| 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.