Athletics at the 1986 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon
at the Commonwealth Games
Athletics at the
1986 Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
3000 mwomen
5000 mmen
10,000 mmenwomen
100 m hurdleswomen
110 m hurdlesmen
400 m hurdlesmenwomen
3000 m
steeplechase		men
4×100 m relaymenwomen
4×400 m relaymenwomen
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
30 km walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Heptathlonwomen
Decathlonmen

The men's decathlon event at the 1986 Commonwealth Games was held on 27 and 28 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh.[1]

Results

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. Daley Thompson came first in an unprecedented eight events which as of August 2024 has not been seen before or since. The corresponding record for the Olympic Games is four (achieved most recently by Bryan Clay in 2008) and for the World Athletics Championships it is five, achieved by former world record holder Dan O'Brien (USA) in Tokyo in 1991.
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Daley Thompson  England 10.37 7.70 15.01 2.08 47.30 14.22 43.72 5.10 60.82 4:39.63 8663 GR
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Dave Steen  Canada 11.14 7.40 13.22 2.02 48.45 14.91 43.62 5.00 60.18 4:22.65 8173
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Simon Poelman  New Zealand 10.80 7.02 14.32 2.05 51.07 14.51 44.40 4.80 56.68 4:32.87 8015
4 Brad McStravick  Scotland 10.83 6.73 13.47 1.93 49.52 15.15 40.52 4.40 56.06 4:33.05 7563
5 Stuart Andrews  Australia 10.96 6.87 12.92 1.93 49.09 15.71 43.64 4.40 54.26 4:35.01 7512
6 Gordon Orlikow  Canada 11.14 7.14 12.42 1.90 49.91 14.70 37.34 4.40 51.14 4:29.35 7424
7 Mike Smith  Canada 11.14 7.01 12.64 1.99 48.74 15.48 37.34 3.80 60.72 4:38.48 7363
8 Simon Shirley  Australia 11.22 7.28 11.84 1.99 49.11 15.70 34.58 3.80 55.22 4:21.66 7290
9 Greg Richards  England 11.43 6.85 12.92 1.87 50.23 15.00 42.72 4.60 50.02 4:48.04 7278
10 Albert Miller  Fiji 11.28 6.49 12.49 1.96 50.72 14.93 40.70 4.10 55.44 4:48.44 7158
11 Alf Oddie  Isle of Man 11.81 6.37 10.67 1.78 54.11 17.61 33.54 3.60 52.64 4:37.58 6058
Eugene Gilkes  England 10.65 7.06 14.62 1.99 DQ 15.20 44.54 4.40 DNS – DNF
Peter Fossey  Australia 11.08 6.95 12.16 1.96 50.98 16.71 38.08 NM DNS – DNF

References

  1. ^ "Commonwealth Games Federation - Past Commonwealth Games". thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2016.