sport
athletics
discipline
Decathlon
gender
Men
Attendees
36 athletes from 22 countries
Competition location
Stade de Colombes
Competition phase
11./12. July 1924
The men's decathlon at the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris took place on July 11th and 12th, 1924. 36 athletes took part.
The Olympic champion was the American Harold Osborn , who had won the gold medal in the high jump five days earlier . Osborn's compatriot Emerson Norton won the silver medal, bronze went to the Estonian Aleksander Klumberg .
Existing records
Conducting the competition
The decathlon was carried out according to the same rules as today. The ten disciplines took place over two days. On July 11th there was the 100-meter run , the long jump , the shot put , the high jump and the 400-meter run . On July 12th, the 110-meter hurdles , the discus throw , the pole vault , the javelin and the final 1,500-meter run followed .
Attendees
The following 36 athletes from 22 countries took part in the Olympic competition:
Disciplines
100 meter run
Classification
space
Surname
time
Points
0 1
Osborn
11.2 s
857.2
0 2
Books
11.4 s
809.6
0 2
Gerspach
11.4 s
809.6
0 2
Jekals
11.4 s
809.6
0 2
de Keijser
11.4 s
809.6
0 2
Sempé
11.4 s
809.6
0 2
Thompson
11.4 s
809.6
0 8th
Armand
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Contoli
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Frieda
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Jansson
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Klumberg
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Médécin
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Meier
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Norton
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Noto
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Slack
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Somfay
11.6 s
762.0
0 8th
Sutherland
11.6 s
762.0
20th
Anderson
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Cejzik
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Duigan
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Ever
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Ferković
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Rähn
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Ruth
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Shanahan
11.8 s
714.4
20th
Uuemaa
11.8 s
714.4
20th
P. Yrjölä
11.8 s
714.4
30th
Fast
12.0 s
666.8
30th
Huusari
12.0 s
666.8
30th
I. Yrjölä
12.0 s
666.8
33
Benardis
12.2 s
619.2
33
Nilsson
12.2 s
619.2
35
Gašpar
12.6 s
524.0
36
Spark
12.8 s
476.4
Long jump
Classification
space
Surname
Expanse
Points
0 1
Klumberg
6.96 m
843,200
0 2
Norton
6.92 m
833,400
0 2
Osborn
6.92 m
833,400
0 4th
Sutherland
6.67 m
772.150
0 5
Médécin
6.52 m
735,400
0 6th
I. Yrjölä
6.50 m
730,500
0 7th
Uuemaa
6.49 m
728.050
0 8th
Jekals
6.48 m
725,600
0 9
Gerspach
6.46 m
720,700
10
Ever
6.45 m
718,250
11
Noto
6.42 m
710,900
12
Nilsson
6.40 m
706,000
12
Somfay
6.40 m
706,000
14th
Armand
6.39 m
702.325
15th
Contoli
6.37 m
698,650
16
Jansson
6.32 m
686,400
17th
Ruth
6.31 m
683,950
17th
P. Yrjölä
6.31 m
683,950
19th
Rähn
6.27 m
674.150
20th
Shanahan
6.20 m
657,000
21st
Fast
6.18 m
652,100
22nd
Meier
6.17 m
650.875
23
Ferković
6.17 m
649,650
24
Huusari
6.16 m
647,200
25th
Books
6.12 m
637,400
26th
Thompson
6.10 m
632,500
27
Sempé
6.08 m
627,600
28
Duigan
6.03 m
615,350
29
de Keijser
6.00 m
608,000
30th
Slack
5.98 m
603,100
31
Frieda
5.94 m
593,300
32
Benardis
5.70 m
534,500
33
Cejzik
5.68 m
529,600
34
Gašpar
5.31 m
437.725
35
Spark
5.17 m
404.650
ogV
Anderson
-
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Osborn
1690,600
0 2
Klumberg
1605,200
0 3
Norton
1595,400
0 4th
Jekals
1535,400
0 5
Sutherland
1534.150
0 6th
Gerspach
1530,300
0 7th
Médécin
1497,400
0 8th
Noto
1472,900
0 9
Somfay
1468,000
10
Armand
1464.325
11
Contoli
1460.650
12
Jansson
1448,400
13
Books
1447,000
14th
Uuemaa
1442,450
15th
Thompson
1442.100
16
Sempé
1437,200
17th
Ever
1432,650
18th
de Keijser
1417,600
19th
Meier
1412.875
20th
Ruth
1398,350
20th
P. Yrjölä
1398,350
22nd
I. Yrjölä
1397,300
23
Rähn
1388,500
24
Shanahan
1371,400
25th
Slack
1365.100
26th
Ferković
1364,050
27
Frieda
1355,300
28
Duigan
1329.750
29
Nilsson
1325,200
30th
Fast
1318,900
31
Huusari
1314,000
32
Cejzik
1244,000
33
Benardis
1153,700
34
Gašpar
961.725
35
Spark
881.050
Shot put
Paavo Yrjölä (FIN), who dominated the shot put with his brother Iivari, achieved ninth place in the final score
The American Otto Anderson, who had failed in the long jump without a valid attempt, did not take part in the shot put .
Classification
space
Surname
Expanse
Points
0 1
P. Yrjölä
13.28 m
794.0
0 2
I. Yrjölä
13.08 m
774.0
0 3
Norton
13.04 m
770.0
0 4th
Klumberg
12.27 m
693.0
0 5
Jansson
12.22 m
688.0
0 6th
Huusari
12.03 m
668.5
0 7th
Cejzik
11.88 m
653.5
0 8th
Osborn
11.44 m
609.5
0 9
Fast
11.42 m
607.5
10
de Keijser
11.31 m
597.0
11
Médécin
11.30 m
595.5
12
Frieda
11.01 m
567.0
13
Gašpar
10.95 m
561.0
14th
Ever
10.90 m
556.0
15th
Sutherland
10.87 m
552.5
16
Spark
10.86 m
552.0
17th
Ferković
10.56 m
522.0
18th
Somfay
10.55 m
521.5
19th
Contoli
10.54 m
520.0
20th
Jekals
10.41 m
507.0
21st
Gerspach
10.36 m
501.5
22nd
Thompson
10.35 m
500.5
23
Sempé
10.34 m
499.5
24
Nilsson
10.10 m
475.5
25th
Meier
10.00 m
466.0
26th
Benardis
9.90 m
455.5
27
Duigan
9.74 m
439.5
28
Books
9.71 m
437.0
29
Uuemaa
9.63 m
429.0
30th
Shanahan
9.62 m
427.5
31
Noto
9.56 m
421.5
32
Rähn
9.53 m
418.5
33
Slack
8.77 m
342.5
34
Ruth
8.74 m
340.0
35
Armand
8.65 m
331.0
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Norton
2365,400
0 2
Osborn
2300,100
0 3
Klumberg
2298,200
0 4th
P. Yrjölä
2192,350
0 5
I. Yrjölä
2171,300
0 6th
Jansson
2136,400
0 7th
Médécin
2092,900
0 8th
Sutherland
2086,650
0 9
Jekals
2042,200
10
Gerspach
2031,800
11
de Keijser
2014,600
12
Somfay
1989,500
13
Ever
1988,650
14th
Huusari
1982,500
15th
Contoli
1980,650
16
Thompson
1942,600
17th
Sempé
1936,700
18th
Fast
1926,400
19th
Frieda
1922,300
20th
Cejzik
1897,500
21st
Noto
1894,400
22nd
Ferković
1886.050
23
Books
1884,000
24
Meier
1878.875
25th
Uuemaa
1871,450
26th
Rähn
1807.050
27
Nilsson
1800,700
28
Shanahan
1798,900
29
Armand
1795,325
30th
Duigan
1769.250
31
Ruth
1738,350
32
Slack
1707,600
33
Benardis
1609,200
34
Gašpar
1522.725
35
Spark
1433,050
high jump
Classification
space
Surname
height
Points
0 1
Osborn
1.97 m
1056
0 2
Norton
1.92 m
986
0 3
Jansson
1.83 m
860
0 4th
Sutherland
1.80 m
818
0 4th
I. Yrjölä
1.80 m
818
0 6th
Klumberg
1.75 m
748
0 6th
Duigan
1.75 m
748
0 8th
Cejzik
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Ever
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Gerspach
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Huusari
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Jekals
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Ruth
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Shanahan
1.70 m
678
0 8th
Thompson
1.70 m
678
16
Contoli
1.65 m
608
16
Fast
1.65 m
608
16
Sempé
1.65 m
608
16
Slack
1.65 m
608
16
Uuemaa
1.65 m
608
21st
Armand
1.60 m
538
21st
Benardis
1.60 m
538
21st
Books
1.60 m
538
21st
Frieda
1.60 m
538
21st
Gašpar
1.60 m
538
21st
de Keijser
1.60 m
538
21st
Médécin
1.60 m
538
21st
Rähn
1.60 m
538
21st
Somfay
1.60 m
538
21st
P. Yrjölä
1.60 m
538
31
Ferković
1.50 m
398
31
Noto
1.50 m
398
33
Spark
1.40 m
258
ogV
Meier
-
Nilsson
-
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Osborn
3356,100
0 2
Norton
3351,400
0 3
Klumberg
3056,200
0 4th
Jansson
2996,400
0 5
I. Yrjölä
2989,300
0 6th
Sutherland
2904,650
0 7th
P. Yrjölä
2730,350
0 8th
Jekals
2720,200
0 9
Gerspach
2709,800
10
Ever
2666,650
11
Huusari
2660,500
12
Médécin
2630,900
13
Thompson
2620,600
14th
Contoli
2588,650
15th
Cejzik
2575,500
16
de Keijser
2552,600
17th
Sempé
2544,700
18th
Fast
2534,400
19th
Somfay
2527,500
20th
Duigan
2517,250
21st
Uuemaa
2479,450
22nd
Shanahan
2476,900
23
Frieda
2460,300
24
Books
2422,000
25th
Ruth
2416,350
26th
Rähn
2345.050
27
Armand
2333,325
28
Slack
2315,600
29
Noto
2292,400
30th
Ferković
2284.050
31
Benardis
2147,200
32
Gašpar
2060.725
33
Meier
1878.875
34
Spark
1691.050
400 meter run
The Swede Evert Nilsson and the Hungarian Elemér Somfay no longer competed in the 400-meter run .
Classification
space
Surname
time
Points
0 1
Noto
51.4 s
879.68
0 2
Ruth
51.8 s
864.64
0 3
Duigan
52.0 s
857.12
0 3
Thompson
52.0 s
857.12
0 5
Armand
53.0 s
819.52
0 5
Médécin
53.0 s
819.52
0 5
Norton
53.0 s
819.52
0 8th
Osborn
53.2 s
812.00
0 9
Gerspach
53.4 s
804.48
0 9
Huusari
53.4 s
804.48
11
Rähn
53.6 s
796.96
12
Books
54.0 s
781.92
12
Frieda
54.0 s
781.92
12
I. Yrjölä
54.0 s
781.92
15th
Jansson
54.2 s
774.40
15th
Jekals
54.2 s
774.40
17th
Klumberg
54.4 s
766.88
18th
Fast
54.6 s
759.36
18th
de Keijser
54.6 s
759.36
18th
P. Yrjölä
54.6 s
759.36
21st
Ferković
55.0 s
744.32
22nd
Meier
55.2 s
736.80
22nd
Slack
55.2 s
736.80
24
Cejzik
55.4 s
729.28
24
Shanahan
55.4 s
729.28
24
Uuemaa
55.4 s
729.28
27
Contoli
55.8 s
714.24
27
Ever
55.8 s
714.24
29
Sutherland
56.0 s
706.72
30th
Sempé
56.8 s
676.64
31
Benardis
57.6 s
646.56
32
Spark
59.0 s
593.92
33
Gašpar
1: 02.2 min
473.60
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Norton
4170,920
0 2
Osborn
4168.100
0 3
Klumberg
3813,080
0 4th
I. Yrjölä
3771.220
0 5
Jansson
3770,800
0 6th
Sutherland
3611,370
0 7th
Gerspach
3514,280
0 8th
Jekals
3494,600
0 9
P. Yrjölä
3489.710
10
Thompson
3477.720
11
Huusari
3464,980
12
Médécin
3450,420
13
Ever
3380,890
14th
Duigan
3374,370
15th
de Keijser
3311,960
16
Cejzik
3304.780
17th
Contoli
3302.890
18th
Fast
3293.760
19th
Ruth
3280,990
20th
Frieda
3242,220
21st
Sempé
3221,340
22nd
Uuemaa
3208.730
23
Shanahan
3206.180
24
Books
3203,920
25th
Noto
3172.080
26th
Armand
3152.845
27
Rähn
3142.010
28
Slack
3052,400
29
Ferković
3028,370
30th
Benardis
2793.760
31
Meier
2615.675
32
Gašpar
2534,325
33
Spark
2284.970
110 meter hurdles
The Estonian Valter Ever and the Yugoslav Ðuro Gašpar did not take part in this sixth discipline.
Classification
space
Surname
time
Points
0 1
Osborn
16.2 s
905.0
0 2
Huusari
16.6 s
848.0
0 2
Norton
16.6 s
848.0
0 2
Sutherland
16.6 s
848.0
0 5
Gerspach
16.8 s
829.0
0 5
Ruth
16.8 s
829.0
0 5
Shanahan
16.8 s
829.0
0 8th
Meier
17.0 s
810.0
0 8th
Uuemaa
17.0 s
810.0
10
Noto
17.2 s
791.0
10
Sempé
17.2 s
791.0
12
Contoli
17.4 s
772.0
13
Klumberg
17.6 s
753.0
13
Slack
17.6 s
753.0
15th
Cejzik
17.8 s
734.0
15th
Jansson
17.8 s
734.0
15th
Jekals
17.8 s
734.0
15th
Thompson
17.8 s
734.0
19th
Médécin
18.0 s
715.0
20th
Books
18.4 s
677.0
20th
Rähn
18.4 s
677.0
22nd
P. Yrjölä
18.8 s
639.0
23
Armand
19.0 s
620.0
23
Frieda
19.0 s
620.0
23
de Keijser
19.0 s
620.0
26th
Benardis
19.2 s
601.0
27
Ferković
20.4 s
487.0
DSQ
Duigan
-
Fast
-
Spark
-
I. Yrjölä
-
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Osborn
5073.100
0 2
Norton
5018,920
0 3
Klumberg
4566,080
0 4th
Jansson
4504,800
0 5
Sutherland
4459,370
0 6th
Gerspach
4343.280
0 7th
Huusari
4312,980
0 8th
Jekals
4228,600
0 9
Thompson
4211,720
10
Médécin
4165,420
11
P. Yrjölä
4128.710
12
Ruth
4109.990
13
Contoli
4074,890
14th
Cejzik
4038.780
15th
Shanahan
4035.180
16
Uuemaa
4018.730
17th
Sempé
4012,340
18th
Noto
3963,080
19th
de Keijser
3931,960
20th
Books
3880,920
21st
Frieda
3862,220
22nd
Rähn
3819.010
23
Slack
3805,400
24
Armand
3772.845
25th
I. Yrjölä
3771.220
26th
Ferković
3515,370
27
Meier
3425.675
28
Benardis
3394,760
29
Duigan
3374,370
30th
Fast
3293.760
31
Spark
2284.970
Discus throw
The Australian Dennis Duigan, the Swede Bertil Fastén, the Swiss Adolf Meier and the Finn Iivari Yrjölä no longer competed in this seventh discipline.
Classification
space
Surname
Expanse
Points
0 1
de Keijser
38.41 m
741.60
0 2
P. Yrjölä
38.14 m
731.34
0 3
Cejzik
37.39 m
702.65
0 4th
Klumberg
36.80 m
680.23
0 5
Frieda
35.10 m
615.63
0 6th
Books
34.78 m
603.66
0 7th
Osborn
34.51 m
593.60
0 8th
Gerspach
33.91 m
570.60
0 9
Huusari
33.15 m
541.72
10
Norton
33.11 m
540.20
11
Spark
33.09 m
539.25
12
Contoli
32.92 m
532.98
13
Jekals
32.92 m
507.52
14th
Jansson
32.08 m
501.06
15th
Sempé
32.04 m
499.54
16
Thompson
30.90 m
456.03
17th
Sutherland
30.83 m
453.56
18th
Benardis
30.56 m
443.30
19th
Uuemaa
28.46 m
363.50
20th
Médécin
27.65 m
332.72
21st
Ferković
25.90 m
266.03
22nd
Shanahan
25.06 m
234.30
23
Slack
24.32 m
206.18
24
Ruth
23.87 m
189.08
25th
Noto
23.61 m
179.20
26th
Armand
21.89 m
113.65
ogV
Rähn
-
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Osborn
5666,500
0 2
Norton
5559.120
0 3
Klumberg
5246,310
0 4th
Jansson
5005.860
0 5
Gerspach
4913.880
0 6th
Sutherland
4912,930
0 7th
P. Yrjölä
4860.250
0 8th
Huusari
4854,700
0 9
Cejzik
4741,430
10
Jekals
4736.120
11
de Keijser
4673,560
12
Thompson
4667.750
13
Contoli
4607.870
14th
Sempé
4511,880
15th
Médécin
4498.140
16
Books
4484,580
17th
Frieda
4477,850
18th
Uuemaa
4382.230
19th
Ruth
4299,070
20th
Shanahan
4269,480
21st
Noto
4142,280
22nd
Slack
4011,580
23
Armand
3886,495
24
Benardis
3838.060
25th
Rähn
3819.010
26th
Ferković
3781,400
27
Spark
2824,220
Pole vault
The Briton Percy Spark no longer competed in this eighth discipline.
Classification
space
Surname
height
Points
0 1
Norton
3.80 m
919.0
0 2
de Keijser
3.50 m
757.0
0 2
Osborn
3.50 m
757.0
0 4th
Frieda
3.40 m
703.0
0 4th
Gerspach
3.40 m
703.0
0 6th
Ferković
3.30 m
649.0
0 6th
Klumberg
3.30 m
649.0
0 6th
Sutherland
3.30 m
649.0
0 6th
Uuemaa
3.30 m
649.0
10
Armand
3.20 m
595.0
10
Huusari
3.20 m
595.0
10
Ruth
3.20 m
595.0
13
Contoli
3.10 m
541.0
13
Jansson
3.10 m
541.0
15th
Benardis
2.92 m
443.8
16
Books
2.90 m
433.0
16
Cejzik
2.90 m
433.0
18th
Shanahan
2.82 m
389.8
19th
Rähn
2.80 m
379.0
19th
Sempé
2.80 m
379.0
21st
Thompson
2.73 m
341.2
21st
P. Yrjölä
2.73 m
341.2
23
Slack
2.60 m
271.0
24
Jekals
2.53 m
233.2
25th
Noto
2.30 m
109.0
ogV
Médécin
-
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Norton
6478.120
0 2
Osborn
6423,500
0 3
Klumberg
5895.310
0 4th
Gerspach
5616,880
0 5
Sutherland
5561,930
0 6th
Jansson
5546.860
0 7th
Huusari
5449,700
0 8th
de Keijser
5430,560
0 9
P. Yrjölä
5201.250
10
Frieda
5180,850
11
Cejzik
5174,430
12
Contoli
5148.870
13
Uuemaa
5031.230
14th
Thompson
5008,950
15th
Jekals
4969,320
16
Books
4917,580
17th
Ruth
4894.070
18th
Sempé
4890.880
19th
Shanahan
4659.280
20th
Médécin
4498.140
21st
Armand
4481,495
22nd
Ferković
4430,400
23
Slack
4282,580
24
Benardis
4281,860
25th
Noto
4251,280
26th
Rähn
4198.010
Javelin throw
The Swede Helge Jansson took 7th place in the final bill
The French Gabriel Sempé did not take part in this ninth discipline.
Classification
space
Surname
Expanse
Points
0 1
Klumberg
57.70 m
909,250
0 2
Frieda
54.90 m
832,250
0 3
Huusari
53.65 m
787.875
0 4th
P. Yrjölä
52.93 m
778.075
0 5
Sutherland
51.02 m
725.4125
0 6th
Jansson
47.20 m
620,500
0 7th
Contoli
46.94 m
613.2125
0 8th
Osborn
46.69 m
606,475
0 9
Cejzik
46.23 m
593.825
10
Gerspach
44.82 m
555.050
11
de Keijser
44.66 m
550.650
12
Thompson
43.37 m
515.175
13
Jekals
43.02 m
505,550
14th
Norton
42.09 m
479.975
15th
Uuemaa
40.69 m
441.475
16
Benardis
40.64 m
440.100
17th
Books
39.42 m
406.4125
18th
Shanahan
39.00 m
395,000
19th
Rähn
38.38 m
377,950
20th
Ferković
36.59 m
328.725
21st
Slack
36.11 m
315.525
22nd
Noto
35.22 m
291.050
23
Ruth
32.28 m
210,200
24
Médécin
30.68 m
166,200
25th
Armand
11.64 m
0.000
Intermediate result
space
Surname
Points
0 1
Osborn
7029.975
0 2
Norton
6958.095
0 3
Klumberg
6804,560
0 4th
Sutherland
6287.3425
0 5
Huusari
6247.575
0 6th
Gerspach
6171,930
0 7th
Jansson
6167,360
0 8th
Frieda
6013,100
0 9
de Keijser
5981.210
10
P. Yrjölä
5979,325
11
Cejzik
5768.255
12
Contoli
5762.0825
13
Thompson
5524.125
14th
Jekals
5474,870
15th
Uuemaa
5472.705
16
Books
5323.9925
17th
Ruth
5104.270
18th
Shanahan
5054.280
19th
Ferković
4759.125
20th
Benardis
4721,960
21st
Médécin
4664,340
22nd
Slack
4598.105
23
Rähn
4575,960
24
Noto
4542,330
25th
Armand
4481,495
1500 meter run
Classification
space
Surname
time
Points
0 1
Thompson
4: 32.4 min
786.4
0 1
Ruth
4: 36.4 min
762.4
0 3
Ferković
4: 37.0 min
758.8
0 4th
Huusari
4: 37.2 min
757.6
0 5
Armand
4: 42.4 min
726.4
0 6th
Rähn
4: 44.0 min
716.8
0 7th
Noto
4: 45.8 min
706.0
0 8th
Médécin
4: 49.6 min
683.2
0 9
Osborn
4: 50.0 min
680.8
10
Contoli
4: 56.0 min
644.8
11
Books
4: 57.2 min
637.6
12
Frieda
5: 02.6 min
605.2
13
Gerspach
5: 08.2 min
571.6
14th
P. Yrjölä
5: 08.6 min
569.2
15th
Cejzik
5: 11.6 min
551.2
16
Slack
5: 11.8 min
550.0
17th
de Keijser
5: 15.4 min
528.4
18th
Klumberg
5: 16.0 min
524.8
19th
Jekals
5: 19.0 min
506.8
19th
Sutherland
5: 19.0 min
506.8
21st
Jansson
5: 22.0 min
488.8
22nd
Benardis
5: 25.6 min
467.2
23
Uuemaa
5: 32.4 min
426.4
24
Norton
5: 38.0 min
392.8
25th
Shanahan
5: 41.4 min
372.4
Final score
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Surname
nation
Points - official rating
Points - 1985 rating
0 1
Harold Osborn
United States 48 United States
7710.775 OR
6478
0 2
Emerson Norton
United States 48 United States
7350.895
6117
0 3
Aleksander Klumberg
Estonia Estonia
7329,360
6057
0 4th
Antti Huusari
Finland Finland
7005.175
5952
0 5
Ernest Sutherland
South Africa 1912 South African Union
6794.145
5749
0 6th
Ernst Gerspach
Switzerland Switzerland
6743,530
5765
0 7th
Helge Jansson
Sweden Sweden
6656.160
5633
0 8th
Harry Frieda
United States 48 United States
6618,300
5542
0 9
Paavo Yrjölä
Finland Finland
6548.525
5547
10
Henricus de Keijser
Netherlands Netherlands
6509,610
5465
11
Adolfo Contoli
Italy 1861 Italy
6406.825
5523
12
Antoni Cejzik
Poland 1919 Poland
6319,455
5375
13
Enrique Thompson
Argentina Argentina
6310.525
5616
14th
Gvido Jekals
Latvia Latvia
5981,670
5327
15th
Constant Bucher
Switzerland Switzerland
5961.525
5268
16
Eugene Uuemaa
Estonia Estonia
5899.105
5186
17th
Josse Ruth
Belgium Belgium
5866,670
5384
18th
Peroslav Ferković
Yugoslavia Kingdom 1918 Yugoslavia
5517.925
4975
19th
William Shanahan
Ireland 1922 Irish Free State
5426,680
4932
20th
Gaston Médécin
Monaco Monaco
5347,540
4938
21st
Elmar Rähn
Estonia Estonia
5292,760
4707
22nd
Tokushige Noto
Japan 1870 Japan
5248,330
5090
23
Edouard Armand
Haiti 1807 Haiti
5207.895
4745
24
Stelios Benardis
Second Hellenic Republic Greece
5189.160
4607
25th
Donald Slack
United Kingdom 1801 Great Britain
5148.105
4804
Date: 11./12. July 1924
Bronze for Aleksander Klumberg (EST)
The two top favorites of this competition were the world record holder Aleksander Klumberg from Estonia and the American Harold Osborn. Unfortunately, the Estonian - whose full name was Aleksander Klumberg-Kolmpere - was handicapped by an upset stomach, so that he could not achieve his full potential. Osborn and his compatriot Emerson Norton fought head-to-head for the gold medal up to the eighth discipline. The javelin throw and the final 1500-meter run brought Osborn the victory. Before the javelin was thrown, Osborn was almost 55 points behind Norton. In the two final disciplines Osborn achieved 1287.275 points, Norton, however, only 872.775 points. The bronze medalist Klumberg was almost open to Norton. Before throwing the javelin, he was 582.810 points behind Norton. In the end, the Estonian was only 21.535 points short.
Harold Osborn had won the high jump competition five days earlier . To this day, he is the only athlete who was able to win the gold medal at the Olympic Games in both the decathlon and a special discipline. Even Osborn's excellent result did not quite come close to the performance of Jim Thorpe , which he had achieved in the 1912 . However, the competition was spread over three days at the time.
For a better classification of the performance, the converted points according to today's rating system are also given. According to this table, which is valid today, there would have been various other placements. But these comparisons are only indicative, because the different standards of the time must apply as a basis. This is most noticeable in the pole vault , where people jumped with completely different poles than they do today.
literature
Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896-1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 172f
Web links
Individual evidence
^ Ekkehard zur Megede , The History of Olympic Athletics, Volume 1: 1896–1936, Verlag Bartels & Wernitz KG, Berlin, 2nd edition 1970, p. 173
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