Athletics at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

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.[1][2][3][4] It was the first time that combined events were held at the Games.

Results edit

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Athlete Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
  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
  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
  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 [5]
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 [5]

References edit

  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. ^ a b Australian results