Melbourne 1956 - Athletics - Men: Decathlon - Details

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Date: 29 November 1956 / 30 November 1956
Summary

Rank Name Nation 100m Long jump Shot put High jump 400m 110m hurdles Discus throw Pole vault Javelin throw 1500m Total
1 Milton Campbell USA 10.8
(990)
7.33m
(898)
14.76m
(850)
1.89m
(886)
48.8
(940)
14.0
(1124)
44.98m
(775)
3.40m
(476)
57.08m
(668)
4:50.6
(330)
7937
2 Rafer Johnson USA 10.9
(948)
7.34m
(902)
14.48m
(819)
1.83m
(806)
49.3
(900)
15.1
(788)
42.17m
(688)
3.90m
(695)
60.27m
(738)
4:54.2
(303)
7587
3 Vasily Kuznetsov URS 11.2
(834)
7.04m
(798)
14.49m
(820)
1.75m
(711)
50.2
(828)
14.9
(840)
44.33m
(754)
3.95m
(720)
65.13m
(854)
4:53.8
(306)
7465
4 Uno Palu URS 11.5
(737)
6.65m
(681)
13.39m
(709)
1.89m
(886)
50.8
(786)
15.4
(716)
40.38m
(637)
3.60m
(556)
61.59m
(768)
4:35.6
(454)
6930
5 Martin Lauer GER 11.1
(870)
6.83m
(734)
12.86m
(659)
1.83m
(806)
48.2
(995)
14.7
(894)
39.38m
(609)
3.10m
(364)
50.66m
(540)
4:43.8
(382)
6853
6 Walter Meier GER 11.3
(800)
6.80m
(725)
12.99m
(671)
1.86m
(845)
49.3
(900)
16.1
(575)
37.59m
(562)
3.70m
(596)
47.97m
(492)
4:20.6
(607)
6773
7 Torbjorn Lassenius FIN 11.8
(650)
6.62m
(672)
13.45m
(715)
1.70m
(656)
50.8
(786)
15.9
(612)
41.36m
(664)
3.80m
(645)
59.33m
(717)
4:36.2
(448)
6565
8 Yang Chuan-Kwang TPE 11.2
(834)
6.90m
(755)
11.56m
(544)
1.95m
(976)
51.3
(751)
15.0
(813)
33.92m
(469)
3.30m
(438)
57.88m
(685)
5:00.8
(256)
6521
9 Patrick Leane AUS 11.4
(768)
6.79m
(722)
13.26m
(696)
1.86m
(845)
51.0
(772)
16.4
(523)
38.86m
(595)
3.50m
(516)
58.83m
(706)
4:56.8
(284)
6427
10 John Cann AUS 10.9
(948)
6.57m
(659)
12.18m
(598)
1.70m
(656)
49.3
(900)
15.6
(673)
38.76m
(592)
2.70m
(226)
57.89m
(686)
4:49.2
(340)
6278
11 Ian Bruce AUS 11.7
(678)
6.62m
(672)
12.30m
(609)
1.83m
(806)
51.3
(751)
15.9
(612)
36.63m
(536)
3.40m
(476)
51.38m
(554)
4:50.4
(331)
6025
12 Reze Farabi IRI 12.1
(572)
6.25m
(575)
11.31m
(524)
1.70m
(656)
52.3
(684)
17.4
(372)
28.73m
(347)
3.30m
(438)
41.23m
(375)
4:24.8
(560)
5103
Did not finish
Bob Richards USA 11.7
(678)
6.39m
(610)
12.52m
(628)
1.75m
(711)
52.3
(684)
16.8
(458)
37.77m
(566)
4.45m
(1023)
44.09m
(423)
Yury Kutyenko URS 11.6
(707)
6.64m
(678)
14.46m
(817)
50.5
(807)
15.8
(632)
47.57m
(861)
4.10m
(795)
Walter Herssens BEL 11.8
(650)
6.56m
(656)
11.12m
(509)
1.80m
(770)