Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon The men's decathlon competition featured as part of the athletics programme at the 1968 Summer Olympics and was held at the Estadio Olímpico Universitario in Mexico City on 18 and 19 October. American Bill Toomey won the gold medal with an Olympic record score of 8193 points. Two West German athletes, Hans-Joachim Walde and Kurt Bendlin, took the silver and bronze medals, respectively. A total of 33 competitors from 20 nations entered the decathlon with 19 athletes managing to finish all events at the competition. The ten-event track and field competition
Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Springboard: Women's 3m Springboard: Women's 10m Platform: One fencer represented Finland in 1972. Three male pentathletes represented Finland in 1972, with them winning bronze in the team event. Men's Individual Competition: Men's Team Competition: Men's Coxed Pairs Ten male shooters represented Finland in 1972. Finland at the 1972 Summer Olympics Finland competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 96 competitors, 89 men and 7 women, took part in 75 events in 16 sports. Finland finished in 14th position in the final medal rankings, with three gold medals and eight medals overall. In the first modern archery competition