Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 (2)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | William Toomey | USA | 8181 | 10,41 - 7.87 - 13.75 - 1.95 - 45,68 - 14,95 - 43.68 - 4.20 - 62.80 - 4.57,18 |
8144 |
| 2 | Hans-Joachim Walde | FRG | 8084 | 10,97 - 7.64 - 15.13 - 2.01 - 49,03 - 14,87 - 43.54 - 4.30 - 71.62 - 4.58,60 |
8094 |
| 3 | Kurt Bendlin | FRG | 8042 | 10,75 - 7.56 - 14.74 - 1.80 - 48,38 - 15,06 - 46.78 - 4.60 - 75.42 - 5.09,85 |
8071 |
| 4 | Mykola Avilov | URS | 7887 | 10,95 - 7.64 - 13.41 - 2.07 - 49,93 - 14,58 - 46.64 - 4.10 - 60.12 - 5.00,84 |
7862 |
| 5 | Joachim Kirst | GDR | 7829 | 10,58 - 7.61 - 16.43 - 1.98 - 50,25 - 15,68 - 46.89 - 4.15 - 57.02 - 5.20,16 |
7760 |
| 6 | Thomas Waddell | USA | 7699 | 11,33 - 7.47 - 14.45 - 2.01 - 51,25 - 15,39 - 43.73 - 4.50 - 63.70 - 5.04,52 |
7675 |
| 7 | Richard Sloan | USA | 7669 | 11,28 - 6.72 - 14.07 - 2.10 - 51,05 - 15,51 - 45.58 - 4.85 - 49.90 - 4.44,02 |
7618 |
| 8 | Steen Smidt-Jensen | DEN | 7615 | 11,00 - 7.17 - 13.03 - 1.95 - 50,22 - 14,96 - 41.07 - 4.85 - 46.80 - 4.41,37 |
7564 |
| 9 | Edward de Noorlander | NED | 7525 | 11,19 - 6.90 - 13.89 - 1.95 - 50,57 - 14,53 - 41.70 - 4.20 - 50.22 - 4.37,81 |
7443 |
| 10 | Manfred Tiedtke | GDR | 7526 | 10,96 - 7.46 - 15.77 - 1.95 - 50,01 - 14,80 - 40.31 - 4.30 - 51.84 - 5.33,43 |
7450 |
| 11 | Lennart Hedmark | SWE | 7450 | 11,18 - 7.29 - 14.08 - 1.89 - 51,36 - 14,99 - 42.96 - 4.10 - 62.90 - 5.11,03 |
7396 |
| 12 | Walter Diessl | AUT | 7429 | 10,80 - 7.42 - 14.32 - 1.83 - 51,67 - 14,77 - 42.23 - 4.25 - 55.38 - 5.19,72 |
7357 |
| 13 | Clive Longe | GBR | 7413 | 10,96 - 6.86 - 15.10 - 1.70 - 49,37 - 15,55 - 47.60 - 4.00 - 59.30 - 5.18,88 |
7240 |
| 14 | Janis Lanka | URS | 7213 | 10,95 - 7.15 - 15.31 - 1.80 - 49,92 - 14,82 - 49.90 - 3.80 - 59.76 - 0 |
7011 |
| 15 | Wu Ah-min | TPE | 7195 | 11,32 - 7.40 - 12.08 - 1.80 - 52,31 - 14,83 - 40.25 - 4.35 - 60.10 - 5.08,93 |
7154 |
| 16 | Spas Dzhurov | BUL | 7151 | 10,95 - 7.40 - 13.99 - 1.89 - 50,28 - 15,17 - 40.90 - 3.60 - 47.04 - 5.15,58 |
7056 |
| 17 | Roger Lespagnard | BEL | 7111 | 11,12 - 6.94 - 12.59 - 1.95 - 50,29 - 15,84 - 37.74 - 4.20 - 47.46 - 4.57,06 |
7005 |
| 18 | Urs Trautmann | SUI | 7019 | 11,26 - 6.96 - 15.16 - 1.95 - 63,98 - 14,99 - 46.20 - 4.10 - 56.32 - 5.13,62 |
6909 |
| 19 | Franz Biedermann | LIE | 6299 | 11,56 - 6.30 - 10.94 - 1.70 - 51,45 - 15,59 - 30.67 - 3.90 - 44.92 - 4.47,82 |
6221 |
| 20 | Don Velez | NCA | 5928 | 11,54 - 6.63 - 10.60 - 1.65 - 53,16 - 16,24 - 36.43 - 3.60 - 48.94 - 5.46,16 |
5823 |
Note that originally points 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.
Olympic Games in Mexico City in 1968 took place at high altitude (2240 m).
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