Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
| Men's decathlon at the Games of the XVI Olympiad | ||||||||||
| Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground | |||||||||
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| Date | November 29–30 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 15 from 8 nations | |||||||||
| Winning points | 7937 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Track events | ||||
| 100 m | men | women | ||
| 200 m | men | women | ||
| 400 m | men | |||
| 800 m | men | |||
| 1500 m | men | |||
| 5000 m | men | |||
| 10,000 m | men | |||
| 80 m hurdles | women | |||
| 110 m hurdles | men | |||
| 400 m hurdles | men | |||
| 3000 m steeplechase |
men | |||
| 4×100 m relay | men | women | ||
| 4×400 m relay | men | |||
| Road events | ||||
| Marathon | men | |||
| 20 km walk | men | |||
| 50 km walk | men | |||
| Field events | ||||
| Long jump | men | women | ||
| Triple jump | men | |||
| High jump | men | women | ||
| Pole vault | men | |||
| Shot put | men | women | ||
| Discus throw | men | women | ||
| Javelin throw | men | women | ||
| Hammer throw | men | |||
| Combined events | ||||
| Decathlon | men | |||
The Men's decathlon competition at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on November 29–30.
Competition format
The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
| World record |  Rafer Johnson (USA) |
7985 | Kingsburg, United States | June 11, 1955 |
| Olympic record | Bob Mathias (USA) |
7887 | Helsinki, Finland | July 26, 1952 |
Schedule
All times are local
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, November 29, 1956 | 10:00 11:00 14:15 16:00 18:30 | 100 metres Long Jump Shot Put High Jump 400 metres |
| Friday, November 30, 1956 | 09:00 10:00 13:15 16:15 18:30 | 110 metres hurdles Discus Throw Pole Vault Javelin Throw 1500 metres |
Overall results
- Key
The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Overall points | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110 m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
 Campbell, MiltMilt Campbell (USA) |
7937 | 990 10.8 s |
898 7.33 m |
850 14.76 m |
886 1.89 m |
940 48.8 s |
1124 14.0 s |
775 44.98 m |
476 3.40 m |
668 57.08 m |
330 4:50.6 min |
 |
Johnson, RaferRafer Johnson (USA) |
7587 | 948 10.9 s |
902 7.34 m |
819 14.48 m |
806 1.83 m |
900 49.3 s |
788 15.1 s |
688 42.17 m |
695 3.90 m |
738 60.27 m |
303 4:54.2 min |
 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Kuznetsov, VasiliVasili Kuznetsov (URS) |
7465 | 834 11.2 s |
798 7.04 m |
820 14.49 m |
711 1.75 m |
828 50.2 s |
840 14.9 s |
754 44.33 m |
720 3.95 m |
854 65.13 m |
306 4:53.8 min |
| 4 | Palu, UnoUno Palu (URS) |
6930 | 737 11.5 s |
681 6.65 m |
709 13.39 m |
886 1.89 m |
786 50.8 s |
716 15.4 s |
637 40.38 m |
556 3.60 m |
768 61.59 m |
454 4:35.6 min |
| 5 |  Lauer, MartinMartin Lauer (GER) |
6853 | 870 11.1 s |
734 6.83 m |
659 12.86 m |
806 1.83 m |
995 48.2 s |
894 14.7 s |
609 39.38 m |
364 3.10 m |
540 50.66 m |
382 4:43.8 min |
| 6 | Meier, WalterWalter Meier (GER) |
6773 | 800 11.3 s |
725 6.80 m |
671 12.99 m |
845 1.86 m |
900 49.3 s |
575 16.1 s |
562 37.59 m |
596 3.70 m |
492 47.97 m |
607 4:20.6 min |
| 7 |  Lassenius, TorbjörnTorbjörn Lassenius (FIN) |
6565 | 650 11.8 s |
672 6.62 m |
715 13.45 m |
656 1.70 m |
786 50.8 s |
612 15.9 s |
664 41.36 m |
645 3.80 m |
717 59.33 m |
448 4:36.2 min |
| 8 |  Yang Chuan-kwang (ROC) |
6521 | 834 11.2 s |
755 6.90 m |
544 11.56 m |
976 1.95 m |
751 51.3 s |
813 15.0 s |
469 33.92 m |
438 3.30 m |
685 57.88 m |
256 5:00.8 min |
| 9 |  Leane, PatPat Leane (AUS) |
6427 | 768 11.4 s |
722 6.79 m |
696 13.26 m |
845 1.86 m |
772 51.0 s |
523 16.4 s |
595 38.86 m |
516 3.50 m |
706 58.83 m |
284 4:56.8 min |
| 10 | Cann, JohnJohn Cann (AUS) |
6278 | 948 10.9 s |
659 6.57 m |
598 12.18 m |
656 1.70 m |
900 49.3 s |
673 15.6 s |
592 38.76 m |
226 2.70 m |
686 57.89 m |
340 4:49.2 min |
| 11 | Bruce, IanIan Bruce (AUS) |
6025 | 678 11.7 s |
672 6.62 m |
609 12.30 m |
806 1.83 m |
751 51.3 s |
612 15.9 s |
536 36.62 m |
476 3.40 m |
554 51.38 m |
331 4:50.4 min |
| 12 | .svg.png){kind=small} Farabi, NadjmeddinNadjmeddin Farabi (IRI) |
5103 | 572 12.1 s |
575 6.25 m |
524 11.31 m |
656 1.70 m |
684 52.3 s |
372 17.4 s |
347 28.73 m |
438 3.30 m |
375 41.23 m |
560 4:24.8 min |
| N/A | Richards, BobBob Richards (USA) |
DNF | 678 11.7 s |
610 6.39 m |
628 12.52 m |
711 1.75 m |
684 52.3 s |
458 16.8 s |
566 37.77 m |
1023 4.45 m |
423 44.09 m |
DNS |
| N/A | Kutenko, YuriyYuriy Kutenko (URS) |
DNF | 707 11.6 s |
678 6.64 m |
817 14.46 m |
NM | 807 50.5 s |
632 15.8 s |
861 47.57 m |
795 4.10 m |
DNS | DNS |
| N/A | .svg.png){kind=small} Herssens, WalterWalter Herssens (BEL) |
DNF | 650 11.8 s |
656 6.56 m |
509 11.12 m |
770 1.80 m |
DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS | DNS |
References
- Official Olympic Report, la84.org.
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