Athletics at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games was held on 21 and 22 July at the Meadowbank Stadium in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1]

Men's decathlon at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games
Venue	Meadowbank Stadium, Edinburgh
Dates	21 and 22 July 1970
Medalists
Geoff Smith    Australia   Peter Gabbett    England   Barry King    England
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Results

† The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow and marked with a dagger, †

Full results

Rank	Athlete	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
	Geoff Smith	Australia	10.9	6.93	13.20	1.70	48.7†	14.6w†	38.82	4.20	60.12	4:36.0	7492
	Peter Gabbett	England	10.7†	7.51†	11.86	1.89	48.7†	15.3	41.70	3.30	55.96	4:30.0†	7469
	Barry King	England	11.3	7.02	15.63†	1.70	51.4	16.5	43.60†	3.80	65.04†	4:52.1	7201
4	James Smith	England	10.7†	7.05	12.64	1.86	52.2	15.2w	35.80	3.80	48.46	4:53.6	7033
5	Steve Spencer	Canada	11.6	6.45	12.98	1.89	52.6	15.5w	38.92	3.50	57.70	4:42.5	6863
6	Gordon Stewart	Canada	11.3	6.67	12.04	1.75	50.9	15.8	35.28	4.50†	47.84	4:46.4	6863
7	Roger Main	New Zealand	11.2	6.40	13.25	1.67	51.0	15.4	39.00	3.60	40.28	4:56.4	6548
8	Ian Grant	Scotland	11.3	6.10	9.39	1.83	52.8	16.8	33.34	3.10	49.66	4:49.0	6048
9	David Kidner	Scotland	11.3	7.14	12.51	1.94†	54.0	15.2w	38.16	NM	44.14	5:12.3	6030
10	Luc Bax	Mauritius	12.0	6.08	11.08	?.??	60.1	16.1	32.34	3.10	43.74	5:32.1	5250
	Vijay Singh Chauhan	India	11.4	6.73	10.55	1.83	50.9	?.??	–	–	–	–	DNF
	Roland Boulle	Mauritius	12.0	5.78	13.08	?.??	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF
	Roy Williams	New Zealand	11.2	6.97	12.57	?.??	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNF
	Calvin Greenaway	Antigua and Barbuda	DNS	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	DNS

Abbreviations in table headings

In the order they appear:

• LJ – Long jump
• SP – Shot put
• HJ – High jump
• H – Hurdles
• DT – Discus throw
• PV – Pole vault
• JT – Javelin throw