Decathlon 2000 › Championships › Olympic Games › Olympic Games München 1972
 3 votes

Olympic Games München 1972 (0)

Apr 21, 2026
Mykola Avilov delivered a commanding performance at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, winning the decathlon in dominant style with a new world record.
P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Mykola 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 Jeff 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 József 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

® -  Decathlon’s World Record

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.

Please log in to add your comment!

Read more
Mykola Avilov
Mykola Avilov won Olympic gold and set a world record at the Olympic Games München 1972.
Ukrainian men’s decathlon all-time list
Ukrainian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points
Olympic Games Mexico City 1968
William Toomey secured Olympic decathlon gold in Mexico City at the 1968 Summer Olympics, prevailing after a gripping battle with Hans-Joachim Walde and Kurt Bendlin.
Belgian men’s decathlon all-time list
Belgian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 7200 points
Olympic Games Montreal 1976
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Bruce Jenner delivered a spectacular second-day performance to win Olympic gold and set a new world record.
Olympic Games decathlon records, champions and medal table of all-time
World's Greatest Athlete - this title is traditionally given to the Olympic decathlon champion
European Championships Roma 1974
11th European Athletics Championships were held in Roma 1974