Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Men's decathlon; at the Games of the XIV Olympiad
Dates	August 5 & August 6
Medalists
	← 1936 1952 →

The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 & August 6. 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)

Date	Time	Round
Thursday, 5 August 1948	10:30 11:30 15:00 16:00 17:30	100 metres Long jump Shot put High jump 400 metres
Friday, 6 August 1948	10:30 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	Glenn Morris (USA)	7900	Berlin, Germany	8 August 1936

Overall results[]

Key

The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow

Key:	DNS	Did not start	DNF	Did not finish

Rank	Athlete	Overall points	100 m	LJ	SP	HJ	400 m	110 m H	DT	PV	JT	1500 m
	Bob Mathias (USA)	7139	787 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
	Ignace Heinrich (FRA)	6974	760 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
	Floyd Simmons (USA)	6950	787 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
4	Enrique Kistenmacher (ARG)	6929	872 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
5	Erik Andersson (SWE)	6877	686 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
6	Peter Mullins (AUS)	6739	787 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
7	Per Axel Eriksson (SWE)	6731	618 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
8	Irving Mondschein (USA)	6715	760 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
9	Edward Adamczyk (POL)	6712	662 11.7 s	825 7.08 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
10	Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)	6663	576 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
11	Per Stavem (NOR)	6552	597 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
12	Örn Clausen (ISL)	6444	814 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
13	Yrjö Mäkelä (FIN)	6421	618 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
14	Pierre Sprécher (FRA)	6401	618 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
15	Kjell Tånnander (SWE)	6325	686 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
16	Wacław Kuźmicki (POL)	6153	597 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
17	Hannes Sonck (FIN)	6142	618 11.9 s	728 6.715 m	605 11.83 m	7227 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
18	Davorin Marčelja (YUG)	6141	576 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
19	Witold Gerutto (POL)	6106	576 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
20	Hernán Figueroa (CHI)	6026	686 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
20	Hércules Azcune (URU)	6026	686 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
22	Jacques Crétaine (FRA)	5829	686 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
23	Fritz Nussbaum (SUI)	5808	618 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
24	Mario Recordón (CHI)	5730	640 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
25	Lionel Fournier (CAN)	5590	686 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
26	Albert Dayer (BEL)	5586	597 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
27	Oskar Gerber (SUI)	5558	618 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
28	Sayed Moukhtar (EGY)	5031	640 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
N/A	Baldev Singh (IND)	DNF	640 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	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Josef Seger (LIE)	DNF	536 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	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Eduardo Julve (PER)	DNF	686 11.6 s	716 6.665 m	718 13.03 m	616 1.65 m	692 53.5 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Oto Rebula (YUG)	DNF	686 11.6 s	683 6.53 m	580 11.55 m	563 1.6 m	614 55.3 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	René Kremer (LUX)	DNF	710 11.5 s	615 6.255 m	591 11.67 m	563 1.6 m	566 56.5 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Gebhard Büchel (LIE)	DNF	464 12.7 s	457 5.55 m	477 10.36 m	368 1.4 m	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS
N/A	Armin Scheurer (SUI)	DNF	499 12.5 s	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS	DNS

References[]

^ "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.

External links[]

Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948). The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad. LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 5 September 2016.

[SR-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.

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v t Combined events at the Olympic Games
Summary
Men's decathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Women's pentathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Women's heptathlon	1912 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
Other variations: Men's All-Around: 1904 • Men's Triathlon: 1904 • Men's Pentathlon: 1912 • 1920 • 1924

Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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
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