Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

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Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Decathlon reflections, Olympic Games, London, 1948. (7649948104).jpg
DatesAugust 5 & August 6, 1948
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg Bob Mathias US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Ignace Heinrich Flag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svg Floyd Simmons US flag 48 stars.svg  United States
  1936
1952  

The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 and August 6. The 17-year-old Bob Mathias of the United States won with a points total of 7139. [1]

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1)

DateTimeRound
Thursday, 5 August 194810:30
11:30
15:00
16:00
17:30
100 metres
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400 metres
Friday, 6 August 194810:30
11:30
14:30
16:30
18:30
110 metres hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin throw
1500 metres

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.

World record
Olympic record
Flag of the United States.svg  Glenn Morris  (USA)7900 Berlin, Germany 8 August 1936

Overall results

Key
  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow. Because there were ties in three events, including five for the high jump, these marks were split between twelve competitors with the gold medallist claiming two of them.
Key:DNSDid not startDNFDid not finish
RankAthleteOverall points 100 m LJ SP HJ 400 m 110 m H DT PV JT 1500 m
Gold medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Bob Mathias  (USA)7139787
11.2 s
703
6.615 m
719
13.04 m
859
1.86 m
780
51.7 s
818
15.7 s
769
44.0 m
692
3.5 m
593
50.32 m
354
5:11.0 min
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  Ignace Heinrich  (FRA)6974760
11.3 s
775
6.895 m
701
12.85 m
859
1.86 m
785
51.6 s
833
15.6 s
739
40.94 m
575
3.2 m
430
40.98 m
517
4:43.8 min
Bronze medal icon.svgUS flag 48 stars.svg  Floyd Simmons  (USA)6950787
11.2 s
731
6.725 m
696
12.8 m
859
1.86 m
770
51.9 s
896
15.2 s
509
32.73 m
652
3.4 m
624
51.99 m
426
4:58.0 min
4Flag of Argentina (1861-2010).svg  Enrique Kistenmacher  (ARG)6929872
10.9 s
825
7.080 m
684
12.67 m
671
1.70 m
845
50.5 s
736
16.3 s
744
41.11 m
575
3.2 m
499
45.06 m
478
4:49.6 min
5Flag of Sweden.svg  Erik Andersson  (SWE)6877686
11.6 s
698
6.595 m
683
12.66 m
727
1.75 m
765
52.0 s
790
15.9 s
599
36.07 m
733
3.6 m
607
51.04 m
589
4:34.0 min
6Flag of Australia.svg  Peter Mullins  (AUS)6739787
11.2 s
711
6.645 m
691
12.75 m
822
1.83 m
706
53.2 s
896
15.2 s
541
33.94 m
652
3.4 m
612
51.32 m
321
5:17.6 min
7Flag of Sweden.svg  Per Axel Eriksson  (SWE)6731618
11.9 s
751
6.80 m
617
11.96 m
786
1.80 m
740
52.5 s
749
16.2 s
567
34.91 m
613
3.3 m
715
56.7 m
575
4:35.8 min
8US flag 48 stars.svg  Irving Mondschein  (USA)6715760
11.3 s
754
6.810 m
690
12.74 m
822
1.83 m
785
51.6 s
698
16.6 s
674
38.74 m
692
3.5 m
363
36.81 m
477
4:49.8 min
9Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Edward Adamczyk  (POL)6712662
11.7 s
825
7.080 m
735
13.2 m
727
1.75 m
740
52.5 s
804
15.8 s
685
39.11 m
652
3.4 m
476
43.7 m
406
5:01.4 min
10Flag of Norway.svg  Godtfred Holmvang  (NOR)6663576
12.1 s
739
6.75 m
637
12.17 m
671
1.7 m
720
52.9 s
723
16.4 s
656
38.11 m
652
3.4 m
656
53.66 m
633
4:28.6 min
11Flag of Norway.svg  Per Stavem  (NOR)6552597
12.0 s
726
6.705 m
805
13.89 m
786
1.8 m
585
56.0 s
723
16.4 s
743
41.06 m
575
3.2 m
639
52.79 m
373
5:07.4 min
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Örn Clausen  (ISL)6444814
11.1 s
686
6.545 m
703
12.87 m
786
1.8 m
639
54.7 s
776
16.0 s
606
36.34 m
575
3.2 m
484
44.16 m
375
5:07.0 min
13Flag of Finland.svg  Yrjö Mäkelä  (FIN)6421618
11.9 s
603
6.20 m
725
13.10 m
786
1.8 m
656
54.3 s
597
17.5 s
600
36.12 m
575
3.2 m
835
62.55 m
426
4:58.0 min
14Flag of France.svg  Pierre Sprécher  (FRA)6401618
11.9 s
646
6.38 m
641
12.22 m
563
1.6 m
775
51.8 s
686
16.7 s
625
37.02 m
501
3.0 m
757
58.79 m
589
4:34.0 min
15Flag of Sweden.svg  Kjell Tånnander  (SWE)6325686
11.6 s
695
6.58 m
668
12.5 m
859
1.86 m
647
54.5 s
723
16.4 s
610
36.5 m
575
3.2 m
475
43.65 m
387
5:04.8 min
16Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Wacław Kuźmicki  (POL)6153597
12.0 s
690
6.565 m
652
12.34 m
671
1.7 m
656
54.3 s
587
17.6 s
655
38.06 m
575
3.2 m
539
47.34 m
531
4:41.8 min
17Flag of Finland.svg  Hannes Sonck  (FIN)6142618
11.9 s
728
6.715 m
605
11.83 m
727
1.75 m
618
55.2 s
674
16.8 s
561
34.71 m
652
3.4 m
555
48.24 m
404
5:01.8 min
18Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Davorin Marčelja  (YUG)6141576
12.1 s
568
6.05 m
638
12.19 m
671
1.7 m
652
54.4 s
597
17.5 s
695
39.44 m
613
3.3 m
688
55.34 m
443
4:55.2 min
19Flag of Poland (1928-1980).svg  Witold Gerutto  (POL)6106576
12.1 s
534
5.905 m
871
14.53 m
671
1.7 m
610
55.4 s
651
17.0 s
765
41.8 m
501
3.0 m
607
51.06 m
320
5:17.8 min
20Flag of Chile.svg  Hernán Figueroa  (CHI)6026686
11.6 s
651
6.405 m
520
10.87 m
859
1.86 m
730
52.7 s
640
17.1 s
614
36.62 m
575
3.2 m
387
38.31 m
364
5:09.0 min
20Flag of Uruguay.svg  Hércules Azcune  (URU)6026686
11.6 s
656
6.425 m
637
12.17 m
671
1.7 m
656
54.3 s
710
16.5 s
515
32.98 m
652
3.4 m
465
43.05 m
378
5:06.4 min
22Flag of France.svg  Jacques Crétaine  (FRA)5829686
11.6 s
656
6.425 m
512
10.78 m
616
1.65 m
635
54.8 s
618
17.3 s
679
38.9 m
652
3.4 m
469
43.26 m
306
5:20.8 min
23Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Fritz Nussbaum  (SUI)5808618
11.9 s
637
6.345 m
533
11.02 m
563
1.6 m
687
53.6 s
710
16.5 s
530
33.54 m
613
3.3 m
518
46.13 m
399
5:02.6 min
24Flag of Chile.svg  Mario Recordón  (CHI)5730640
11.8 s
575
6.085 m
571
11.45 m
671
1.7 m
674
53.9 s
804
15.8 s
536
33.77 m
431
2.8 m
383
38.06 m
445
4:54.8 min
25Flag of Canada (1921-1957).svg  Lionel Fournier  (CAN)5590686
11.6 s
678
6.510 m
482
10.42 m
616
1.65 m
647
54.5 s
607
17.4 s
498
32.31 m
575
3.2 m
454
42.39 m
347
5:12.4 min
26Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Albert Dayer  (BEL)5586597
12.0 s
516
5.825 m
663
12.45 m
616
1.65 m
543
57.1 s
422
19.5 s
757
41.54 m
501
3.0 m
564
48.71 m
407
5:01.2 min
27Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Oskar Gerber  (SUI)5558618
11.9 s
547
5.96 m
585
11.61 m
563
1.6 m
635
54.8 s
674
16.8 s
551
34.32 m
575
3.2 m
455
42.44 m
355
5:10.8 min
28Flag of Egypt (1922-1953).svg  Sayed Moukhtar  (EGY)5031640
11.8 s
448
5.51 m
533
11.02 m
462
1.5 m
635
54.8 s
557
17.9 s
612
36.54 m
285
2.35 m
491
44.59 m
368
5:08.4 min
Flag of India.svg  Baldev Singh  (IND)DNF640
11.8 s
708
6.63 m
451
10.05 m
671
1.7 m
543
57.1 s
762
16.1 s
430
29.63 m
DNSDNSDNS
Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Josef Seger  (LIE)DNF536
12.3 s
543
5.945 m
398
9.4 m
616
1.65 m
597
55.7 s
485
18.7 s
404
28.6 m
DNSDNSDNS
Flag of Peru (1825-1950).svg  Eduardo Julve  (PER)DNF686
11.6 s
716
6.665 m
718
13.03 m
616
1.65 m
692
53.5 s
DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg  Oto Rebula  (YUG)DNF686
11.6 s
683
6.53 m
580
11.55 m
563
1.6 m
614
55.3 s
DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  René Kremer  (LUX)DNF710
11.5 s
615
6.255 m
591
11.67 m
563
1.6 m
566
56.5 s
DNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
Flag of Liechtenstein (1937-1982).svg  Gebhard Büchel  (LIE)DNF464
12.7 s
457
5.55 m
477
10.36 m
368
1.4 m
DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS
Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Armin Scheurer  (SUI)DNF499
12.5 s
DNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNSDNS

References

  1. "Athletics at the 1948 London Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2018.