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.

Results

  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
	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

References

• Day 1 results (p11)
• Day 2 results (p9)