Götzis 1980 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Daley Thompson | GBR | 8622 WR |
10,55 - 7.72 - 14.46 - 2.11 - 48,04 - 14,37 - 42.98 - 4.90 - 65.38 - 4.25,49 |
8648 WR |
| 2 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8421 | 10,87 - 7.81 - 14.92 - 1.96 - 48,36 - 14,16 - 46.12 - 4.40 - 64.18 - 4.21,21 |
8425 |
| 3 | Jürgen Hingsen | FRG | 8276 | 11,18 - 7.83 - 14.48 - 2.14 - 48,84 - 14,49 - 41.98 - 4.30 - 61.12 - 4.21,09 |
8277 |
| 4 | Josef Zeilbauer | AUT | 8196 | 11,24 - 7.22 - 15.60 - 2.11 - 49,58 - 14,68 - 46.04 - 4.60 - 61.34 - 4.33,23 |
8190 |
| 5 | Yuri Kutsenko | URS | 8195 | 11,17 - 7.31 - 14.70 - 2.08 - 49,25 - 15,14 - 49.18 - 4.40 - 59.00 - 4.19,21 |
8166 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Nevski | URS | 8056 | 11,05 - 7.11 - 14.70 - 2.11 - 49,46 - 14,84 - 42.06 - 4.40 - 57.28 - 4.22,29 |
8007 |
| 7 | Georg Werthner | AUT | 7874 | 11,25 - 7.06 - 13.73 - 1.99 - 49,99 - 15,31 - 39.96 - 4.30 - 73.00 - 4.23,67 |
7855 |
| 8 | Dariusz Ludwig | POL | 7854 | 11,07 - 7.71 - 13.90 - 1.96 - 50,00 - 15,32 - 42.14 - 4.40 - 56.44 - 4.30,28 |
7813 |
| 9 | Janusz Szczerkowski | POL | 7811 | 11,20 - 7.24 - 14.59 - 1.99 - 50,00 - 14,68 - 44.18 - 4.60 - 49.34 - 4.37,85 |
7764 |
| 10 | József Hoffer | HUN | 7532 | 11,71 - 6.85 - 13.83 - 1.96 - 51,77 - 15,22 - 40.94 - 4.60 - 68.24 - 4.45,89 |
7511 |
| 11 | Christer Lythell | SWE | 7530 | 11,35 - 6.96 - 13.58 - 1.85 - 49,67 - 15,05 - 44.40 - 4.30 - 58.14 - 4.41,47 |
7471 |
| 12 | Peter Hadfield | AUS | 7507 | 11,15 - 7.10 - 13.15 - 1.85 - 49,43 - 15,52 - 44.30 - 4.20 - 53.66 - 4.33,52 |
7430 |
| 13 | Zoltán Adamik | HUN | 7504 | 11,46 - 6.81 - 13.23 - 1.99 - 51,12 - 15,41 - 40.96 - 4.10 - 64.46 - 4.30,48 |
7445 |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Sommero | FRA | 7490 | 11,48 - 6.73 - 13.61 - 2.11 - 50,91 - 15,46 - 41.82 - 4.40 - 53.80 - 4.43,53 |
7421 |
| 15 | Cecko Mitrakiyev | BUL | 7469 | 11,38 - 6.92 - 13.09 - 1.90 - 49,58 - 15,25 - 40.16 - 4.10 - 54.60 - 4.21,03 |
7389 |
| 16 | Zenon Smiechowski | CAN | 7408 | 11,34 - 6.97 - 14.42 - 1.93 - 51,55 - 16,07 - 44.88 - 4.10 - 59.98 - 4.49,45 |
7326 |
| 17 | Dimcho Slavov | BUL | 7386 | 11,35 - 6.43 - 13.46 - 1.93 - 50,66 - 15,10 - 42.74 - 4.40 - 56.14 - 4.43,89 |
7309 |
| 18 | Darko Cujnik | YUG | 7339 | 11,23 - 6.69 - 14.40 - 1.80 - 49,01 - 15,69 - 43.26 - 3.80 - 64.26 - 4.50,99 |
7268 |
| 19 | Conny Silfver (Persson) | SWE | 7310 | 11,46 - 6.27 - 13.99 - 1.85 - 50,43 - 15,05 - 42.84 - 4.50 - 55.58 - 4.45,73 |
7242 |
| 20 | Jiri Knejp | TCH | 7286 | 11,86 - 6.72 - 13.75 - 1.99 - 51,82 - 15,12 - 42.08 - 4.50 - 55.86 - 4.56,68 |
7224 |
| 21 | Philipp Eder | AUT | 6995 | 11,50 - 6.63 - 12.12 - 1.85 - 51,44 - 16,02 - 38.02 - 4.00 - 53.26 - 4.26,08 |
6892 |
| 22 | Trond Skramstad | NOR | 6986 | 11,48 - 6.72 - 12.17 - 1.85 - 50,27 - 15,31 - 34.06 - 4.20 - 42.00 - 4.21,95 |
6893 |
| 23 | Robert Town | CAN | 6982 | 11,71 - 6.29 - 13.35 - 1.85 - 51,90 - 16,12 - 41.62 - 4.00 - 56.52 - 4.34,59 |
6882 |
WR - Decathlon world record
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Johannes Lahti (FIN), Holger Schmidt (FRG).
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