Olympic Games München 1972 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Nikolai Avilov | URS | 8456 | 11,00 - 7.68 - 14.36 - 2.12 - 48,45 - 14,31 - 46.98 - 4.55 - 61.66 - 4.22,82 |
8466 |
| 2 | Leonid Litvinenko | URS | 8033 | 11,13 - 6.81 - 14.18 - 1.89 - 48,40 - 15,03 - 47.84 - 4.40 - 58.94 - 4.05,91 |
7970 |
| 3 | Ryszard Katus | POL | 7983 | 10,89 - 7.09 - 14.39 - 1.92 - 49,10 - 14,41 - 43.00 - 4.50 - 59.96 - 4.31,90 |
7936 |
| 4 | Jefferson Bennett | USA | 7977 | 10,73 - 7.26 - 12.82 - 1.86 - 46,25 - 15,58 - 36.58 - 4.80 - 57.48 - 4.12,15 |
7920 |
| 5 | Stefan Schreyer | GDR | 7948 | 10,82 - 7.44 - 15.02 - 1.92 - 49,50 - 15,00 - 45.08 - 4.40 - 60.70 - 4.48,20 |
7907 |
| 6 | Freddy Herbrand | BEL | 7948 | 11,00 - 7.30 - 13.91 - 2.04 - 49,78 - 14,87 - 47.12 - 4.40 - 50.42 - 4.27,65 |
7897 |
| 7 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | DEN | 7945 | 11,07 - 6.95 - 13.35 - 2.01 - 50,10 - 14,65 - 44.80 - 4.80 - 55.24 - 4.24,68 |
7908 |
| 8 | Tadeusz Janczenko | POL | 7862 | 10,64 - 7.28 - 14.45 - 2.04 - 49,10 - 16,89 - 45.26 - 4.50 - 63.80 - 5.01,5 |
7791 |
| 9 | Josef Zeilbauer | AUT | 7742 | 10,97 - 7.16 - 13.49 - 2.01 - 48,77 - 15,13 - 40.84 - 4.30 - 64.46 - 4.58,2 |
7694 |
| 10 | Bruce Jenner | USA | 7721 | 11,35 - 6.53 - 13.56 - 1.92 - 49,50 - 15,59 - 42.24 - 4.55 - 66.02 - 4.18,9 |
7671 |
| 11 | Regis Ghesquiere | BEL | 7675 | 11,45 - 7.21 - 14.32 - 1.89 - 49,13 - 15,68 - 45.56 - 3.80 - 60.88 - 4.19,4 |
7611 |
| 12 | Yves Leroy | FRA | 7672 | 10,94 - 7.32 - 13.90 - 1.80 - 48,73 - 15,34 - 44.04 - 4.50 - 61.66 - 4.58,9 |
7633 |
| 13 | Boris Ivanov | URS | 7657 | 11,24 - 6.59 - 14.47 - 1.92 - 50,18 - 14,76 - 41.58 - 4.30 - 64.84 - 4.37,4 |
7606 |
| 14 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 7517 | 11,27 - 7.01 - 12.92 - 2.01 - 49,51 - 15,84 - 37.86 - 4.60 - 50.60 - 4.28,7 |
7441 |
| 15 | Barry John King | GBR | 7470 | 11,32 - 7.06 - 15.29 - 1.89 - 50,05 - 16,61 - 46.06 - 3.90 - 57.74 - 4.38,6 |
7382 |
| 16 | Radu Gavrilas | ROM | 7416 | 11,57 - 6.90 - 12.65 - 2.01 - 50,90 - 15,13 - 40.52 - 4.40 - 57.16 - 4.43,1 |
7357 |
| 17 | Chouhan Singh | IND | 7378 | 11,35 - 6.92 - 14.42 - 1.80 - 49,89 - 15,01 - 45.18 - 3.70 - 56.34 - 4.38,6 |
7306 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Schoebel | FRA | 7271 | 11,11 - 6.89 - 13.79 - 1.60 - 49,23 - 15,30 - 41.14 - 4.20 - 57.54 - 4.38,8 |
7217 |
| 19 | Heinz Born | SUI | 7217 | 11,35 - 6.92 - 13.06 - 1.98 - 50,01 - 15,39 - 39.34 - 4.00 - 48.72 - 4.47,9 |
7121 |
| 20 | Jozsef Bakai | HUN | 7071 | 11,08 - 7.16 - 15.84 - 1.89 - 50,88 - 16,50 - 51.46 - 4.00 - 52.18 - 0 |
6831 |
| 21 | Jeffrey Bannister | USA | 7023 | 11,09 - 7.20 - 14.21 - 1.86 - 46,79 - 0 - 42.00 - 4.00 - 56.98 - 4.15,75 |
6948 |
| 22 | Wilfred Mwalawanda | MAW | 6227 | 11,95 - 5.68 - 12.27 - 1.65 - 52,70 - 18,54 - 38.82 - 3.30 - 71.28 - 4.37,4 |
6153 |
Note that originally points (400m & 1500m) were calculated from times given by tenths of second. Where available, hundreths have been restored in these results and scores recalculated, but original ranks remain. Note also, that it is not official.
Read more
Decathlon season's best
Decathlon season's best score by year
Olympic Decathlon Champions
World's Greatest Athlete - this title is traditionally given to the Olympic Decathlon champion.