Olympic Games Montreal 1976 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Bruce Jenner | USA | 8618 WR |
10,94 - 7.22 - 15.35 - 2.03 - 47,51 - 14,84 - 50.04 - 4.80 - 68.52 - 4.12,61 |
8634 |
| 2 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8411 | 10,66 - 7.39 - 14.74 - 2.03 - 48,19 - 14,58 - 45.70 - 4.60 - 66.32 - 4.29,09 |
8407 |
| 3 | Mykola Avilov | URS | 8371 | 11,23 - 7.52 - 14.81 - 2.14 - 48,16 - 14,20 - 45.60 - 4.45 - 62.28 - 4.26,26 |
8378 |
| 4 | Raimo Pihl | SWE | 8220 | 10,93 - 6.99 - 15.55 - 2.00 - 47,97 - 15,81 - 44.30 - 4.40 - 77.34 - 4.28,76 |
8217 |
| 5 | Ryszard Skowronek | POL | 8113 | 11,02 - 7.26 - 13.74 - 1.91 - 47,91 - 14,75 - 45.34 - 4.80 - 62.22 - 4.29,89 |
8099 |
| 6 | Siegfried Stark | GDR | 8044 | 11,35 - 6.98 - 15.08 - 1.91 - 49,14 - 15,65 - 45.48 - 4.65 - 74.18 - 4.24,93 |
8051 |
| 7 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 8021 | 11,12 - 6.92 - 14.20 - 1.91 - 48,44 - 14,71 - 46.26 - 4.60 - 53.66 - 4.11,41 |
7963 |
| 8 | Lennart Hedmark | SWE | 7974 | 11,36 - 7.09 - 15.00 - 1.91 - 49,80 - 14,79 - 46.42 - 4.30 - 78.58 - 4.44,28 |
8002 |
| 9 | Aleksandr Grebenyuk | URS | 7801 | 11,10 - 6.53 - 14.69 - 1.97 - 49,21 - 15,05 - 47.16 - 4.00 - 68.42 - 4.39,62 |
7759 |
| 10 | Claus Marek | FRG | 7766 | 10,81 - 7.23 - 13.42 - 1.91 - 47,12 - 15,19 - 38.40 - 4.30 - 52.32 - 4.27,84 |
7683 |
| 11 | Johannes Lahti | FIN | 7708 | 10,89 - 7.28 - 13.66 - 2.00 - 49,34 - 15,31 - 38.52 - 4.20 - 61.72 - 4.45,90 |
7650 |
| 12 | Ryszard Katus | POL | 7617 | 11,06 - 7.04 - 13.48 - 1.84 - 49,87 - 14,51 - 42.28 - 4.50 - 57.54 - 4.47,00 |
7568 |
| 13 | Ludek Pernica | TCH | 7603 | 11,40 - 6.97 - 13.58 - 1.94 - 50,37 - 15,07 - 40.22 - 4.40 - 55.26 - 4.22,30 |
7535 |
| 14 | Philippe Bobin | FRA | 7581 | 11,07 - 7.14 - 14.12 - 1.91 - 49,79 - 14,96 - 39.84 - 4.90 - 50.74 - 4.59,65 |
7532 |
| 15 | Fred Samara | USA | 7505 | 10,85 - 7.08 - 13.00 - 1.84 - 50,07 - 14,87 - 40.54 - 4.30 - 53.60 - 4.40,21 |
7430 |
| 16 | Georg Werthner | AUT | 7493 | 11,31 - 7.14 - 13.49 - 1.88 - 50,08 - 15,26 - 35.58 - 4.10 - 64.08 - 4.27,43 |
7443 |
| 17 | Gilles Gemisse-Fareau | FRA | 7486 | 11,15 - 6.74 - 12.10 - 1.94 - 50,09 - 14,89 - 40.12 - 4.60 - 52.04 - 4.31,81 |
7423 |
| 18 | Daley Thompson | GBR | 7436 | 10,79 - 7.19 - 13.10 - 1.91 - 48,15 - 15,98 - 36.36 - 4.20 - 45.18 - 4.29,55 |
7330 |
| 19 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 7321 | 11,21 - 6.93 - 13.24 - 1.94 - 48,99 - 15,67 - 38.64 - 4.20 - 46.40 - 4.36,67 |
7221 |
| 20 | Runald Bäckman | SWE | 7320 | 11,02 - 6.95 - 13.54 - 1.88 - 50,66 - 15,62 - 42.40 - 4.00 - 58.14 - 4.57,28 |
7229 |
| 21 | Eberhard Stroot | FRG | 7062 | 10,75 - 7.38 - 13.48 - 1.88 - 47,61 - 15,23 - 39.82 - 0 - 65.10 - 4.27,48 |
7202 |
| 22 | Tito Steiner | ARG | 7052 | 11,37 - 6.73 - 13.85 - 1.84 - 50,30 - 15,82 - 40.26 - 3.80 - 49.74 - 4.43,16 |
6942 |
| 23 | Fred Dixon | USA | 6754 | 10,94 - 6.91 - 14.44 - 2.03 - 48,38 - 18,11 - 45.82 - 0 - 55.96 - 4.38,49 |
6808 |
WR – world record
Didn’t finish:
Josef Zeilbauer (AUT), Régis Ghesquière (BEL), Elías Sveinsson (ISL), Eltjo Schutter (NED), Heikki Leppänen (FIN)
Didn’t start:
Mike Corden (GBR), Yves Le Roy (FRA)
The Points column shows historical totals recalculated from the event marks displayed, using hundredths of a second where available. By 1985 shows totals calculated using the 1985 scoring tables. Official positions are retained. These recalculated totals may differ from the original official scores: Jenner’s officially recorded world record was 8618 points, compared with 8617 in the historical recalculation and 8634 under the 1985 tables.
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