The men's decathlon event at the 1959 Pan American Games was held at the Soldier Field in Chicago on 30 and 31 August.[1][2]
| Men's decathlon at the Pan American Games |
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Results
edit The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dave Edstrom |  United States | 11.2 | 7.06 | 14.26 | 1.79 | 49.4 | 15.0 | 45.59 | 3.70 | 55.82 | 4:51.2 | 7254 | |
 | Phil Mulkey | United States | 12.1 | 6.63 | 14.26 | 1.76 | 53.6 | 15.7 | 37.56 | 4.00 | 43.25 | 4:51.3 | 6062 | |
 | George Stulac |  Canada | 11.5 | 6.44 | 12.92 | 1.73 | 51.9 | 16.6 | 39.74 | 3.70 | 45.53 | 4:39.9 | 5989 | |
| 4 | Héctor Thomas |  Venezuela | 11.2 | 7.05 | 12.67 | 1.73 | 55.5 | 17.1 | 38.28 | 3.10 | 55.44 | 5:16.7 | 5625 | |
| 5 | Emir Martínez |  Argentina | 11.7 | 6.20 | 12.98 | 1.65 | 53.7 | 16.7 | 38.48 | 3.25 | 45.07 | 4:35.2 | 5489 | |
| 6 | Juris Laipenieks |  Chile | 11.7 | 6.73 | 13.24 | 1.65 | 53.4 | 17.5 | 40.67 | 2.90 | 54.96 | 5:01.5 | 5472 | |
| 7 | Rodolfo Mijares |  Mexico | 11.3 | 6.44 | 10.89 | 1.60 | 51.6 | 16.7 | 36.96 | 3.20 | 35.36 | 4:52.8 | 5213 | |
| 8 | Leopoldo Vásquez | Mexico | 12.1 | 6.42 | 10.30 | 1.79 | 54.2 | 16.4 | 31.77 | 3.10 | 42.71 | 4:54.2 | 4969 | |
| Mike Herman | United States | DNS | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | DNS |
References
edit- ↑ Full results
- ↑ "Track and Field Statistics". trackfield.brinkster.net. Retrieved 25 August 2020.