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Götzis 1981 (0)

Mar 20, 2024
Austria’s Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1981 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8191 points, ahead of Poland’s Dariusz Ludwig and the Soviet Union’s Yuri Kutsenko.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Josef Zeilbauer AUT 8191 11,11 - 7.24 - 15.50 - 2.09 - 49,17 -
14,87 - 44.64 - 4.60 - 64.38 - 4.37,41		 8182
2 Dariusz Ludwig POL 8045 11,13 - 7.62 - 14.18 - 2.09 - 49,96 -
15,33 - 45.96 - 4.90 - 52.40 - 4.37,49		 8036
3 Yuri Kutsenko URS 7986
v		 11,33 - 7.22 - 14.96 - 2.06 - 48,98 -
15,34 - 47.50 - 4.60 - 50.32 - 4.26,24		 7942
4 Stephan Niklaus SUI 7961 10,65 - 7.09 - 14.35 - 2.00 - 47,60 -
14,62 - 44.02 - 4.30 - 55.54 - 4.50,07		 7891
5 Atanas Andonov BUL 7881 11,32 - 6.90 - 16.10 - 2.03 - 50,46 -
14,96 - 48.36 - 4.20 - 58.04 - 4.37,33		 7831
6 Janusz Szczerkowski POL 7869 11,27 - 7.29 - 14.87 - 1.97 - 49,53 -
14,90 - 41.08 - 4.70 - 57.60 - 4.38,36		 7839
7 Jens Schulze FRG 7778 10,99 - 7.06 - 13.48 - 2.00 - 48,31 -
15,50 - 43.94 - 4.40 - 49.24 - 4.26,28		 7697
8 Hans-Joachim Häberle FRG 7764 11,19 - 7.28 - 13.50 - 1.91 - 48,40 -
15,76 - 41.08 - 4.00 - 65.74 - 4.20,09		 7711
9 Thierry Dubois FRA 7761
v		 11,04 - 7.52 - 14.58 - 2.03 - 48,79 -
14,93 - 41.92 - 4.40 - 52.62 - 5.05,33		 7707
10 Cecko Mitrakiyev BUL 7752 11,39 - 6.86 - 13.66 - 2.00 - 49,24 -
15,18 - 41.32 - 4.40 - 60.60 - 4.24,38		 7697
11 Petr Šarec TCH 7741 11,05 - 6.90 - 13.40 - 1.97 - 49,03 -
14,79 - 43.08 - 4.50 - 46.72 - 4.22,26		 7666
12 Fritz Mehl FRG 7723 11,33 - 7.21 - 13.28 - 1.91 - 48,29 -
15,23 - 41.64 - 4.00 - 61.56 - 4.19,88		 7665
13 Martin Machura TCH 7669 11,19 - 7.33 - 14.63 - 2.09 - 50,19 -
16,77 - 44.26 - 4.60 - 51.70 - 4.49,65		 7597
14 Tony Allen-Cooksey USA 7599 11,30 - 7.80 - 12.66 - 1.91 - 49,23 -
14,92 - 35.60 - 4.30 - 55.78 - 4.31,56		 7571
15 Dieter Altmann FRG 7578 11,23 - 7.02 - 14.96 - 1.94 - 49,27 -
15,38 - 41.64 - 4.30 - 49.46 - 4.37,47		 7494
16 Jiri Knejp TCH 7516 11,87 - 6.61 - 13.58 - 2.00 - 50,81 -
15,00 - 43.42 - 4.70 - 58.40 - 4.40,32		 7479
17 Thomas Rizzi FRG 7507 11,22 - 7.03 - 13.31 - 1.94 - 48,58 -
16,20 - 42.04 - 4.20 - 50.34 - 4.25,74		 7405
18 Christer Lythell SWE 7498 11,49 - 6.97 - 14.11 - 1.91 - 49,55 -
15,17 - 43.10 - 4.20 - 54.80 - 4.40,22		 7424
19 Zoltán Adamik HUN 7471 11,51 - 7.31 - 12.41 - 2.00 - 49,39 -
15,43 - 38.50 - 3.80 - 61.34 - 4.28,95		 7419
20 Michele Rüfenacht SUI 7428 10,81 - 6.82 - 13.09 - 1.91 - 48,87 -
14,90 - 42.76 - 4.40 - 54.30 - 5.22,98		 7338
21 Eugene Gilkes GBR 7414
v		 10,78 - 6.66 - 14.10 - 1.85 - 46,92 -
15,93 - 40.58 - 3.40 - 53.32 - 4.25,07		 7299
22 László Nagy HUN 7347 11,59 - 7.11 - 14.88 - 2.09 - 52,69 -
15,11 - 42.28 - 4.50 - 50.24 - 5.22,50		 7274
23 József Hoffer HUN 7336 11,71 - 6.91 - 14.34 - 1.91 - 51,44 -
15,78 - 41.60 - 4.00 - 64.34 - 4.41,16		 7270
24 Sandor Piczil HUN 7301 11,76 - 6.91 - 12.65 - 1.97 - 50,87 -
16,11 - 41.62 - 4.30 - 53.54 - 4.27,01		 7213
25 Franz Sterrer AUT 7229 11,51 - 7.03 - 12.50 - 2.06 - 51,52 -
15,20 - 35.16 - 4.10 - 48.80 - 4.32,06		 7152
26 Thomas Gustavsson SWE 7180 11,68 - 6.50 - 14.38 - 1.91 - 51,80 -
16,06 - 43.08 - 4.10 - 69.64 - 5.08,10		 7117
27 Serge Morth FRA 7170 11,04 - 7.42 - 13.16 - 1.94 - 51,16 -
15,15 - 40.08 - 4.60 - 36.28 - 5.15,80		 7102
28 Anders Öberg SWE 7123 11,49 - 6.90 - 14.12 - 1.97 - 51,01 -
16,03 - 35.62 - 4.10 - 48.86 - 4.41,76		 7017
29 Roland Werthner AUT 7115 11,59 - 7.05 - 12.17 - 1.91 - 50,82 -
15,22 - 34.38 - 4.40 - 53.06 - 4.47,00		 7053
30 Haymo Polzer AUT 7048 11,56 - 6.64 - 12.60 - 1.94 - 50,68 -
15,20 - 37.14 - 4.10 - 49.86 - 4.45,04		 6958

v event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s

Note: Results for all 30 recorded finishers are included. Information on athletes who may not have completed the competition is currently unavailable.

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