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Athletics At The 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's Decathlon
The men's decathlon combined event at the 1972 Olympic Games took place on 7 & 8 September. The favorite was Joachim Kirst, who had won the European Championship in 1969 and 1971. The decathletes were unfortunate, as they had to re-open the Olympics, the morning after the postponement due to the tragic events of the Munich massacre. As the events continued the favorite, Kirst, hit the third hurdle in the 110 metres and fell, dropping out of the race. Results 100m Long Jump Shot put High jump All heights in metres. 400m 110m hurdles Discus throw All distance are in metres. Pole vault Javelin throw All distance are in metres. 1500m Final standings Standings after Event 108 September 1972Legend:M = Mark, P = Points Key: WR = world record; p = pass; x = fault; o = cleared; NM = no mark; DNF = did not finish; DNS = did not start; DQ = disqualified; T = tied References External linksOfficial report {{DEFAULTSORT:Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Stadium (Munich)
Olympiastadion () is a stadium located in Munich, Germany. Situated at the heart of the '' Olympiapark München'' in northern Munich, the stadium was the main venue for the 1972 Summer Olympics. The original capacity was maximally and officially around 75,000 seats, during the Olympics; yet average audiences of 80.000 to 90.000 people were registered daily. Also the stadium has hosted many major football matches including the 1974 FIFA World Cup Final and the UEFA Euro 1988 Final - originally the official capacity was 73.000 for football. The stadium hosted the European Cup Finals in 1979, 1993 and 1997. Its current capacity is 69,250. The stadium could support until 11,800 standing places and 57,450 seats; or alternatively 63,000 seated spectators.The roof covers around 40,000 seats. Until the construction of Allianz Arena for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, the stadium was home to FC Bayern Munich and TSV 1860 Munich. Unlike the Olympiastadion, the new stadium was purpose-built fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefan Schreyer
Stefan Schreyer (born 23 October 1946) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1946 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German decathletes Olympic athletes for East Germany Athletes from Thuringia East German Athletics Championships winners Sportspeople from Bezirk Erfurt {{Germany-decathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Joachim Perk
Hans-Joachim Perk (born 19 September 1945) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics, hosted in Munich, Germany. He was educated as an electrical engineer Electrical engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design, and application of equipment, devices, and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism. It emerged as an identifiable occupation in the l ..., but after his education and athletic career, he eventually worked as the Head of the Municipal Office for Sports and Baths in Göttingen, as well as at a Sports and Leisure company in the same city. In his later years he developed an interest in sailing, and began to sail on his 14-m yacht "Aquamarin." References 1945 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics German decathletes Olympic athletes for West Germany Athletes from Berlin {{Germany-decathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry King (decathlete)
Barry John King (3 April 1945 – 27 March 2021) was a British Olympic decathlete who was later an author, corporate director, corporate board member and specialist in Olympic marketing and sports development. Biography He was founder and chief executive officer of Outdoor-Fitness, LLC., co-founder of Sports Directions Corporation, and served as a director at the United States Olympic Committee for 14 years during the height of their organizational and fundraising successes. King is co-author of a two-book series, published in association with the United States Olympic Committee, entitled ''The Olympic Challenge'' as well as ''Journey of the Olympic Flame''. King assisted in creating an Olympic themed Iowa state school educational curriculum for K-12 students, again, in conjunction with the United States Olympic Committee. In film, he was the technical director of the Walt Disney motion picture, ''The World's Greatest Athlete.'' Athletics career He grew up in England and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Lespagnard
Roger Lespagnard (born 24 October 1946 in Ougrée, Belgium) is a former Belgian decathlete. Lespagnard competed for his country at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico, where he finished in seventeenth position in the decathlon event. He returned to both Munich and Montreal in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, finishing fourteenth and nineteenth respectively. He coached Nafissatou Thiam in the heptathlon, among others in the 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ... where she twice won the gold medal. He also led a political career, having been member of the Federal House of Representatives (1994-1999) and was the former mayor of Fleron, up until 2018. References External links * 1946 births Living people People ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boris Ivanov (athlete)
Boris Ivanov (born 29 September 1947) is a Soviet athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1947 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Soviet decathletes Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Sportspeople from Ivanovo {{USSR-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Brooks (athlete)
Clifford Brooks (born 19 August 1944) is a Barbadian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1944 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Barbadian decathletes Olympic athletes for Barbados Place of birth missing (living people) {{Barbados-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Pierre Schoebel
Jean-Pierre Schoebel (born 18 March 1949) is a French athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1949 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics French decathletes Olympic athletes for France Sportspeople from Grenoble {{France-decathlon-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Joachim Walde
Hans-Joachim Walde (28 June 1942 – 18 April 2013) was a West German track and field Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ... athlete. He competed in the decathlon at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and won a bronze medal in 1964 and a silver in 1968.Hans-Joachim Walde sports-reference.com Walde won national decathlon titles in 1964 and 1969, and set a world record the heptathlon in 1970. For several years he was the athlete's speaker of the German National Team. After retiring from competitions Walde became an orthopedic surgeon. He first specialized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bannister
Jeffrey Granville Bannister (born August 30, 1945) is a retired American decathlete. In 1979 he won the U.S. Olympic Trials and placed 21st at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... Bannister played basketball as a forward at University of New Hampshire. In 1966 he won the AAU pentathlon title; in the decathlon he finished third in 1969 and second in 1972. trackfield.brinkster.net References American male decathletes[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
József Bakai
József Bakai (born 13 March 1942) is a Hungarian athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References External links * 1942 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Hungarian decathletes Olympic athletes for Hungary Sportspeople from Somogy County FISU World University Games silver medalists for Hungary Universiade medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1965 Summer Universiade Hungarian Athletics Championships winners {{Hungary-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steen Smidt-Jensen
Steen Smidt-Jensen (born 26 January 1945) is a Danish athlete. He competed in the men's decathlon at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. .... References 1945 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics Danish decathletes Olympic athletes for Denmark Athletes from Copenhagen {{Denmark-athletics-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
