Athletics at the 1961 Summer Universiade – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1961 Summer Universiade was held at the Vasil Levski National Stadium in Sofia, Bulgaria,Results at Tilastopaja on 31 August and 1 September 1961.

The winning margin was an astonishing 1,692 points which as of 2024 remains the only time the men's decathlon was won by more than 400 points at these games.

Results

RankAthleteNationality100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500mPointsNotes Vasili Kuznetsov 10.9 7.29 13.94 1.83 49.7 15.0 47.73 4.10 67.03 4:59.0 7918 Detailed results Milan Kuzmanov 6226 Klaus-Dieter Röper 6209 4 Hermann Salomon 6147 5 Josef Habr 6047 6 Johannes de Haas 6004 7 Mario Piccolo 5782 8 Yordan Dzhikelov 5249

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