Universiade Gwangju 2015 (0)
| Pos | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results |
| 1 | Thomas van der Plaetsen | BEL | 7952 | 11,34 - 7.08 - 13.75 - 2.10 - 50,42 - 14,59 - 41.85 - 5.20 - 60.00 - 4.50,21 |
| 2 | Bastien Auzeil | FRA | 7913 | 11,33 - 7.02 - 15.09 - 1.95 - 50,64 - 14,42 - 43.20 - 5.10 - 60.55 - 4.48,17 |
| 3 | Rene Stauss | GER | 7791 | 11,11 - 6.76 - 14.67 - 2.13 - 50,17 - 15,69 - 45.00 - 4.70 - 56.61 - 4.43,89 |
| 4 | Jeremy Lelievre | FRA | 7593 | 10,96 - 7.10 - 15.21 - 1.83 - 49,72 - 14,78 - 40.83 - 4.50 - 49.76 - 4.37,12 |
| 5 | James Turner | CAN | 7529 | 10,86 - 7.15 - 13.41 - 1.80 - 50,07 - 15,07 - 41.02 - 4.40 - 57.59 - 4.37,16 |
| 6 | Steele Wasik | USA | 7414 | 11,06 - 6.77 - 13.13 - 2.04 - 49,92 - 14,62 - 40.00 - 4.10 - 54.02 - 4.49,77 |
| 7 | David Brock | AUS | 7337 | 11,17 - 6.90 - 13.47 - 1.92 - 51,22 - 15,97 - 39.63 - 4.70 - 55.33 - 4.43,59 |
| 8 | Kyle Cranston | AUS | 7295 | 11,29 - 6.63 - 13.44 - 1.95 - 51,20 - 15,32 - 37.49 - 4.50 - 60.69 - 4.48,75 |
| 9 | Dominik Siedlaczek | AUT | 7282 | 11,09 - 6.81 - 12.93 - 1.92 - 50,10 - 14,33 - 38.44 - 4.30 - 45.68 - 4.40,75 |
| 10 | Bae Sang-Hwa | KOR | 7263 | 11,33 - 6.69 - 13.26 - 1.92 - 51,56 - 14,84 - 37.42 - 4.40 - 55.46 - 4.38,01 |
| 11 | Fredriech Pretorius | RSA | 7174 | 11,28 - 6.83 - 12.84 - 1.95 - 50,90 - 15,22 - 35.29 - 4.40 - 56.47 - 4.52,45 |
| 12 | Henrik Johan Holmberg | NOR | 7173 | 11,18 - 6.75 - 12.89 - 2.04 - 50,73 - 15,19 - 39.93 - 4.00 - 52.29 - 4.55,69 |
| 13 | Aaron Booth | NZL | 6905 | 11,26 - 6.38 - 13.21 - 1.89 - 50,86 - 16,34 - 39.08 - 3.80 - 57.84 - 4.42,78 |
| 14 | Chen Xianbiao | CHN | 6791 | 11,18 - 6.66 - 10.41 - 1.89 - 51,97 - 15,01 - 41.13 - 4.50 - 44.61 - 5.12,53 |
| 15 | Carlos Manuel Burlando | VEN | 6309 | 11,29 - 6.93 - 11.40 - 1.86 - 49,50 - 16,05 - 35.23 - 0 - 55.76 - 4.43,43 |
Didn’t finish:
Jackson Henry (NZL), Pavel Rudnev (RUS)
Didn’t start:
Darko Pešic (MNE)
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