Men's decathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 25–26 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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Track events | ||
100 m | men | women |
200 m | men | women |
400 m | men | |
800 m | men | |
1500 m | men | |
5000 m | men | |
10,000 m | men | |
80 m hurdles | women | |
110 m hurdles | men | |
400 m hurdles | men | |
3000 m steeplechase | men | |
4×100 m relay | men | women |
4×400 m relay | men | |
Road events | ||
Marathon | men | |
10 km walk | men | |
50 km walk | men | |
Field events | ||
Long jump | men | women |
Triple jump | men | |
High jump | men | women |
Pole vault | men | |
Shot put | men | women |
Discus throw | men | women |
Javelin throw | men | women |
Hammer throw | men | |
Combined events | ||
Decathlon | men | |
The Men's decathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 25 and 26 July, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Now 21-year-old Bob Mathias from the United States repeated his performances from the previous games by winning the gold medal and setting new world and Olympic records. It was the second time the United States Olympic team earned all three medals in the event, the first one being in the 1936 Olympic Games. [1]
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 7287 points | Tulare, United States | 30 June 1950 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 7254 points | Berlin, Germany | 8 August 1936 |
At the end of the competition the following world and Olympic records were set:
Date | Event | Athlete | Points | OR | WR |
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26 July | Final | ![]() | 7887 | OR | WR |
Note: All scores are based on the tables used in 1952.
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 10.78 | 1034 |
2 | Carlos Vera | ![]() | 11.28 | 870 |
3 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 11.49 | 768 |
4 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 11.95 | 650 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 11.68 | 678 |
2 | Pat Leane | ![]() | 11.82 | 623 |
3 | Georges Breitman | ![]() | 13.70 | 254 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 11.56 | 768 |
2 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 11.59 | 768 |
3 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 12.22 | 572 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 11.45 | 869 |
2 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 11.66 | 707 |
3 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 11.70 | 678 |
4 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 11.93 | 650 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 11.52 | 737 |
2 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 11.61 | 707 |
3 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 11.72 | 678 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 11.43 | 800 |
2 | Fotios Kosmas | ![]() | 11.53 | 737 |
3 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 11.73 | 678 |
4 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 11.89 | 623 |
Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 11.53 | 768 |
2 | Pyotr Kozhevnikov | ![]() | 11.60 | 768 |
Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 11.08 | 948 |
2 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 11.46 | 768 |
3 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 11.54 | 737 |
Heat 9
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 11.61 | 737 |
2 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 12.10 | 597 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 7.10 | 818 |
2 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 7.09 | 815 |
2 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 7.09 | 815 |
4 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 7.06 | 804 |
4 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 7.06 | 804 |
6 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 6.98 | 779 |
7 | Carlos Vera | ![]() | 6.96 | 773 |
8 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 6.90 | 755 |
9 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 6.85 | 740 |
10 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 6.80 | 725 |
11 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 6.76 | 713 |
12 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 6.74 | 707 |
13 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 6.70 | 695 |
14 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 6.66 | 684 |
15 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 6.64 | 678 |
16 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 6.52 | 645 |
17 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 6.48 | 635 |
18 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 6.47 | 632 |
19 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 6.44 | 624 |
20 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 6.38 | 608 |
21 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 6.37 | 605 |
21 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 6.37 | 605 |
23 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 6.22 | 567 |
24 | Fotios Kosmas | ![]() | 6.20 | 562 |
25 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 6.15 | 550 |
26 | Pyotr Kozhevnikov | ![]() | 5.80 | 466 |
27 | Georges Breitman | ![]() | 5.43 | 385 |
28 | Pat Leane | ![]() | 5.22 | 341 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 15.30 | 912 |
2 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 13.89 | 759 |
3 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 13.26 | 696 |
4 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 13.18 | 688 |
5 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 12.97 | 669 |
6 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 12.90 | 663 |
7 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 12.87 | 660 |
8 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 12.83 | 656 |
9 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 12.73 | 647 |
10 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 12.69 | 644 |
11 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 12.62 | 637 |
12 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 12.40 | 618 |
13 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 12.36 | 614 |
14 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 12.19 | 599 |
15 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 12.01 | 582 |
16 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 11.85 | 568 |
17 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 11.75 | 560 |
18 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 11.71 | 556 |
19 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 11.66 | 552 |
20 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 11.61 | 548 |
21 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 11.56 | 544 |
22 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 11.20 | 516 |
23 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 10.22 | 437 |
24 | Carlos Vera | ![]() | 9.52 | 387 |
25 | Georges Breitman | ![]() | 9.28 | 369 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 1.94 | 960 |
2 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 1.92 | 930 |
3 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 1.90 | 900 |
4 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 1.88 | 872 |
5 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 1.85 | 832 |
5 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 1.85 | 832 |
7 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 1.80 | 770 |
8 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
8 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
8 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
8 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
8 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
8 | Carlos Vera | ![]() | 1.75 | 711 |
14 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 1.70 | 656 |
14 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 1.70 | 656 |
14 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 1.70 | 656 |
14 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 1.70 | 656 |
18 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 1.65 | 605 |
18 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 1.65 | 605 |
18 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 1.65 | 605 |
18 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 1.65 | 605 |
22 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 1.60 | 555 |
22 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 1.60 | 555 |
22 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 1.60 | 555 |
25 | Georges Breitman | ![]() | 1.50 | 464 |
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 50.2 | 828 |
2 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 52.8 | 654 |
3 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 54.7 | 545 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 51.2 | 758 |
2 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 51.3 | 751 |
3 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 51.3 | 751 |
4 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 53.4 | 618 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 52.8 | 654 |
2 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 54.3 | 565 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 50.9 | 779 |
2 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 51.3 | 751 |
3 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 55.2 | 520 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 50.3 | 821 |
2 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 51.0 | 772 |
3 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 51.1 | 765 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 50.5 | 807 |
2 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 53.0 | 642 |
3 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 53.1 | 636 |
Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 52.6 | 666 |
2 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 52.7 | 660 |
3 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 53.9 | 588 |
Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 51.2 | 758 |
2 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 56.7 | 445 |
3 | Georges Breitman | ![]() | 1:03.9 | 189 |
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 16.0 | 593 |
2 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 16.6 | 489 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Ignace Heinrich | ![]() | 16.0 | 593 |
2 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 16.6 | 489 |
3 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 16.7 | 473 |
4 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 17.1 | 413 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 15.4 | 716 |
2 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 15.8 | 632 |
3 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 15.8 | 632 |
4 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 18.8 | 208 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 14.5 | 953 |
2 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 15.0 | 813 |
3 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 15.8 | 632 |
4 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 16.3 | 540 |
Heat 5
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 16.1 | 575 |
2 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 16.4 | 523 |
Heat 6
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 16.1 | 575 |
2 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 16.4 | 523 |
Heat 7
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 14.7 | 894 |
2 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 15.7 | 652 |
Heat 8
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 16.0 | 593 |
2 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 16.4 | 523 |
3 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 16.4 | 523 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 46.89 | 838 |
2 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 45.84 | 802 |
3 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 42.45 | 696 |
4 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 41.04 | 656 |
5 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 40.50 | 640 |
6 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 40.02 | 627 |
7 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 39.53 | 613 |
8 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 39.30 | 607 |
9 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 38.55 | 587 |
10 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 38.23 | 578 |
11 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 38.08 | 574 |
12 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 38.04 | 573 |
13 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 37.77 | 566 |
14 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 37.20 | 552 |
15 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 37.01 | 547 |
16 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 36.81 | 541 |
17 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 34.51 | 483 |
18 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 34.27 | 477 |
19 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 34.21 | 476 |
20 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 32.98 | 446 |
21 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 30.72 | 392 |
22 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 29.95 | 374 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 4.20 | 855 |
2 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 4.10 | 795 |
3 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 4.00 | 745 |
4 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 3.80 | 645 |
4 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 3.80 | 645 |
6 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 3.70 | 596 |
7 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 3.60 | 556 |
7 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 3.60 | 556 |
9 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
9 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 3.50 | 516 |
16 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 3.40 | 476 |
16 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 3.40 | 476 |
16 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 3.40 | 476 |
16 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 3.40 | 476 |
16 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 3.40 | 476 |
21 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 3.30 | 438 |
22 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 3.00 | 328 |
Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points |
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1 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 59.21 | 715 |
2 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 57.61 | 680 |
3 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 56.68 | 660 |
4 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 56.68 | 660 |
5 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 55.55 | 637 |
6 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 54.69 | 620 |
7 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 54.54 | 617 |
8 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 54.14 | 609 |
9 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 54.00 | 606 |
10 | Erkki Hautamäki | ![]() | 53.57 | 597 |
11 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 52.79 | 582 |
12 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 51.41 | 554 |
13 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 51.39 | 554 |
14 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 51.22 | 550 |
15 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 51.08 | 548 |
16 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 49.80 | 525 |
17 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 49.56 | 520 |
18 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 49.36 | 517 |
19 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 44.83 | 436 |
20 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 43.55 | 414 |
21 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 43.19 | 408 |
22 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 41.31 | 376 |
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Olli Reikko | ![]() | 4:28.0 | 526 |
2 | Fernando Fernandes | ![]() | 4:37.0 | 441 |
3 | Göran Widenfelt | ![]() | 4:38.6 | 427 |
4 | Reinaldo Oliver | ![]() | 4:51.8 | 321 |
5 | Bob Adams | ![]() | 4:57.0 | 283 |
6 | Max Wehrli | ![]() | 4:58.6 | 272 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Vladimir Volkov | ![]() | 4:33.2 | 475 |
2 | Kjell Tånnander | ![]() | 4:57.2 | 281 |
3 | Eeles Landström | ![]() | 5:01.0 | 255 |
4 | Hugues Frayer | ![]() | 5:14.4 | 175 |
5 | Héctor Román | ![]() | 5:14.4 | 175 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Sergey Kuznetsov | ![]() | 4:42.0 | 396 |
2 | Friedel Schirmer | ![]() | 4:47.6 | 352 |
3 | Brígido Iriarte | ![]() | 4:49.8 | 336 |
4 | Bob Mathias | ![]() | 4:50.8 | 328 |
5 | Floyd Simmons | ![]() | 4:53.4 | 309 |
Heat 4
Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points |
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1 | Sepp Hipp | ![]() | 4:57.2 | 281 |
2 | Hernán Figueroa | ![]() | 4:58.2 | 274 |
3 | Oto Rebula | ![]() | 5:01.8 | 249 |
4 | Geoff Elliott | ![]() | 5:03.6 | 238 |
5 | Milt Campbell | ![]() | 5:07.2 | 216 |
Standings after Event 10
Pos | Athlete | Total Points | 100m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400m | 110m H | DT | PV | JT | 1500m |
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![]() | ![]() | 7,887 WR | 948 | 779 | 912 | 900 | 828 | 894 | 838 | 745 | 715 | 328 |
![]() | ![]() | 6,975 | 1,034 | 707 | 759 | 832 | 779 | 953 | 640 | 438 | 617 | 216 |
![]() | ![]() | 6,788 | 737 | 804 | 688 | 930 | 765 | 813 | 566 | 556 | 620 | 309 |
4 | ![]() | 6,674 | 768 | 815 | 637 | 711 | 758 | 632 | 573 | 645 | 660 | 475 |
5 | ![]() | 6,449 | 768 | 740 | 696 | 711 | 751 | 575 | 802 | 516 | 609 | 281 |
6 | ![]() | 6,388 | 768 | 713 | 548 | 960 | 751 | 575 | 613 | 516 | 517 | 427 |
7 | ![]() | 6,308 | 768 | 755 | 669 | 832 | 666 | 632 | 607 | 516 | 582 | 281 |
8 | ![]() | 6,118 | 678 | 605 | 644 | 770 | 807 | 593 | 547 | 516 | 606 | 352 |
9 | ![]() | 6,044 | 768 | 624 | 618 | 711 | 642 | 652 | 476 | 795 | 520 | 238 |
10 | ![]() | 5,937 | 768 | 815 | 556 | 605 | 654 | 523 | 656 | 556 | 408 | 396 |
11 | ![]() | 5,772 | 707 | 725 | 614 | 605 | 751 | 716 | 627 | 476 | 376 | 175 |
12 | ![]() | 5,770 | 707 | 804 | 552 | 555 | 636 | 489 | 578 | 476 | 637 | 336 |
13 | ![]() | 5,725 | 800 | 684 | 568 | 656 | 821 | 208 | 392 | 516 | 554 | 526 |
14 | ![]() | 5,694 | 597 | 695 | 560 | 711 | 445 | 413 | 483 | 855 | 680 | 255 |
15 | ![]() | 5,648 | 678 | 678 | 663 | 605 | 565 | 593 | 587 | 476 | 554 | 249 |
16 | ![]() | 5,604 | 737 | 645 | 516 | 656 | 758 | 632 | 477 | 328 | 414 | 441 |
17 | ![]() | 5,592 | 678 | 608 | 660 | 555 | 654 | 523 | 574 | 516 | 550 | 274 |
18 | ![]() | 5,561 | 650 | 635 | 647 | 555 | 545 | 523 | 541 | 645 | 548 | 272 |
19 | ![]() | 5,530 | 650 | 567 | 582 | 711 | 520 | 489 | 696 | 596 | 436 | 283 |
20 | ![]() | 5,264 | 678 | 632 | 544 | 605 | 660 | 523 | 446 | 476 | 525 | 175 |
21 | ![]() | 5,228 | 623 | 550 | 437 | 656 | 618 | 473 | 374 | 516 | 660 | 321 |
![]() | DNF | 572 | 605 | 599 | 656 | 588 | 540 | 552 | 476 | 597 | ||
![]() | DNF | 737 | 818 | 656 | 872 | 772 | 593 | |||||
![]() | DNF | 254 | 385 | 369 | 464 | 189 | ||||||
![]() | DNF | 870 | 773 | 387 | 711 | |||||||
![]() | DNF | 737 | 562 | |||||||||
![]() | DNF | 768 | 446 | |||||||||
![]() | DNF | 623 | 341 |
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The men's 200 metres was an event at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. The competition was held on July 27, 1980, and on July 28, 1980. There were 57 competitors from 37 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Pietro Mennea of Italy, the nation's first victory in the event since 1960 and second overall. Great Britain earned its first medal in the men's 200 metres since 1928 with Allan Wells' silver. Don Quarrie of Jamaica, the defending champion, took bronze. Mennea and Quarrie were the fifth and sixth men to earn multiple medals in the event.
The men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union had a start list of 22 competitors from 19 nations, with three quarterfinals, two semifinals (16), and a final (8) that took place on Saturday July 26, 1980. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Volker Beck of East Germany, the nation's first medal in the event. Vasyl Arkhypenko earned silver, the second consecutive Games that the Soviet Union reached the podium in the event. Gary Oakes put Great Britain back on the podium after a one-Games absence with his bronze.
The men's 100 metre freestyle event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place between 26 and 27 July at the Helsinki Swimming Stadium. There were 61 competitors from 33 nations. Nations had been limited to three swimmers each since the 1924 Games. The event was won by Clarke Scholes of the United States, the nation's second consecutive and seventh overall victory in the men's 100 metre freestyle. Japan, absent from the 1948 Games after World War II, returned to the podium in the event with Hiroshi Suzuki's silver. Göran Larsson earned Sweden's first medal in the event since 1908 with his bronze.
The men's 100 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, Finland was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 21 July. Seventy-two athletes from 33 nations competed; each nation was limited to 3 runners. The final was won by American Lindy Remigino, the fourth consecutive victory by a different American. Herb McKenley won Jamaica's first medal in the men's 100 metres with his silver, while McDonald Bailey's bronze put Great Britain on the podium for the first time since 1928. The final was "probably the closest mass finish in Olympic 100 metre history" with the first four runners all clocking in at 10.4 seconds hand-timed, all six finalists within 0.12 seconds electric-timed, and a photo finish necessary to separate the winners.
The men's 200 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 22 and July 23. There were 71 competitors from 35 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Andy Stanfield. Americans also took silver and bronze as the United States swept the medals in the event for the third time.
The men's 400 metres sprint event at the 1952 Olympic Games took place between July 24 and July 25. Seventy-one athletes from 35 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by George Rhoden of Jamaica, the second consecutive title in the event by a Jamaican. Herb McKenley repeated his silver medal performance from 1948, becoming the second man to win two medals in the event.
The men's 110 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Summer Olympic Games took place July 23 and July 24. Thirty athletes from 20 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by the American Harrison Dillard. Dillard's compatriots, Jack Davis and Arthur Barnard, took 2nd and 3rd place. It was the fourth of nine consecutive American victories, and the tenth overall gold medal for the United States in the 110 metres hurdles. It was also the second of four consecutive American podium sweeps, and the sixth overall sweep by the United States in the event.
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place July 20 and July 21 at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. There were 40 competitors from 24 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The final was won by American Charles Moore. It was the nation's third consecutive and eighth overall victory in the event. The Soviet Union, in its debut, and New Zealand each earned their first medal in the men's 400 metres hurdles, with Yuriy Lituyev's silver and John Holland's bronze, respectively.
The men's 400 metres was an event at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. The competition was held on 28 & 29 of November. Times are listed as both hand timing and automatic timing. Hand timing was the official time used in the 1956 Olympics. Forty-two athletes from 23 nations competed. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress.