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Commonwealth Games Kingston 1966 (0)

Oct 28, 2026
The first Commonwealth Games decathlon title was decided in Kingston in 1966, where New Zealand’s Roy Williams won gold with 7270 points. Wales’s Clive Longe took silver with 7123, ahead of Canada’s Gerry Moro on 6983, opening a new chapter in Commonwealth athletics history.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Roy Williams NZL 7270 11,07 - 7.24 - 13.61 - 1.85 - 51,2 -
15,0 - 45.24 - 3.80 - 47.30 - 4.55,6
7133
2 Clive Longe WAL 7123 11,28 - 6.51 - 14.86 - 1.75 - 51,5 -
15,2 - 42.02 - 3.60 - 55.84 - 4.38,3
6984
3 Gerry Moro CAN 6983 11,97 - 6.37 - 12.75 - 1.78 - 52,2 -
15,4 - 37.68 - 4.60 - 53.94 - 4.30,6
6867
4 Norrie Foster SCO 6728 11,5 - 6.79 - 11.24 - 1.72 - 50,5 -
16,8 - 35.32 - 4.15 - 46.10 - 4.23,3
6541
5 Derek Clarke ENG 6691 11,7 - 6.15 - 12.86 - 1.72 - 52,0 -
15,4 - 43.06 - 3.40 - 53.24 - 4.35,0
6527
6 Keswick Smalling JAM 6513 11,0 - 6.59 - 11.52 - 1.75 - 49,0 -
15,3 - 32.28 - 2.90 - 50.60 - 4.54,1
6361
7 Koech Kiprop KEN 6399 11,9 - 6.24 - 10.73 - 1.85 - 53,5 -
15,8 - 32.90 - 3.80 - 53.92 - 4.43,8
6234
8 Trevor Bickle AUS 6007 11,76 - 6.38 - 9.17 - 1.67 - 54,2 -
15,3 - 26.44 - 4.70 - 42.42 - 5.07,2
5898
9 Dave Gaskin ENG 5828 11,5 - 6.70 - 10.90 - 1.88 - 52,6 -
16,8 - 35.70 - 3.30 - 42.22 - 0
5478

Didn’t finish:
Ayrton Clouden (SVG), Wayne Athorne (AUS)

1500m disqualification: Dave Gaskin completed the race in 4.44,6 but was disqualified for pushing another competitor. He scored no points in that event and remained ninth in the decathlon standings.

Historical scoring: The Points column shows the published competition totals. The contemporary report in Athletics Weekly (20 August 1966) records 7270 points for Roy Williams, 7123 for Clive Longe and 6983 for Gerry Moro. The supplied statistical archive lists 7253, 7105 and 6969 respectively, alongside more precise 100m times. These archive figures should not be confused with the published competition totals.

Source discrepancy: Derek Clarke’s discus result is retained as 43.06 from the supplied results. The contemporary Athletics Weekly report gives 43.96. This difference remains unresolved.

By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables, as listed in the supplied statistical archive. Historical conversions may differ between sources because of the recorded timing precision and the treatment of hand-timed races.

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