Diessl Walter

 

Date/Place of birth:  14.4.43 / ?

Height/Weight: 1.95 m/94 kg

Coach: Ludwig Kaufmann

Team: ULC Linz




 

Walter Diessl was one of the three world class Decathletes Austria had in the 60ies. The others were Horst Mandl and Gert Herunter. Each of them owned the Austrain Decathlon Record at least for one time. In 1968 all three of them were qualified for the Olympic Games in Mexico City. But only Diessl finished there. 1968 was his best season, he finished 12th at the Olympic Games with a new Decathlon PR and a national Long Jump record.

 

Progression:

1962

1963

1964

1965

1966

1967

1968

1969

1970

1971

6031

6108

--

6562

6979

7165

7358

7091

6114

7061

All Decathlons calculated with the 1985 scoring tables

 

Best results:

Decathlon:

OG:

12th  7358 - Mexico City 1968

 

EC:

10 th  6869 - Budapest 1966

 

NR:

6979 - 1966 Linz

Long Jump

NR:

7,42 - Mexico City 1968

4 x 100m:

NC:

1965, 1967, 1968

4 x 200m:

NR:

1965, 1967

 

Personal bests:

100:

10,80

 

18.10.68 Mexico City

LJ:

7,42

 

18.10.68 Mexico City

SP:

15,55

 

4.5.67 Linz

HJ:

1,90

 

4.10.68 Mexico City

400:

51,3

 

31.8.66 Budapest

110H:

14,77

 

19.10.68 Mexico City

DT:

47,93

 

5.5.67 Linz

PV:

4,25

 

19.10.68 Mexico City

JT:

55,92

 

17.8.69 Leoben

1500:

4:42,0

 

1.9.66 Budapest


Total points based on PB: 7846 points

 

All Decathlons >7000 points:

7036

 

10,6

+1.9

7,00

+2.3

14,99

1,82

52,8

14,8

 

38,62

3,50

50,22

4:44,5

6

26./27.9.67

Schwerin

7165

 

10,9

 

6,80

 

15,09

1,84

52,2

14,9

 

42,81

3,90

51,41

4:45,2

2

7./8.10.67

Schielleiten

7343

 

10,9

 

7,19

 

14,12

1,82

52,1

15,1

 

43,77

4,20

55,86

4:43,1

4

25./26.5.68

Schielleiten

7358

 

10,80

 

7,42

 

14,32

1,83

51,67

14,77

 

42,23

4,25

55,38

5:19,71

12 OG

18./19.10.68

Mexico City

7091

 

10,9

 

7,10

 

14,48

1,85

52,3

15,2

 

44,84

4,10

54,04

5:23,1

7

19./20.7.69

Madrid

7061

 

11,0

 

6,83

 

13,93

1,75

51,5

14,8

 

45,52

4,00

53,54

5:02,1

5

19./20.6.71

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