Commonwealth Games Edinburgh 1986 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results |
| 1 | Daley Thompson | ENG | 8663 v GR |
10,37 - 7.70 - 15.01 - 2.08 - 47,30 - 14,22 - 43.72 - 5.10 - 60.82 - 4.39,63 |
| 2 | Dave Steen | CAN | 8173 | 11,14 - 7.40 - 13.22 - 2.02 - 48,45 - 14,91 - 43.62 - 5.00 - 60.18 - 4.22,65 |
| 3 | Simon Poelman | NZL | 8015 | 10,80 - 7.02 - 14.32 - 2.05 - 51,07 - 14,51 - 44.40 - 4.80 - 56.68 - 4.32,87 |
| 4 | Brad McStravick | SCO | 7563 | 10,83 - 6.73 - 13.47 - 1.93 - 49,52 - 15,15 - 40.52 - 4.40 - 56.06 - 4.33,05 |
| 5 | Stuart Andrews | AUS | 7512 v |
10,96 - 6.87 - 12.91 - 1.93 - 49,09 - 15,71 - 43.64 - 4.40 - 54.26 - 4.35,01 |
| 6 | Gordon Orlikow | CAN | 7424 v |
11,14 - 7.14 - 12.42 - 1.90 - 49,91 - 14,70 - 37.34 - 4.40 - 51.14 - 4.29,35 |
| 7 | Michael Smith | CAN | 7363 | 11,14 - 7.01 - 12.64 - 1.99 - 48,74 - 15,48 - 37.34 - 3.80 - 60.72 - 4.38,48 |
| 8 | Simon Shirley | AUS | 7290 v |
11,22 - 7.28 - 11.84 - 1.99 - 49,11 - 15,70 - 34.58 - 3.80 - 55.22 - 4.21,66 |
| 9 | Greg Richards | ENG | 7278 v |
11,43 - 6.85 - 12.92 - 1.87 - 50,23 - 15,00 - 42.72 - 4.60 - 50.02 - 4.48,04 |
| 10 | Albert Miller | FIJ | 7158 v |
11,28 - 6.49 - 12.49 - 1.96 - 50,72 - 14,93 - 40.70 - 4.10 - 55.44 - 4.48,44 |
| 11 | Alf Oddie | IOM | 6058 v |
11,81 - 6.37 - 10.67 - 1.78 - 54,11 - 17,61 - 33.54 - 3.60 - 52.64 - 4.37,58 |
GR – Games record
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
Didn’t finish:
Eugene Gilkes (ENG), Peter Fossey (AUS)
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