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Talence 1977 (0)

Oct 25, 2026
Yves Leroy gave France its first men’s victory at the Talence international combined events meeting in 1977, scoring 8056 points to beat Finland’s Johannes Lahti by 153. Serge Morth finished third with 7658. Held on 21–22 May, this second edition helped establish the meeting that would later become known as Décastar.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Yves Leroy FRA 8056 10,96 - 7.26 - 13.61 - 1.94 - 48,71 -
15,03 - 46.22 - 4.80 - 63.38 - 4.37,2
8048
2 Johannes Lahti FIN 7903 10,98 - 7.47 - 13.59 - 2.06 - 49,31 -
15,46 - 39.34 - 4.20 - 66.74 - 4.34,7
7874
3 Serge Morth FRA 7658 10,79 - 7.46 - 13.07 - 2.00 - 50,13 -
15,41 - 41.90 - 4.50 - 55.92 - 5.02,7
7602
4 Gilles Gemisse-Fareau FRA 7480 11,29 - 6.69 - 12.63 - 2.00 - 50,69 -
14,96 - 37.76 - 4.50 - 55.56 - 4.30,6
7414
5 Sauli Pollari FIN 7270 11,11 - 6.92 - 11.94 - 1.91 - 49,40 -
15,52 - 38.20 - 3.60 - 65.54 - 4.42,6
7210
6 Roger Kanerva FIN 7212 11,64 - 6.85 - 12.24 - 1.91 - 52,34 -
16,17 - 36.36 - 4.40 - 64.24 - 4.28,2
7149
7 Markku Juhola FIN 7189 11,18 - 7.12 - 12.65 - 1.91 - 49,94 -
16,32 - 35.12 - 3.40 - 63.56 - 4.28,1
7118
8 Guy Bouvet FRA 7052 11,40 - 6.61 - 12.22 - 1.85 - 50,42 -
15,90 - 35.86 - 4.30 - 47.72 - 4.23,6
6951
9 Mohamed Bensaad FRA 6832 11,60 - 6.44 - 9.66 - 1.85 - 50,16 -
15,71 - 34.40 - 4.30 - 46.50 - 4.15,6
6757

By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables.

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