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Universiade Mexico City 1979 (0)

Oct 29, 2026
Austria's Josef Zeilbauer set a new Universiade decathlon record of 8198 points at the 1979 Summer Universiade in Mexico City, Mexico. West Germany's Jürgen Hingsen claimed silver with 8034 points, while compatriot Hans-Dieter Antretter secured bronze with 7868 points. Held at Estadio Olímpico Universitario on 10–11 September 1979, the competition took place at an altitude of approximately 2240 metres, making it a notable high-altitude event in Universiade decathlon history.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Josef Zeilbauer AUT 8198
GR
10,99 - 7.39 - 16.12 - 2.09 - 49,52 -
14,31 - 43.28 - 4.60 - 62.24 - 4.51,2
8194
2 Jürgen Hingsen FRG 8034 11,15 - 7.67 - 14.04 - 2.13 - 48,95 -
14,32 - 40.92 - 4.40 - 56.18 - 4.42,2
8020
3 Hans-Dieter Antretter FRG 7868 10,82 - 7.47 - 13.99 - 1.94 - 48,89 -
15,05 - 43.16 - 4.10 - 63.08 - 4.44,5
7824
4 Wesley Herbst USA 7656 11,20 - 6.98 - 14.29 - 1.99 - 51,55 -
14,95 - 47.64 - 4.30 - 59.32 - 4.55,9
7602
5 Vladimir Nemogayev URS 7621 10,82 - 7.03 - 14.82 - 1.91 - 49,47 -
14,64 - 37.70 - 4.60 - 58.66 - 5.14,9
7560
6 Georg Werthner AUT 7620 11,21 - 7.20 - 13.59 - 1.85 - 50,35 -
15,13 - 38.36 - 4.70 - 68.66 - 4.51,7
7609
7 Armin Tschenett SUI 7394 10,90 - 7.09 - 12.44 - 1.94 - 49,06 -
14,88 - 37.40 - 4.70 - 54.50 - 5.25,4
7330
8 Erling Hansen DEN 7112 11,60 - 7.02 - 12.77 - 1.88 - 51,77 -
15,28 - 41.48 - 4.30 - 48.74 - 4.50,8
7031
9 Zenon Smiechowski CAN 7109 11,39 - 6.87 - 14.55 - 1.97 - 53,12 -
16,04 - 44.44 - 4.10 - 60.40 - 5.37,7
7007
10 Karl Anker Jørgensen DEN 7092 11,36 - 6.69 - 11.60 - 1.94 - 50,89 -
14,80 - 36.94 - 4.20 - 58.56 - 5.05,3
7024
11 Robert Town CAN 7058 11,45 - 6.55 - 13.60 - 1.85 - 51,67 -
15,93 - 46.16 - 4.20 - 54.38 - 5.07,8
6960
12 Yukihiro Minami MEX 6491
13 Erasmo Garca MEX 5667
14 Sergio Catalán GUA 5264

GR - Games record

Didn’t finish:
Tõnu Kaukis (URS), Gianni Modena (ITA), Brad McStravick (GBR), Konstantinos Kostis (GRE), Árpád Kiss (HUN), Rigoberto Salazar (CUB), Steve Jacobs (USA)

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