Men's decathlon at the Games of the XVII Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Stadio Olimpico | ||||||||||||
Dates | 5–6 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 30 from 20 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | women |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
4 × 400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
20 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The men's decathlon at the 1960 Summer Olympics took place between 5 September and 6 September at the Stadio Olimpico. [1]
Despite the presence of previous world record holder Vasili Kuznetsov, the competition quickly became a battle between UCLA training partners Rafer Johnson and Yang Chuan-kwang, known as C.K. Yang. After two years of training together under "Ducky" Drake, each knew the other's abilities.
Yang's abilities lay in the speed events, building an almost 90 point lead in the first two events (100m and long jump). Johnson was superior in the throwing events. At the end of the first day, Johnson had a 55-point advantage.
The second day began with Yang speeding to a 180-point advantage in the 110 hurdles. Johnson countered with a 270-point gain in the Discus. Yang continued to dominate in the pole vault but Johnson set a personal record in the event, minimizing Yang's gain. Yang followed that by staying close to Johnson in the javelin, leaving the final event, Yang's best event, the 1500m to decide the competition. Both knew Yang would need to defeat Johnson by 10 seconds to win. Johnson did not break, finishing a mere 1.2 seconds behind Yang to claim the gold medal. [2] Yang beat Johnson in seven of the ten events, but Johnson beat Yang by significant margins in the shot put and discus to win. The two warmly congratulated each other after the conclusion of the event and waved to the crowd.
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | Rafer Johnson | 8683 points | Eugene, United States | 09 July 1960 |
Olympic record | Milt Campbell (USA) | 7937 points | Melbourne, Australia | 30 November 1956 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
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1 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 14.55 | 15.82 | 15.26 | 15.82 | 976 |
2 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 14.29 | x | 14.96 | 14.96 | 872 |
3 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 14.55 | x | - | 14.55 | 827 |
4 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 14.41 | 14.46 | x | 14.46 | 817 |
5 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 14.18 | x | 13.11 | 14.18 | 788 |
6 | Philip Mulkey | United States | 14.10 | 13.77 | 13.82 | 14.10 | 780 |
7 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 12.51 | 13.97 | 13.83 | 13.97 | 767 |
8 | Franco Sar | Italy | 13.49 | 13.89 | 13.80 | 13.89 | 759 |
9 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 13.76 | 13.57 | 13.71 | 13.76 | 746 |
10 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 13.68 | 13.25 | 13.34 | 13.68 | 738 |
11 | Dave Edstrom | United States | 13.59 | 13.54 | 13.10 | 13.59 | 729 |
12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | x | 13.58 | 13.36 | 13.58 | 728 |
13 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 12.93 | 13.42 | 13.24 | 13.42 | 712 |
14 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 12.42 | 13.33 | x | 13.33 | 703 |
15 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 12.55 | 13.22 | 13.21 | 13.22 | 692 |
16 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 13.19 | 12.84 | 11.20 | 13.19 | 689 |
17 | Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 12.68 | 13.10 | x | 13.10 | 681 |
18 | George Stulac | Canada | 13.32 | 12.21 | 12.74 | 13.32 | 648 |
19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 12.24 | 11.86 | 12.65 | 12.65 | 640 |
20 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | x | 11.75 | 12.42 | 12.42 | 619 |
21 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | x | 12.30 | 8.27 | 12.30 | 609 |
22 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 12.06 | 11.74 | 11.79 | 12.06 | 587 |
23 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 10.83 | 12.03 | 11.45 | 12.03 | 584 |
24 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 11.11 | 11.49 | 11.78 | 11.78 | 562 |
25 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 10.68 | 11.38 | 11.44 | 11.44 | 535 |
26 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 11.35 | 11.24 | 10.57 | 11.35 | 528 |
27 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 10.26 | 10.77 | 11.77 | 11.77 | 505 |
28 | Júlio Santos | Portugal | 10.65 | 10.85 | 10.67 | 10.85 | 488 |
29 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | x | 9.74 | 10.59 | 10.59 | 467 |
30 | Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 9.20 | 9.49 | 9.71 | 9.71 | 406 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
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1 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 44.34 | 45.05 | 50.52 | 50.52 | 972 |
2 | Franco Sar | Italy | 48.98 | 47.94 | 49.58 | 49.58 | 935 |
3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 44.54 | 48.24 | 48.49 | 48.49 | 894 |
4 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 43.27 | 42.93 | 45.67 | 45.67 | 797 |
5 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 45.48 | 44.22 | 45.63 | 45.63 | 795 |
6 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 44.93 | 43.32 | 44.37 | 44.93 | 773 |
7 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | x | 42.52 | 44.31 | 44.31 | 753 |
8 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 31.33 | 40.77 | x | 40.77 | 648 |
9 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 36.30 | 38.25 | 40.49 | 40.49 | 640 |
10 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 38.59 | 28.98 | 40.12 | 40.12 | 630 |
11 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 39.83 | 37.91 | 36.59 | 39.83 | 622 |
12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 38.78 | 39.50 | 36.87 | 39.50 | 612 |
13 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 39.18 | 39.09 | 38.07 | 39.18 | 603 |
14 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 36.92 | 37.95 | 39.08 | 39.08 | 601 |
15 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | x | 37.94 | x | 37.94 | 571 |
16 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 37.87 | 36.47 | 35.18 | 37.87 | 569 |
17 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | x | 37.02 | 37.69 | 37.69 | 564 |
18 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | x | 31.24 | 37.66 | 37.66 | 563 |
19 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 34.14 | 36.61 | 37.55 | 37.55 | 561 |
20 | George Stulac | Canada | 34.33 | 37.35 | 36.67 | 37.35 | 555 |
21 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 35.54 | 34.40 | 37.03 | 37.03 | 547 |
22 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 33.07 | 34.14 | 34.68 | 34.68 | 487 |
23 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 34.06 | 33.98 | 34.28 | 34.28 | 477 |
24 | Philip Mulkey | United States | x | 34.12 | x | 34.12 | 473 |
25 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 31.79 | 30.63 | 30.94 | 31.79 | 418 |
- | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | - | - | - | DNP | - |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Mark | Points |
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1 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 4.30 | 915 |
2 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 4.20 | 855 |
3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 4.10 | 795 |
3 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 4.10 | 795 |
4 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 4.00 | 745 |
5 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 3.90 | 695 |
5 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 3.90 | 695 |
6 | Franco Sar | Italy | 3.80 | 645 |
6 | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 3.80 | 645 |
6 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 3.80 | 645 |
7 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 3.70 | 596 |
7 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 3.70 | 596 |
8 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 3.60 | 556 |
8 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 3.60 | 556 |
8 | George Stulac | Canada | 3.60 | 556 |
9 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 3.50 | 516 |
10 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 3.40 | 476 |
11 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 3.30 | 438 |
11 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 3.30 | 438 |
11 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 3.30 | 438 |
11 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 3.30 | 438 |
12 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 3.20 | 400 |
12 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 3.20 | 400 |
13 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | NM | 0 |
- | Philip Mulkey | United States | - | Retired |
Rank | Athlete | Country | 1 | 2 | 3 | Mark | Points |
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1 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 71.44 | 62.88 | 70.03 | 71.44 | 1031 |
2 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 71.20 | 61.62 | 62.12 | 71.20 | 1024 |
3 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 69.76 | 67.04 | 63.90 | 69.76 | 980 |
4 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 65.90 | 68.22 | 65.11 | 68.22 | 937 |
5 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 57.70 | 59.54 | 65.30 | 65.30 | 858 |
6 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 63.63 | 58.78 | - | 63.63 | 817 |
7 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 55.81 | 61.44 | 55.31 | 61.44 | 764 |
8 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 58.48 | x | 60.81 | 60.81 | 750 |
9 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 60.50 | 59.93 | 56.37 | 60.50 | 743 |
10 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 49.23 | 59.86 | 58.46 | 59.86 | 729 |
11 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 45.40 | 57.49 | 49.91 | 57.49 | 677 |
12 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 56.69 | 54.20 | 57.45 | 57.45 | 676 |
13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 50.74 | 55.74 | 50.64 | 55.74 | 641 |
14 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 48.39 | 50.94 | 52.61 | 52.61 | 578 |
15 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 51.74 | x | x | 51.74 | 561 |
16 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 51.15 | x | x | 51.15 | 549 |
17 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 50.38 | 50.66 | 50.55 | 50.66 | 540 |
18 | George Stulac | Canada | 50.40 | 45.66 | 50.20 | 50.40 | 536 |
19 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 48.60 | 48.09 | - | 48.60 | 503 |
20 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 47.33 | 46.74 | - | 47.33 | 480 |
21 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 42.57 | 42.81 | 44.71 | 44.71 | 434 |
22 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 38.99 | 42.62 | 43.36 | 43.36 | 411 |
23 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | x | 38.44 | x | 38.44 | 330 |
- | Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | - | - | - | - | Retired |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 4:22.8 | 582 |
2 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 4:23.3 | 575 |
3 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 4:27.0 | 536 |
4 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 4:27.6 | 530 |
5 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 4:27.7 | 528 |
6 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 4:30.6 | 500 |
7 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 4:37.7 | 434 |
8 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 4:40.0 | 414 |
9 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 4:40.6 | 409 |
10 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 4:43.6 | 384 |
11 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 4:44.2 | 379 |
12 | Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 4:48.5 | 345 |
13 | Franco Sar | Italy | 4:49.2 | 340 |
14 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 4:49.3 | 339 |
15 | Rafer Johnson | United States | 4:49.7 | 336 |
16 | Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 4:53.8 | 306 |
17 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 4:55.0 | 297 |
18 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 4:55.4 | 294 |
19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 4:57.5 | 279 |
20 | George Stulac | Canada | 4:59.6 | 265 |
21 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 5:04.8 | 231 |
22 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 5:21.4 | 137 |
23 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 5:25.2 | 116 |
Pos | Athlete | Country | 100m | Long jump | Shot put | High jump | 400m | 110m hurdles | Discus throw | Pole vault | Javelin throw | 1500m | Total points |
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Rafer Johnson | United States | 10.9 948 | 7.35 906 | 15.82 976 | 1.85 832 | 48.3 985 | 15.3 740 | 48.49 894 | 4.10 795 | 69.76 980 | 4:49.7 336 | 8392 (OR) | |
Yang Chuan-kwang | Formosa | 10.7 1034 | 7.46 950 | 13.33 703 | 1.90 900 | 48.1 1005 | 14.6 923 | 39.83 622 | 4.30 915 | 68.22 937 | 4:48.5 345 | 8334 | |
Vasili Kuznetsov | Soviet Union | 11.1 870 | 6.96 773 | 14.46 817 | 1.75 711 | 50.2 828 | 15.0 813 | 50.52 972 | 3.90 695 | 71.20 1024 | 4:53.8 306 | 7809 | |
4 | Yuriy Kutenko | Soviet Union | 11.4 768 | 6.93 764 | 13.97 767 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 15.6 673 | 45.63 795 | 4.20 855 | 71.44 1031 | 4:44.2 379 | 7567 |
5 | Evert Kamerbeek | Netherlands | 11.3 800 | 7.21 856 | 13.76 746 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 14.9 840 | 44.31 753 | 3.80 645 | 57.49 677 | 4:43.6 384 | 7236 |
6 | Franco Sar | Italy | 11.4 768 | 6.69 692 | 13.89 759 | 1.80 770 | 51.1 765 | 14.7 894 | 49.58 935 | 3.80 645 | 55.74 641 | 4:49.2 340 | 7195 |
7 | Markus Kahma | Finland | 11.5 737 | 6.93 764 | 14.55 827 | 1.75 711 | 50.5 807 | 15.9 612 | 44.93 773 | 3.60 556 | 60.50 743 | 4:22.8 582 | 7112 |
8 | Klaus Grogorenz | United Team of Germany | 10.8 990 | 6.93 764 | 12.42 619 | 1.73 689 | 48.0 1015 | 16.9 443 | 40.12 630 | 3.70 596 | 60.81 750 | 4:27.0 536 | 7032 |
9 | Joze Brodnik | Yugoslavia | 11.6 707 | 6.91 758 | 12.30 609 | 1.80 770 | 51.0 772 | 15.7 652 | 37.66 563 | 4.10 795 | 65.30 858 | 4:37.7 434 | 6918 |
10 | Manfred Bock | United Team of Germany | 11.4 768 | 6.79 722 | 12.03 584 | 1.85 832 | 50.5 807 | 16.1 575 | 37.69 564 | 3.90 695 | 63.63 817 | 4:27.6 530 | 6894 |
11 | Fritz Vogelsang | Switzerland | 11.3 800 | 6.94 767 | 11.78 562 | 1.70 656 | 50.0 844 | 15.3 740 | 37.03 547 | 4.00 745 | 52.61 578 | 4:27.7 528 | 6767 |
12 | Seppo Suutari | Finland | 11.1 870 | 6.94 767 | 14.96 872 | 1.83 806 | 51.8 716 | 15.6 673 | 37.94 571 | 3.50 516 | 59.86 729 | 5:04.8 231 | 6751 |
13 | Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | 11.8 650 | 6.73 704 | 14.18 788 | 1.80 770 | 54.3 565 | 15.7 652 | 45.67 797 | 3.60 556 | 48.60 503 | 4:55.4 294 | 6283 |
14 | Holm Bjoergvin | Iceland | 11.8 650 | 6.93 764 | 13.58 728 | 1.75 711 | 51.8 716 | 16.2 657 | 39.50 612 | 3.30 438 | 57.45 676 | 4:40.6 409 | 6261 |
15 | Herman Timme | Netherlands | 11.3 800 | 6.93 764 | 13.76 746 | 1.83 806 | 51.2 758 | 15.7 652 | 39.08 601 | 3.30 438 | 51.74 561 | 5:21.4 137 | 6206 |
16 | Walter Meier | United Team of Germany | 11.3 800 | NM | 13.68 738 | 1.83 806 | 49.5 884 | 16.0 593 | 39.18 603 | 3.70 596 | 47.33 480 | 4:30.6 500 | 6000 |
17 | Hans Muchitsch | Austria | 11.5 737 | 7.14 932 | 11.77 505 | 1.80 770 | 51.3 751 | 15.8 632 | 31.79 418 | 3.20 400 | 38.44 330 | 4:23.3 575 | 5950 |
18 | Léopold Marien | Belgium | 11.5 737 | 6.62 672 | 11.44 535 | 1.75 711 | 50.5 807 | 15.5 694 | 34.28 477 | 3.30 438 | 44.71 434 | 4:40.0 414 | 5919 |
19 | Juris Laipenieks | Chile | 11.6 707 | 6.88 749 | 12.65 640 | 1.65 605 | 53.2 630 | 17.1 413 | 40.49 640 | 3.30 438 | 61.44 764 | 4:57.5 279 | 5865 |
20 | Héctor Thomas | Venezuela | 11.1 870 | 6.81 728 | 13.42 712 | 1.75 711 | 54.1 576 | 16.9 443 | 40.77 648 | 3.20 400 | 51.15 549 | 5:25.2 116 | 5753 |
21 | Rodolfo Mijares | Mexico | 11.3 800 | 6.20 562 | 10.59 467 | 1.65 605 | 50.5 807 | 17.3 385 | 37.55 561 | 3.40 476 | 43.36 411 | 4:49.3 339 | 5413 |
22 | George Stulac | Canada | 12.0 597 | 5.92 493 | 13.32 648 | 1.70 656 | 53.0 642 | 18.4 250 | 37.35 555 | 3.60 556 | 50.40 536 | 4:59.6 265 | 5198 |
23 | Panayotis Epitropoulos | Greece | 11.7 638 | 6.23 570 | 12.06 587 | 1.73 689 | 53.6 606 | 18.1 283 | 34.68 487 | NM | 50.66 540 | 4:55.0 297 | 4737 |
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Yuri Diachkov | Soviet Union | 11.6 707 | 7.12 825 | 13.22 692 | 1.85 832 | 50.7 793 | 15.3 740 | 37.87 569 | 3.80 645 | - | - | 5803 | |
Philip Mulkey | United States | 11.5 737 | 6.57 746 | 14.10 780 | 1.83 806 | 52.2 690 | 18.1 283 | 34.12 473 | - | - | - | 4515 | |
Gurbachan Singh Randhawa | India | 11.6 707 | 6.87 746 | 11.35 528 | 1.90 900 | 52.0 702 | 16.4 523 | - | - | - | - | 4106 | |
Mirko Kolnik | Yugoslavia | 11.2 834 | 6.93 764 | 13.10 681 | 1.70 656 | 53.9 588 | - | - | - | - | - | 3523 | |
Alois Buchel | Liechtenstein | 11.5 737 | 6.54 651 | 9.71 406 | 1.73 689 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2483 | |
Júlio Santos | Portugal | 12.0 597 | 6.32 592 | 10.85 488 | 1.65 605 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2282 | |
Dave Edstrom | United States | 11.4 768 | 6.39 610 | 13.59 729 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2107 |
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Damian David George Warner is a Canadian track and field athlete specializing in decathlon. He is the 2020 Olympic champion and a three-time World medallist. Warner also won the bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the 2014 Commonwealth champion and the two-time and reigning Pan American champion from the 2015 and 2019 Games. Warner holds the Pan Am Games record and the Canadian record for the decathlon and the fourth-highest decathlon score in history. Warner also holds the Olympic Games Record for the Decathlon at 9018 points. Competing in the heptathlon, he is the 2022 World Indoor champion.
Combined events at the Summer Olympics have been contested in several formats at the multi-sport event. There are two combined track and field events in the current Olympic athletics programme: a men's decathlon and a women's heptathlon.
The men's decathlon at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Beijing National Stadium on 28 and 29 August.