European Athletics Championships 1966 / Men's Decathlon

8th European Athletics Championships
discipline	Men's decathlon
city	Budapest
Stadion	Népstadion
Attendees	24 athletes from 14 countries
Competition phase	August 31 / September 1
Medalist
gold	Werner von Moltke ( FRG )
silver	Jörg Mattheis ( FRG )
bronze	Horst Beyer ( FRG )

The Népstadion at an event
in 1953

The men's decathlon at the 1966 European Athletics Championships was held on August 31 and September 1, 1966 in Budapest's Népstadion .

In this competition there was a triple success for the decathletes from the Federal Republic of Germany. European champion became the EM -Second of 1962 Werner von Moltke . Second place went to Jörg Mattheis . Bronze went to Horst Beyer .

Existing records

World record	8230 P 1964 rating	8120 P 1985 rating	United States Russ Hodge	Los Angeles , USA	23/24 July 1966
European record	7968 P 1964 rating	7863 P 1985 rating	Soviet Union 1955 Yuri Kutenko	Kiev , then Soviet Union (now Ukraine )	September 5-6, 1961
EM record	8026 P 1952 rating	7653 P 1985 rating	Soviet Union 1955 Vasily Kuznetsov	EM Belgrade , Yugoslavia	13./14. September 1962

The existing EM record was not set at these European championships and was not improved.

execution

The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days.

Day 1: August 31 - 100 m / long jump / shot put / high jump / 400 m
Day 2: September 1st - 110 m hurdles / discus throw / pole vault / javelin throw / 1500 m

A new point table from 1964 was used for scoring.

Result

August 31 / September 1, 1966

Preliminary remarks on the point
values : For orientation and classification of the performance, the points achieved in 1985 according to the current evaluation system are also listed. Thereafter, silver and bronze would have been reversed in the medal ranks. From rank ten there would have been further shifts. But these comparisons are only indicative, because the different standards of the time must apply as a basis.

space	Surname	nation	Points official value.	Points 1985 value.	100 m	Long jump	Bullet poking	High jump	400 m	Status after day 1 (P)	110 m hurdles	Discus throw	Stabhoch- jump	javelin throw	1500 m
1	Werner von Moltke	Germany BR FRG	7740 SB	7607	11.0 s 804 P.	7.18 m 857 P.	15.55 m 821 p	1.85 m 725 p	50.1 s 801 P.	4008	15.1 s 837 p	45.74 m 795 p	4.20 m 859 P	62.96 m 797 p	4: 26.9 min, 610 p
2	Jörg Mattheis	Germany BR FRG	7614 PB	7478	11.3 s 733 p	7.17 m 855 p	14.45 m 756 p	1.88 m 751 p	50.0 s 805 P.	3900	16.2 s 730 p	45.48 m 790 p	3.70 m 728 p	67.98 m 856 p	4: 26.9 min, 610 p
3	Horst Beyer	Germany BR FRG	7562 SB	7479	11.5 s 687 P.	6.89 m 789 p	14.72 m 772 p	1.88 m 751 p	49.5 s 829 P.	3837	14.9 s 859 P.	41.80 m 721 P.	4.10 m 832 p	50.36 m 838 p	4: 17.9 min 675 p
4th	Max Klauss	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR	7446 PB	7280	11.0 s 804 P.	7.61 m 943 p	14.72 m 772 p	1.91 m 779 p	49.8 s 814 p	4001	16.7 s 685 P.	40.38 m 693 p	4.35 m 896 p	53.10 m 674 p	4: 44.6 min 497 P.
5	Purely aun	Soviet Union 1955 URS	7378 SB	7210	11.3 s 733 p	7.01 m 822 p	13.52 m 698 p	1.85 m 725 p	50.6 s 779 P.	3757	16.0 s 748 p	42.76 m 739 p	4.10 m 832 p	57.60 m 731 p	4: 32.8 min 571 P.
6th	Jüri Otsmaa	Soviet Union 1955 URS	7237 SB	7054	11.4 s 710 p	6.83 m 785 p	13.93 m 723 p	1.94 m 804 P	51.3 s 749 p	3771	15.4 s 807 P.	38.02 m 646 p	4.10 m 754 P.	53.37 m 679 p	4: 31.8 min 580 p
7th	Mychajlo Storoshenko	Soviet Union 1955 URS	7271 SB	7002	11.5 s 687 P.	6.95 m 810 p	14.48 m 757 p	1.88 m 751 p	52.5 s 621 P.	3626	15.1 s 837 p	45.18 m 785 p	4.00 m 807 P	54.76 m 695 p	4: 57.5 min 422 P.
8th	Werner Duttweiler	Switzerland CHE	7165 PB	6999	11.4 s 710 p	6.95 m 810 p	13.52 m 698 p	1.85 m 725 p	52.4 s 703 P.	3646	15.4 s 807 P.	36.66 m 648 p	4.40 m 909 P	53.06 m 673 p	4: 42.0 min 512 p
9	Clive lunge	United Kingdom GBR	7160 PB	6996	11.3 s 733 p	6.62 m 740 p	15.09 m 794 p	1.70 m 588 p	51.7 s 732 p	3587	15.6 s 787 P.	46.46 m 808 P	4.00 m 807 P	55.60 m 706 P	4: 49.9 min 465 P.
10	Walter Dießl	Austria AUT	7055 SB	6869	11.1 s 780 p	6.74 m 765 p	13.79 m 715 p	1.75 m 634 p	51.3 s 749 p	3643	15.1 s 837 p	38.96 m 665 p	4.00 m 807 P	46.96 m 591 p	4: 42.0 min 512 p
11	Manfred Tiedtke	Germany Democratic Republic 1949 GDR	7035 PB	6849	11.3 s 733 p	6.83 m 785 p	14.66 m 768 p	1.91 m 779 p	50.6 s 779 P.	3844	15.4 s 807 P.	38.26 m	3.50 m	53.40 m 678 p	5: 04.6 min
12	Franco Sar	Italy ITA	6904 SB	6735	11.5 s 687 P.	6.21 m	13.61 m 703 P.	1.75 m 634 p	53.2 s 671 P.	k. A.	14.9 s 859 P.	47.58 m 829 p	4.10 m 832 p	52.42 m	5: 06.6 min
13	Jerzy Detko	Poland 1944 POLE	6896 PB	6922	11.5 s 687 P.	6.59 m	14.22 m 742 p	1.88 m 751 p	52.0 s 720 p	k. A.	15.5 s 797 P	43.28 m 749 p	3.80 m 754 P.	54.30 m 689 P	4: 47.2 min
14th	Steen Smidt-Jensen	Denmark THE	6887 SB	6713	11.5 s 687 P.	6.59 m	11.94 m	1.85 m 725 p	52.0 s 720 p	k. A.	15.5 s 797 P	36.12 m	4.30 m 884 P	42.45 m	4: 25.8 min
15th	Device down	Austria AUT	6883 SB	6703	11.1 s 780 p	6.77 m 772 p	11.78 m	1.85 m 725 p	50.6 s 779 P.	k. A.	15.2 s 827 P.	34.22 m	3.60 m 700 P	48.76 m	4: 38.6 min 533 P.
16	Bruno Poserina	Italy ITA	6856 PB	6802	11.8 s	6.70 m	13.45 m	1.75 m 634 p	52.3 s	k. A.	15.3 s 817 p	43.32 m 750 p	3.20 m	53.08 m	4: 26.2 min 615 p
17th	Horst Mandl	Austria AUT	6847 SB	6671	11.6 s 665 P.	7.02 m 824 p	12.88 m	1.85 m 725 p	52.4 s	k. A.	15.4 s 807 P.	36.20 m	3.70 m 728 p	52.24 m	4: 49.8 min
18th	Derek Clarke	United Kingdom GBR	6842 PB	6601	11.7 s 643 P.	6.32 m 675 p	13.90 m 670 p	1.60 m 493 p	51.8 s 728 P.	3258	15.7 s 777 P.	42.92 m 742 p	3.40 m 644 P	58.46 m 742 p	4: 24.5 min 628 P.
19th	Tadeusz Grzegorzewski	Poland 1944 POLE	6833 PB	6665	11.4 s 796 P.	6.64 m	12.82 m	1.88 m 751 p	53.1 s 675 P.	k. A.	15.5 s 797 P	42.16 m	4.20 m 859 P	57.78 m 734 p	5: 11.8 min
20th	Bernard Castang	France FRA	6709 PB	6516	11.3 s 733 p	6.54 m 723 P	14.55 m 762 p	1.75 m 634 p	50.6 s 779 P.	k. A.	16.5 s 703 P.	43.82 m 759 p	3.20 m	50.68 m	5: 04.0 min
21st	Urs Trautmann	Switzerland CHE	6673 SB	6487	11.9 s 599 p	6.11 m	13.46 m	1.85 m 725 p	53.5 s	k. A.	16.4 s 712 p	41.58 m	3.60 m 700 P	58.20 m 739 p	4: 44.2 min
22nd	Gyula Hubai	Hungary 1957 HUN	6650 PB	6454	11.6 s 665 P.	6.24 m	12.83 m	1.80 m 680 p	53.1 s 675 P.	k. A.	16.5 s 703 P.	43.06 m 745 p	4.50 m 920 p	46.38 m	5: 07.5 min
23	Robert Lespagnard	France FRA	6601 PB	6416	11.5 s 687 P.	6.47 m	11.78 m	1.80 m 680 p	50.6 s 779 P.	k. A.	16.6 s	30.08 m	4.10 m 832 p	45.60 m	4: 43.0 min 589 P.
24	Charlemagne Anyamah	France FRA	6502 SB	6306	11.2 s 756 P.	6.33 m	13.49 m 696 p	1.75 m 634 p	51.4 s 744 p	k. A.	15.9 s 757 P.	36.36 m	3.30 m 754 P	46.78 m	4: 57.4 min
25th	Suat Jegeni	Albania 1946 ALB	5131 PB	5924	11.9 s 599 p	6.28 m	10.85 m	1.70 m 588 p	53.4 s 663 P.	k. A.	17.4 s	35.18 m	3.70 m 728 p	40.94 m	4: 22.4 min 642 P.
DNF	József Bákái	Hungary 1957 HUN			11.4 s 710 p	6.65 m	13.39 m 690 p	1.70 m 588 p	53.4 s	k. A.	16.3 s	47.34 m 824 p	4.00 m 807 P	NM 0 P	DNS
	Roland Sedleger	Switzerland CHE			11.2 s 756 P.	6.84 m	11.75 m	DNS
	Valbjörn Þorláksson	Iceland ISL			DNF	DNS

European champion Werner von Moltke - four years ago runner-up European champion just four points behind
Max Klauß came in fourth
Rein Aun - Olympic runner-up from 1964 (on the photo on the left at the award ceremony) - took fifth place
Manfred Tiedtke (top left) finished eleventh

Web links

European Athletics Championships - Budapest 1966 at european-athletics.org, accessed on May 28, 2019
Men_Decathlon European Championship 1966 Budapest on todor66.com, accessed on May 28, 2019
European Athletics Championships Zurich 2014 - Statistics Handbook , Decathlon Men European Championship 1966 Budapest, p. 401 (PDF, 13,363 kB), English, on european-athletics.org, accessed on May 16, 2019
Track and Field Statistics, EM 1962 on trackfield.brinkster.net, accessed May 28, 2019
Results of all European Athletics Championships - 1966, decathlon men on sportschau.de, accessed on May 28, 2019
8th European Athletics Championships 1966 in Budapest, Hungary from ifosta.de, accessed on May 28, 2019

Video

European Athletics 1966 Budapest Decathlon by Moltke , on youtube.com, published on March 27, 2019, accessed on May 28, 2019

References and comments

↑ IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed May 28, 2019
^ Progression of the European Outdoor Records. Decathlon on rfea.es, p. 38 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 28, 2019

[1] IAAF world records. Decathlon , accessed May 28, 2019

[2] Progression of the European Outdoor Records. Decathlon on rfea.es, p. 38 (PDF, 271 kB), accessed on May 28, 2019

8th European Athletics Championships

discipline	Men's decathlon
city	Hungary 1957 Budapest
Stadion	Népstadion
Attendees	24 athletes from 14 countries
Competition phase	August 31 / September 1
Medalist
gold	Werner von Moltke ( FRG ) Germany BR
silver	Jörg Mattheis ( FRG ) Germany BR
bronze	Horst Beyer ( FRG ) Germany BR