Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the VIII Olympiad
Venue Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir
Date11–12 July
Competitors36 from 22 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Harold Osborn
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Emerson Norton
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Bronze medal icon.svg Aleksander Klumberg
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia
  1920
1928  

The men's decathlon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the fourth appearance of a decathlon at the Olympics. The competition was held on Friday, 11 July, and Saturday, 12 July 1924. Thirty-six decathletes from 22 nations competed. [1]

Results

100 meters

This event was held on 11 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
1Harold OsbornUnited States11.2857.2
2Constant BucherSwitzerland11.4809.6
2Enrique ThompsonArgentina11.4809.6
2Ernst GerspachSwitzerland11.4809.6
2Gabriel SempéFrance11.4809.6
2Gvido JekalsLatvia11.4809.6
2Harry de KeijserNetherlands11.4809.6
8Adolf MeierSwitzerland11.6762.0
8Adolfo ContoliItaly11.6762.0
8Aleksander KlumbergEstonia11.6762.0
8Donald SlackGreat Britain11.6762.0
8Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa11.6762.0
8Elemér SomfayHungary11.6762.0
8Emerson NortonUnited States11.6762.0
8Harry FriedaUnited States11.6762.0
8Helge JanssonSweden11.6762.0
8Tokushige NotoJapan11.6762.0
8Gaston MédécinMonaco11.6762.0
8Édouard ArmandHaiti11.6762.0
20Antoni CejzikPoland11.8714.4
20Denis DuiganAustralia11.8714.4
20Elmar RähnEstonia11.8714.4
20Eugen UuemaaEstonia11.8714.4
20Josse RuthBelgium11.8714.4
20Paavo YrjöläFinland11.8714.4
20Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia11.8714.4
20Valter EverEstonia11.8714.4
20Bill ShanahanIreland11.8714.4
20Otto AndersonUnited States11.8714.4
30Antti HuusariFinland12.0666.8
30Bertil FasténSweden12.0666.8
30Iivari YrjöläFinland12.0666.8
33Evert NilssonSweden12.2619.2
33Stelios BenardisGreece12.2619.2
35Ðuro GašparYugoslavia12.6524.0
36Percy SparkGreat Britain12.8476.4

Long jump

This event was held on 11 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryDistance (m)Points
1Aleksander KlumbergEstonia6.96843.200
2Emerson NortonUnited States6.92833.400
2Harold OsbornUnited States6.92833.400
4Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa6.67772.150
5Gaston MédécinMonaco6.52735.400
6Iivari YrjöläFinland6.50730.500
7Eugen UuemaaEstonia6.49728.050
8Gvido JekalsLatvia6.48725.600
9Ernst GerspachSwitzerland6.46720.700
10Valter EverEstonia6.45718.250
11Tokushige NotoJapan6.42710.900
12Elemér SomfayHungary6.40706.000
12Evert NilssonSweden6.40706.000
14Édouard ArmandHaiti6.385702.325
15Adolfo ContoliItaly6.37698.650
16Helge JanssonSweden6.32686.400
17Josse RuthBelgium6.31683.950
17Paavo YrjöläFinland6.31683.950
19Elmar RähnEstonia6.27674.150
20Bill ShanahanIreland6.20657.000
21Bertil FasténSweden6.18652.100
22Adolf MeierSwitzerland6.175650.875
23Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia6.17649.650
24Antti HuusariFinland6.16647.200
25Constant BucherSwitzerland6.12637.400
26Enrique ThompsonArgentina6.10632.500
27Gabriel SempéFrance6.08627.600
28Denis DuiganAustralia6.03615.350
29Harry de KeijserNetherlands6.00608.000
30Donald SlackGreat Britain5.98603.100
31Harry FriedaUnited States5.94593.300
32Stelios BenardisGreece5.70534.500
33Antoni CejzikPoland5.68529.600
34Ðuro GašparYugoslavia5.305437.725
35Percy SparkGreat Britain5.17404.650
Otto AndersonUnited StatesNo mark0

Shot put

This event was held 11 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryDistance (m)Points
1Paavo YrjöläFinland13.28794.0
2Iivari YrjöläFinland13.08774.0
3Emerson NortonUnited States13.04770.0
4Aleksander KlumbergEstonia12.27693.0
5Helge JanssonSweden12.22688.0
6Antti HuusariFinland12.025668.5
7Antoni CejzikPoland11.875653.5
8Harold OsbornUnited States11.435609.5
9Bertil FasténSweden11.415607.5
10Harry de KeijserNetherlands11.31597.0
11Gaston MédécinMonaco11.295595.5
12Harry FriedaUnited States11.01567.0
13Ðuro GašparYugoslavia10.95561
14Valter EverEstonia10.90556.0
15Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa10.865552.5
16Percy SparkGreat Britain10.86552.0
17Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia10.56522.0
18Elemér SomfayHungary10.555521.5
19Adolfo ContoliItaly10.54520.0
20Gvido JekalsLatvia10.41507.0
21Ernst GerspachSwitzerland10.355501.5
22Enrique ThompsonArgentina10.345500.5
23Gabriel SempéFrance10.335499.5
24Evert NilssonSweden10.095475.5
25Adolf MeierSwitzerland10.00466.0
26Stelios BenardisGreece9.895455.5
27Denis DuiganAustralia9.735439.5
28Constant BucherSwitzerland9.71437.0
29Eugen UuemaaEstonia9.63429.0
30Bill ShanahanIreland9.615427.5
31Tokushige NotoJapan9.555421.5
32Elmar RähnEstonia9.525418.5
33Donald SlackGreat Britain8.765342.5
34Josse RuthBelgium8.74340.0
35Édouard ArmandHaiti8.65331.0

High jump

This event was held 11 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryHeight (m)Points
1Harold OsbornUnited States1.971056
2Emerson NortonUnited States1.92986
3Helge JanssonSweden1.83860
4Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa1.80818
4Iivari YrjöläFinland1.80818
6Aleksander KlumbergEstonia1.75748
6Denis DuiganAustralia1.75748
8Antoni CejzikPoland1.70678
8Antti HuusariFinland1.70678
8Enrique ThompsonArgentina1.70678
8Ernst GerspachSwitzerland1.70678
8Gvido JekalsLatvia1.70678
8Josse RuthBelgium1.70678
8Valter EverEstonia1.70678
8Bill ShanahanIreland1.70678
16Adolfo ContoliItaly1.65608
16Bertil FasténSweden1.65608
16Donald SlackGreat Britain1.65608
16Eugen UuemaaEstonia1.65608
16Gabriel SempéFrance1.65608
21Constant BucherSwitzerland1.60538
21Elemér SomfayHungary1.60538
21Elmar RähnEstonia1.60538
21Harry FreidaUnited States1.60538
21Harry de KeijserNetherlands1.60538
21Paavo YrjöläFinland1.60538
21Stelios BenardisGreece1.60538
21Gaston MédécinMonaco1.60538
21Édouard ArmandHaiti1.60538
21Ðuro GašparYugoslavia1.60538
31Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia1.50398
31Tokushige NotoJapan1.50398
33Percy SparkGreat Britain1.40258
Adolf MeierSwitzerlandNo mark0
Evert NilssonSwedenNo mark0

400 meters

This event was held 11 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
1Tokushige NotoJapan51.4879.68
2Josse RuthBelgium51.8864.64
3Denis DuiganAustralia52.0857.12
3Enrique ThompsonArgentina52.0857.12
5Emerson NortonUnited States53.0819.52
5Gaston MédécinMonaco53.0819.52
5Édouard ArmandHaiti53.0819.52
8Harold OsbornUnited States53.2812.00
9Antti HuusariFinland53.4804.48
9Ernst GerspachSwitzerland53.4804.48
11Elmar RähnEstonia53.6796.96
12Constant BucherSwitzerland54.0781.92
12Harry FriedaUnited States54.0781.92
12Iivari YrjöläFinland54.0781.92
15Gvido JekalsLatvia54.2774.40
15Helge JanssonSweden54.2774.40
17Aleksander KlumbergEstonia54.4766.88
18Bertil FasténSweden54.6759.36
18Harry de KeijserNetherlands54.6759.36
18Paavo YrjöläFinland54.6759.36
21Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia55.0744.32
22Adolf MeierSwitzerland55.2736.80
22Donald SlackGreat Britain55.2736.80
24Antoni CejzikPoland55.4729.28
24Eugen UuemaaEstonia55.4729.28
24Bill ShanahanIreland55.4729.28
27Adolfo ContoliItaly55.8714.24
27Valter EverEstonia55.8714.24
29Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa56.0706.72
30Gabriel SempéFrance56.8676.64
31Stelios BenardisGreece57.6646.56
32Percy SparkGreat Britain59.0593.92
33Ðuro GašparYugoslavia1:02.2473.60

110 meter hurdles

This event was held 12 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
1Harold OsbornUnited States16.0905
2Antti HuusariFinland16.6848
2Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa16.6848
2Emerson NortonUnited States16.6848
5Ernst GerspachSwitzerland16.8829
5Josse RuthBelgium16.8829
5Bill ShanahanIreland16.8829
8Adolf MeierSwitzerland17.0810
8Eugen UuemaaEstonia17.0810
10Gabriel SempéFrance17.2791
10Tokushige NotoJapan17.2791
12Adolfo ContoliItaly17.4772
13Aleksander KlumbergEstonia17.6753
13Donald SlackGreat Britain17.6753
15Antoni CejzikPoland17.8734
15Enrique ThompsonArgentina17.8734
15Gvido JekalsLatvia17.8734
15Helge JanssonSweden17.8734
19Gaston MédécinMonaco18.0715
20Constant BucherSwitzerland18.4677
20Elmar RähnEstonia18.4677
22Paavo YrjöläFinland18.8639
23Harry FriedaUnited States19.0620
23Harry de KeijserNetherlands19.0620
23Édouard ArmandHaiti19.0620
26Stelios BenardisGreece19.2601
27Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia20.4487
Percy SparkGreat BritainDQ0
Denis DuiganAustraliaDQ0
Iivari YrjöläFinlandDQ0
Bertil FasténSwedenDQ0

Discus throw

This event was held 12 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryDistance (m)Points
1Harry de KeijserNetherlands38.41741.60
2Paavo YrjöläFinland38.14731.34
3Antoni CejzikPoland37.385702.65
4Aleksander KlumbergEstonia36.795680.23
5Harry FriedaUnited States35.095615.63
6Constant BucherSwitzerland34.78603.66
7Harold OsbornUnited States34.51593.40
8Ernst GerspachSwitzerland33.91570.60
9Antti HuusariFinland33.15541.72
10Emerson NortonUnited States33.11540.20
11Percy SparkGreat Britain33.085539.25
12Adolfo ContoliItaly32.92532.98
13Gvido JekalsLatvia32.25507.52
14Helge JanssonSweden32.08501.06
15Gabriel SempéFrance32.04499.54
16Enrique ThompsonArgentina30.895456.03
17Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa30.83453.56
18Stelios BenardisGreece30.56443.30
19Eugen UuemaaEstonia28.46363.50
20Gaston MédécinMonaco27.65332.72
21Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia25.895266.03
22Bill ShanahanIreland25.06234.30
23Donald SlackGreat Britain24.32206.18
24Josse RuthBelgium23.87189.08
25Tokushige NotoJapan23.61179.20
26Édouard ArmandHaiti21.885113.65
27Elmar RähnEstoniaNo mark0

Pole vault

This event was held 12 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryHeightPoints
1Emerson NortonUnited States3.80919.0
2Harold OsbornUnited States3.50757.0
2Harry de KeijserNetherlands3.50757.0
4Ernst GerspachSwitzerland3.40703.0
4Harry FriedaUnited States3.40703.0
6Aleksander KlumbergEstonia3.30649.0
6Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia3.30649.0
6Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa3.30649.0
6Eugen UuemaaEstonia3.30649.0
10Antti HuusariFinland3.20595.0
10Josse RuthBelgium3.20595.0
10Édouard ArmandHaiti3.20595.0
13Adolfo ContoliItaly3.10541.0
13Helge JanssonSweden3.10541.0
15Stelios BenardisGreece2.92443.8
16Antoni CejzikPoland2.90433.0
16Constant BucherSwitzerland2.90433.0
18Bill ShanahanIreland2.82389.8
19Elmar RähnEstonia2.80379.0
19Gabriel SempéFrance2.80379.0
21Enrique ThompsonArgentina2.73341.2
21Paavo YrjöläFinland2.73341.2
23Donald SlackGreat Britain2.60271.0
24Gvido JekalsLatvia2.53233.2
25Tokushige NotoJapan2.30109.0
Gaston MédécinMonacoNo height0

Javelin throw

This event was held 12 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryDistance (m)Points
1Aleksander KlumbergEstonia57.70909.250
2Harry FriedaUnited States54.90832.250
3Antti HuusariFinland53.65787.875
4Paavo YrjöläFinland52.93778.075
5Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa51.015725.4125
6Helge JanssonSweden47.20620.500
7Adolfo ContoliItaly46.935613.2125
8Harold OsbornUnited States46.69606.475
9Antoni CejzikPoland46.23593.825
10Ernst GerspachSwitzerland44.82555.050
11Harry de KeijserNetherlands44.66550.650
12Enrique ThompsonArgentina43.37515.175
13Gvido JekalsLatvia43.02505.550
14Emerson NortonUnited States42.09479.975
15Eugen UuemaaEstonia40.69441.475
16Stelios BenardisGreece40.64440.100
17Constant BucherSwitzerland39.415406.4125
18Bill ShanahanIreland39.00395.000
19Elmar RähnEstonia38.38377.950
20Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia36.59328.725
21Donald SlackGreat Britain36.11315.525
22Tokushige NotoJapan35.22291.050
23Josse RuthBelgium32.28210.200
24Gaston MédécinMonaco30.68166.200
25Édouard ArmandHaiti11.640.000

1500 meters

This event was held 12 July 1924.

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
1Enrique ThompsonArgentina4:32.4786.4
2Josse RuthBelgium4:36.4762.4
3Peroslav FerkovićYugoslavia4:37.0758.8
4Antti HuusariFinland4:37.2757.6
5Édouard ArmandHaiti4:42.4726.4
6Elmar RähnEstonia4:44.0716.8
7Tokushige NotoJapan4:45.8706.0
8Gaston MédécinMonaco4:49.6683.2
9Harold OsbornUnited States4:50.0680.8
10Adolfo ContoliItaly4:56.0644.8
11Constant BucherSweden4:57.2637.6
12Harry FriedaUnited States5:02.6605.2
13Ernst GerspachSwitzerland5:08.2571.6
14Paavo YrjöläFinland5:08.6569.2
15Antoni CejzikPoland5:11.6551.2
16Donald SlackGreat Britain5:11.8550.0
17Harry de KeijserNetherlands5:15.4528.4
18Aleksander KlumbergEstonia5:16.0524.8
19Gvido JekalsLatvia5:19.0506.8
19Ernest SutherlandSouth Africa5:19.0506.8
21Helge JanssonSweden5:22.0488.8
22Stelios BenardisGreece5:25.6467.2
23Eugen UuemaaEstonia5:32.4426.4
24Emerson NortonUnited States5:38.0392.8
25Bill ShanahanIreland5:41.4372.4

Final standings

RankAthleteTotal
Gold medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Harold Osborn  (USA)7710.775
Silver medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Emerson Norton  (USA)7350.895
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Estonia.svg  Aleksander Klumberg  (EST)7329.360
4Flag of Finland.svg  Antti Huusari  (FIN)7005.175
5Red Ensign of South Africa (1912-1951).svg  Ernest Sutherland  (RSA)6794.1425
6Flag of Switzerland.svg  Ernst Gerspach  (SUI)6743.530
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Helge Jansson  (SWE)6656.160
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Harry Frieda  (USA)6618.300
9Flag of Finland.svg  Paavo Yrjölä  (FIN)6548.525
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Harry de Keijser  (NED)6509.610
11Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Adolfo Contoli  (ITA)6406.8825
12Flag of Poland (1919-1928).svg  Antoni Cejzik  (POL)6319.455
13Flag of Argentina.svg  Enrique Thompson  (ARG)6310.525
14Flag of Latvia.svg  Gvido Jekals  (LAT)5981.670
15Flag of Switzerland.svg  Constant Bucher  (SUI)5961.5925
16Flag of Estonia.svg  Eugen Uemaa  (EST)5899.105
17Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Joseph Ruth  (BEL)5866.670
18Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Peroslav Ferković  (YUG)5517.925
19Flag of Ireland.svg  William Shanahan  (IRL)5426.680
20Flag of Monaco.svg  Gaston Médecin  (MON)5347.540
21Flag of Estonia.svg  Elmar Rähn  (EST)5292.760
22Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Tokushige Noto  (JPN)5248.330
23Flag of Haiti (1859-1964).svg  Édouard Armand  (HAI)5207.895
24Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg  Stelios Benardis  (GRE)5189.160
25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Donald Slack  (GBR)5148.105
US flag 48 stars.svg  Otto Anderson  (USA)DNF
Flag of Australia.svg  Dennis Duigan  (AUS)DNF
Flag of Estonia.svg  Valter Ever  (EST)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Bertil Fastén  (SWE)DNF
Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg  Đuro Gašpar  (YUG)DNF
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Adolf Meier  (SUI)DNF
Flag of Sweden.svg  Evert Nilsson  (SWE)DNF
Flag of France.svg  Gabriel Sempé  (FRA)DNF
Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg  Elemér Somfay  (HUN)DNF
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Arthur Spark  (GBR)DNF
Flag of Finland.svg  Iivari Yrjölä  (FIN)DNF

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