Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 1978 Commonwealth Games was held on 7 and 8 August at the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.[1]
Results[]
Wind for 100m: Heat 1: +1.6 m/s, Heat 2: +2.3 m/s
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Daley Thompson |  England |
10.50w | 8.11 | 14.43 | 2.07 | 47.85 | 14.92 | 41.68 | 4.80 | 56.60 | 4:25.78 | 8467 | |
 |
Peter Hadfield |  Australia |
10.98w | 7.28 | 13.48 | 1.92 | 49.24 | 15.59 | 46.52 | 4.00 | 60.80 | 4:54.54 | 7623 | |
 |
Alan Drayton | England |
11.03w | 7.15 | 11.85 | 1.95 | 50.17 | 14.86 | 40.60 | 4.40 | 57.22 | 4:54.11 | 7484 | |
| 4 | Graeme Watson | England |
10.77w | 7.31w | 13.29 | 1.89 | 49.73 | 16.97 | 38.04 | 3.80 | 54.90 | 4:44.73 | 7261 | |
| 5 |  Cyprus |
11.38 | 6.93 | 13.31 | 1.75 | 50.80 | 16.26 | 37.38 | 4.20 | 56.54 | 4:20.48 | 7201 | ||
| 6 |  Canada |
11.59 | 6.47 | 13.33 | 1.92 | 52.40 | 16.40 | 46.62 | 3.60 | 62.20 | 4:32.3 | 7138 | ||
| 7 |  New Zealand |
11.42 | 6.87 | 12.28 | 1.95 | 51.87 | 15.93 | 36.66 | 4.40 | 42.10 | 4:20.1 | 7117 | ||
| 8 |  Kenya |
11.32 | 7.27 | 9.58 | 1.89 | 50.32 | 16.40 | 33.90 | 3.00 | 65.00 | 4:32.8 | 6775 | ||
| 9 | Mike Bull |  Northern Ireland |
11.60 | 6610 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Canada |
11.64 | 6453 | |||||||||||
| 11 |  Grenada |
5515 | ||||||||||||
| Canada |
11.64w | DNF | ||||||||||||
| Australia |
11.68w | 6.75 | 13.31 | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNF |
References[]
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 2012-09-14. Retrieved 2018-02-27.
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- Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
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