West German Championships Lage 1981 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Andreas Rizzi | FRG | 8207 | 10,79 - 7.59 - 14.63 - 1.97 - 46,79 - 15,34 - 43.62 - 4.60 - 51.84 - 4.18,07 |
8155 |
| 2 | Jürgen Hingsen | FRG | 8168 | 11,10 - 7.42 - 14.80 - 2.06 - 49,27 - 14,52 - 41.02 - 4.50 - 61.50 - 4.22,47 |
8146 |
| 3 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8066 | 10,90 - 6.83 - 14.18 - 1.94 - 48,78 - 14,33 - 46.76 - 4.50 - 62.04 - 4.29,41 |
8029 |
| 4 | Herbert Peter | FRG | 8013 | 11,44 - 7.13 - 12.26 - 2.06 - 48,91 - 14,85 - 43.58 - 4.40 - 64.10 - 4.08,67 |
7985 |
| 5 | Hans-Joachim Häberle | FRG | 7967 | 11,23 - 7.41 - 13.84 - 1.88 - 49,19 - 15,65 - 44.88 - 4.40 - 70.52 - 4.21,38 |
7957 |
| 6 | Rudolf Brumund | FRG | 7858 | 11,25 - 7.12 - 14.34 - 2.00 - 48,28 - 15,92 - 41.92 - 4.30 - 61.92 - 4.23,94 |
7796 |
| 7 | Wolfgang Muders | FRG | 7778 | 11,47 - 7.09 - 13.32 - 2.00 - 50,28 - 14,34 - 40.66 - 4.80 - 52.88 - 4.26,15 |
7745 |
| 8 | Jens Schulze | FRG | 7689 | 10,96 - 6.72 - 13.86 - 1.97 - 48,68 - 15,68 - 43.18 - 4.40 - 49.94 - 4.24,00 |
7591 |
| 9 | Holger Schmidt | FRG | 7624 | 11,16 - 6.90 - 15.91 - 1.91 - 50,09 - 15,11 - 49.14 - 4.20 - 58.46 - 5.12,71 |
7559 |
| 10 | Franz I Mayr | FRG | 7624 | 11,29 - 6.60 - 13.59 - 1.85 - 48,87 - 14,82 - 42.12 - 4.50 - 51.42 - 4.15,90 |
7546 |
| 11 | Claus Marek | FRG | 7602 | 11,06 - 6.91 - 13.48 - 1.85 - 50,10 - 14,96 - 42.50 - 4.30 - 56.48 - 4.28,18 |
7530 |
| 12 | Thomas Rizzi | FRG | 7521 | 11,09 - 6.90 - 12.76 - 1.94 - 48,25 - 16,06 - 43.12 - 4.40 - 47.02 - 4.27,07 |
7424 |
| 13 | Jörg Lorenz | FRG | 7403 | 11,44 - 6.94 - 13.18 - 1.97 - 49,91 - 15,41 - 41.82 - 3.90 - 56.32 - 4.35,04 |
7325 |
| 14 | Dieter Leyckes | FRG | 7331 | 11,72 - 6.80 - 14.36 - 1.88 - 50,39 - 16,16 - 43.10 - 4.00 - 58.48 - 4.28,91 |
7244 |
| 15 | Dietmar Hermann | FRG | 7138 | 11,32 - 7.30 - 9.66 - 1.97 - 49,84 - 15,63 - 33.54 - 3.90 - 49.98 - 4.14,11 |
7080 |
| 16 | Harald Stock | FRG | 7085 | 11,33 - 6.84 - 13.77 - 1.88 - 51,90 - 15,89 - 35.62 - 4.10 - 53.84 - 4.41,68 |
6986 |
| 17 | Norbert Euskirchen | FRG | 7015 | 11,57 - 7.00 - 11.33 - 2.00 - 49,28 - 16,72 - 32.20 - 3.90 - 45.54 - 4.12,35 |
6909 |
| 18 | Hans-Jürgen Mitzel | FRG | 7007 | 11,48 - 6.68 - 13.82 - 1.80 - 52,36 - 16,79 - 41.70 - 4.00 - 60.48 - 4.45,64 |
6901 |
| 19 | Dieter Heinold | FRG | 7007 | 11,65 - 6.34 - 13.06 - 1.80 - 52,16 - 16,30 - 41.50 - 4.20 - 60.28 - 4.35,69 |
6915 |
| 20 | Axel Föhrenbach | FRG | 6959 | 11,59 - 6.48 - 11.72 - 1.85 - 49,74 - 15,95 - 34.24 - 3.80 - 62.70 - 4.29,65 |
6887 |
| 21 | Roland Hepperle | FRG | 6823 | 12,19 - 6.61 - 12.39 - 1.88 - 53,77 - 16,62 - 39.66 - 4.30 - 57.72 - 4.39,1 |
6727 |
| U23 men’s decathlon (J classification) | |||||
| 1 | Siegfried Wentz | FRG | 8191 | 11,11 - 6.95 - 14.71 - 2.03 - 48,37 - 14,60 - 44.98 - 4.30 - 70.68 - 4.24,79 |
8178 |
| 2 | Rainer Sonnenburg | FRG | 7662 | 11,15 - 7.42 - 14.41 - 1.94 - 49,45 - 15,33 - 40.08 - 4.10 - 56.12 - 4.34,94 |
7598 |
| 3 | Paul Mainz | FRG | 7225 | 11,18 - 7.13 - 12.01 - 2.06 - 52,80 - 15,46 - 35.78 - 3.90 - 62.00 - 4.51,27 |
7165 |
| 4 | Andreas Link | FRG | 7120 | 11,33 - 7.01 - 12.38 - 1.91 - 51,77 - 16,01 - 34.48 - 4.10 - 58.88 - 4.37,56 |
7039 |
| 5 | Rolf Müller | FRG | 6976 | 10,94 - 7.22 - 11.40 - 1.88 - 50,99 - 15,27 - 35.02 - 3.80 - 42.04 - 4.37,40 |
6888 |
| 6 | Ralf Schmid | FRG | 6879 | 11,62 - 6.66 - 10.21 - 1.80 - 50,80 - 15,61 - 34.28 - 4.20 - 49.54 - 4.13,88 |
6800 |
| 7 | Lutz Quil | FRG | 6837 | 11,62 - 6.74 - 12.16 - 1.91 - 52,38 - 15,64 - 35.80 - 4.10 - 47.28 - 4.42,72 |
6738 |
| 8 | Karl-Heinz Kohlmann | FRG | 6779 | 11,57 - 6.88 - 13.36 - 1.91 - 52,59 - 16,33 - 34.98 - 3.80 - 52.74 - 4.56,93 |
6662 |
| 9 | Uwe Bodzian | FRG | 6753 | 11,66 - 6.52 - 12.91 - 1.65 - 52,98 - 16,35 - 38.02 - 4.20 - 53.68 - 4.28,18 |
6660 |
By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables
The J classification is shown separately as the U23 men’s competition. Wind readings are unavailable in the supplied archive.
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