All 30 starters competed in the first three disciplines ( long jump , javelin throw and 200-meter run ). The order resulted from the addition of the placements achieved in the individual disciplines. After three competitions, only the twelve best athletes qualified for the following discus throw . The points of the remaining athletes have now been recalculated by only taking into account the placements of these top twelve from the three disciplines already completed. Only the six best athletes then competed in the final 1500 meter run .
Attendees
The following 30 athletes from 15 countries took part in the Olympic competition:
Robert LeGendre set a new world record in the long jump with 7.77 m . He exceeded the old record of his compatriot Edward Gourdin by 8 cm. LeGendre was not qualified for the special long jump because he had not competed in the US eliminations in the long jump.
Javelin throw
Classification
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Surname
Expanse
Points
01
Leino
54.12 m
1
02
Somfay
52.07 m
2
03
Yrjölä
51.72 m
3
04th
Nilsson
51.17 m
4th
05
Lehtonen
50.93 m
5
06th
Kaer
50.20 m
6th
07th
Zacharopoulos
49.00 m
7th
08th
Hamilton
48.96 m
8th
09
Lahtinen
48.76 m
9
10
Unger
48.45 m
10
11
LeGendre
48.04 m
11
12
Mølster
47.91 m
12
13
Fast
47.58 m
13
14th
Courtejaire
47.58 m
14th
15th
Ueda
47.47 m
15th
16
Duigan
45.60 m
16
17th
de Keijser
44.07 m
17th
18th
Contoli
42.98 m
18th
19th
Much
42.58 m
19th
20th
Argue
41.48 m
20th
21st
Spark
41.19 m
21st
22nd
Tin
40.15 m
22nd
23
Pighi
39.82 m
23
24
Books
38.95 m
24
25th
Svoboda
37.88 m
25th
26th
Ruth
36.78 m
26th
27
Benardis
35.58 m
27
28
Slack
34.18 m
28
29
Médécin
32.43 m
29
30th
Spahic
31.00 m
30th
Intermediate result
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Surname
Points
01
Leino
7th
01
Somfay
7th
03
Kaer
8th
04th
Hamilton
12
04th
Lahtinen
12
04th
LeGendre
12
04th
Lehtonen
12
08th
Nilsson
17th
09
Unger
18th
10
Yrjölä
21st
11
Duigan
25th
12
Courtejaire
29
13
Argue
31
13
Mølster
31
15th
Zacharopoulos
34
16
de Keijser
37
16
Ueda
37
18th
Fast
38
19th
Médécin
39
20th
Pighi
40
20th
Ruth
40
20th
Slack
40
23
Contoli
41
24
Much
44
25th
Books
45
25th
Spahic
45
27
Tin
48
28
Spark
51
29
Svoboda
53
30th
Benardis
56
200 metres
After the 200-meter run , the top twelve athletes qualified for the fourth discipline, the discus throw , the others were eliminated. The ranking of the remaining twelve athletes was recalculated, all positions of the eliminated athletes were deleted, the remaining starters moved up in the points positions.
Note: The starters qualified for the fourth competition are highlighted in blue in the ranking.
Classification
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Surname
time
Points
01
Kaer
23.0 s
1
01
LeGendre
23.0 s
1
01
Lehtonen
23.0 s
1
04th
Leino
23.2 s
4th
05
Argue
23.4 s
5
05
Somfay
23.4 s
5
07th
Lahtinen
23.6 s
7th
08th
Contoli
23.8 s
8th
08th
Duigan
23.8 s
8th
08th
Slack
23.8 s
8th
08th
Unger
23.8 s
8th
08th
Much
23.8 s
8th
13
Médécin
24.0 s
13
13
Svoboda
24.0 s
13
15th
de Keijser
24.2 s
15th
15th
Mølster
24.2 s
15th
15th
Ruth
24.2 s
15th
18th
Books
24.4 s
18th
18th
Hamilton
24.4 s
18th
20th
Courtejaire
24.6 s
20th
21st
Nilsson
25.0 s
21st
21st
Pighi
25.0 s
21st
21st
Spahic
25.0 s
21st
24
Tin
25.2 s
24
25th
Ueda
25.4 s
25th
26th
Fast
25.8 s
26th
27
Benardis
26.2 s
27
28
Spark
27.0 s
28
DNF
Yrjölä
-
Zacharopoulos
Intermediate result
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Surname
Points
01
Kaer
9
02
Leino
11
03
Somfay
12
04th
LeGendre
13
04th
Lehtonen
13
06th
Lahtinen
19th
07th
Unger
26th
08th
Hamilton
30th
09
Duigan
33
10
Argue
36
11
Nilsson
38
12
Mølster
46
13
Slack
48
14th
Contoli
49
14th
Courtejaire
49
16
de Keijser
52
16
Médécin
52
16
Much
52
19th
Ruth
55
20th
Pighi
61
21st
Ueda
62
22nd
Books
63
22nd
Fast
63
24
Spahic
66
24
Svoboda
66
26th
Tin
72
27
Spark
79
28
Benardis
83
-
Yrjölä
-
-
Zacharopoulos
-
Classification after recalculation
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Surname
Points
01
Kaer
8th
02
LeGendre
11
02
Leino
11
04th
Lehtonen
12
04th
Somfay
12
06th
Lahtinen
17th
07th
Hamilton
21st
08th
Unger
24
09
Nisson
26th
10
Argue
27
11
Duigan
28
11
Mølster
32
Discus throw
After the discus throw , the best six athletes qualified for the fifth and final discipline, the 1,500-meter run , the others were eliminated.
Note: The starters qualified for the fifth competition are highlighted in blue in the ranking.
The Finn Eero Lehtonen, who had already won this competition in 1920 , was also successful this time. He won the gold medal in front of the Hungarian Elemér Somfay and the American Robert LeGendre. The bronze medalist LeGendre managed the feat of setting a new world record in the long jump with 7.77 m . LeGendre did not qualify for participation in the long jump competition that took place a day later.
If the results are calculated using the decathlon table that applies today, LeGendre would have won the competition.
literature
Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 172