Athletics at the 1959 Summer Universiade – Men's pentathlon
The men's pentathlon event at the 1959 Summer Universiade was held at the Stadio Comunale di Torino in Turin on 3 September 1959.[1][2][3] It was the only time men contested the pentathlon at the Universiade with it being replaced with the decathlon from the next edition.
Results
[edit] The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
| Rank | Athlete | Nationality | LJ | JT | 200m | DT | 1500m | Points | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Vasili Kuznetsov |  Soviet Union | 7.18 | 72.70 | 22.2 | 49.50 | 4:59.5 | 4006 | WB[4] |
 | Hermann Salomon |  West Germany | 6.18 | 74.45 | 23.9 | 43.07 | 4:30.4 | 3530 | [4] |
 | Miloš Vojtek |  Czechoslovakia | 6.47 | 66.63 | 24.0 | 37.46 | 4:47.2 | 3048 | [4] |
| 4 | Victor Cinca |  Romania | 6.83 | 50.60 | 23.0 | 32.67 | 4:33.5 | 2935 | |
| 5 | Herbert Stichnote | West Germany | 6.03 | 43.31 | 24.0 | 31.08 | 3:57.9 | 2880 | |
| 6 | Carlo Stanga |  Switzerland | 7.02 | 39.15 | 23.1 | 30.44 | 4:25.4 | 2808 | |
| 7 | Franco Radman |  Italy | 6.61 | 52.74 | 23.7 | 33.55 | 4:51.1 | 2685 | |
| 8 | Franz Thomet | Switzerland | 6.31 | 46.39 | 23.4 | 32.91 | 4:35.6 | 2669 | |
| Luciano Paccagnella | Italy | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Resultados Universiada - 1959" (PDF). Atletismo (in Spanish). November 1959: 7. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ Results at Tilastopaja
- ^ "Les jeux mondiaux universitaires à Turin" (in French). Le Nouvelliste (Valais). 4 September 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ a b c Soviet results Archived 2021-10-31 at the Wayback Machine (p109)
World University Games champions in men's decathlon | |
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† 1959 was contested as a pentathlon |
