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Men's decathlon
at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
VenueIndependence Park, Kingston
DatesAugust 5 and 6, 1966
Medalists
gold medal Roy Williams   New Zealand
silver medal Clive Longe   Wales
bronze medal Gerry Moro   New Zealand
← 1962 Perth (AUS)Edinburgh 1970 →
Athletics at the 1966 British
Empire and
Commonwealth Games
Track events
100 ydmenwomen
220 ydmenwomen
440 ydmenwomen
880 ydmenwomen
1 milemen
3 milesmen
6 milesmen
80 m hurdleswomen
120 yd hurdlesmen
440 yd hurdlesmen
3000 m
steeplechase
men
4 × 110 yd relaymenwomen
4 × 440 yd relaymen
Road events
Marathonmen
20 miles walkmen
Field events
High jumpmenwomen
Pole vaultmen
Long jumpmenwomen
Triple jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Hammer throwmen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Combined events
Decathlonmen

The men's decathlon event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games was held on 5 and 6 August at the Independence Park in Kingston, Jamaica. It was the first time that combined events were held at the Games.

Results

† The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow and marked with a dagger, †
Full results
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
1st place, gold medalist(s) Roy Williams  New Zealand 11.07 7.24 13.61 1.85 51.2 15.0 45.24 3.80 47.30 4:55.6 7270
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Clive Longe  Wales 11.28 6.51 14.86 1.75 51.5 15.2 42.02 3.60 55.84 4:38.3 7123
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Gerry Moro  Canada 11.97 6.37 12.75 1.78 52.2 15.4 37.68 4.60 53.94 4:30.6 6983
4 Norman Foster  Scotland 11.5 6.79 11.24 1.72 50.5 16.8 35.32 4.15 46.10 4:23.3 6728
5 Derek Clarke  England 11.7 6.15 12.86 1.72 52.0 15.4 43.06 3.40 53.24 4:35.0 6691
6 Keswick Smalling  Jamaica 11.0 6.59 11.52 1.75 49.0 15.3 32.28 2.90 50.60 4:54.1 6513
7 Koech Kiprop  Kenya 11.9 6.24 10.73 1.85 53.5 15.8 32.90 3.80 53.92 4:43.8 6399
8 Trevor Bickle  Australia 11.76 6.38 9.17 1.67 54.2 15.3 26.44 4.70 42.42 5:07.2 6007
9 Dave Gaskin  England 11.5 6.70 10.90 1.88 52.6 16.8 35.70 3.30 42.22 DNF 5828
Ayrton Clouden  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 11.6 6.31 10.23 1.62 53.3 17.2 26.44 3.30 ??.?? DQ 4644
Wayne Athorne  Australia 11.46 NM DNS DNF

Abbreviations in table headings

In the order they appear:

  • LJ – Long jump
  • SP – Shot put
  • HJ – High jump
  • H – Hurdles
  • DT – Discus throw
  • PV – Pole vault
  • JT – Javelin throw

References

  1. "Results". thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  2. "Day 1 results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1966. p. 66. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Final results". The Guardian. 8 August 1966. p. 4. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  4. 1966 decathlon results (p5)
  5. ^ Australian results
Commonwealth Games champions in men's decathlon
Combined track and field events at the Commonwealth Games
Men's
 Decathlon
Women's
Pentathlon
Heptathlon
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