The men's
decathlon combined event at the
1972 Olympic Games took place on 7 & 8 September. The favorite was
Joachim Kirst
Joachim Kirst (born 21 May 1947, in Neustadt/Harz) is a retired East German decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word " pent ...
, who had won the European Championship in
1969
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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
The Munich massacre was a terrorist attack carried out during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, by eight members of the Palestinian militant organization Black September, who infiltrated the Olympic Village, killed two member ...
. 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 10
8 September 1972
Legend: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 links
Official report
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Men's decathlon
1972
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Men's events at the 1972 Summer Olympics