Olympic Games Mexico City 1968 (2)
Official results of the men’s decathlon at the Mexico 1968 Olympic Games
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | William Toomey | USA | 8193 OR |
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 | 8111 | 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 | 8064 | 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 | 7909 | 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 | 7861 | 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 | 7719 | 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 | 7692 | 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 | 7648 | 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 | 7554 | 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 | 7551 | 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 | 7481 | 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 | 7465 | 10,80 - 7.42 - 14.32 - 1.83 - 51,67 - 14,77 - 42.23 - 4.25 - 55.38 - 5.19,71 |
7358 |
| 13 | Clive Longe | GBR | 7338 | 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 | 7227 | 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 | 7209 | 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 | 7173 | 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 | 7125 | 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 | 7044 | 11,26 - 6.96 - 15.16 - 1.95 - 63,48 - 14,99 - 46.20 - 4.10 - 56.32 - 5.13,62 |
6923 |
| 19 | Franz Biedermann | LIE | 6323 | 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 | 5943 | 11,54 - 6.63 - 10.60 - 1.65 - 53,16 - 16,24 - 36.43 - 3.40 - 48.94 - 5.46,16 |
5823 |
OR – Olympic record
By 1985 – total recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables
The Points column shows the competition totals under the 1962 scoring tables, based on the officially recorded times in tenths of a second. The Results column restores electronic times to hundredths where available; By 1985 uses those times for recalculation. These recalculated totals are statistical comparisons and do not alter the official finishing order. Toomey’s Olympic record was 8193 points.
Thomas Waddell’s score is shown as the corrected 7719 points; the official report printed 7720.
The competition was held at high altitude (2240 m). A following wind of +3.3 m/s was recorded in the 110 m hurdles heat containing Thomas Waddell, Edward de Noorlander, Walter Diessl, Janis Lanka and Wu Ah-min. Complete long jump wind readings have not been verified, so no combined-events wind classification is assigned here.
Didn’t finish:
Gert Herunter (AUT), Hansruedi Kunz (SUI), Charlemagne Anyamah (FRA), Roberto Carmona (MEX), Valbjörn Þorláksson (ISL), Herbert Wessel (GDR), Chen Chuan-Show (TPE), Rein Aun (URS), Ho Henh Phươc (VNM), Horst Mandl (AUT), Dominique Rakotorahalahy (MAD), Werner von Moltke (FRG), Werner Duttweiler (SUI)
Didn’t start:
Freddy Herbrand (BEL), Peter Gabbett (GBR)