | 6.57 746 | 14.10 780 | 1.83 806 | 52.2 690 | 18.1 283 | 34.12 473 | - | - | - | 4515 |
| | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 11.6 707 | 6.87 746 | 11.35 528 | 1.90 900 | 52.0 702 | 16.4 523 | - | - | - | - | 4106 |
| | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 11.2 834 | 6.93 764 | 13.10 681 | 1.70 656 | 53.9 588 | - | - | - | - | - | 3523 |
| | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 11.5 737 | 6.54 651 | 9.71 406 | 1.73 689 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2483 |
| | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 12.0 597 | 6.32 592 | 10.85 488 | 1.65 605 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2282 |
| | Dave Edstrom | United States | 11.4 768 | 6.39 610 | 13.59 729 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2107 |