The Brazilian Carlos Woebcken did not take part in the second discipline.
Wilson Charles succeeded with 7.24 m, the longest ever jump in the decathlon at the Olympic Games. Jānis Dimza, Héctor Berra and Akilles Järvinen also surpassed the old record, while Hans-Heinrich Sievert set the previously existing decathlon best in the long jump.
Classification
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Expanse
Points
01
Charles
7.24 m
911.80
02
Dimza
7.22 m
906.90
03
Berra
7.14 m
887.30
04th
Järvinen
7.00 m
853.00
04th
Sievert
6.97 m
845.65
06th
Bulk
6.95 m
840.75
07th
Coffman
6.77 m
796.65
07th
Eberle
6.77 m
796.65
9
Bácsalmási
6.71 m
781.95
10
Tisdall
6.60 m
755.00
11
Yrölä
6.59 m
752.55
12
Siedlecki
6.49 m
728.05
13
Wegner
6.41 m
708.45
14th
Hard
6.14 m
642.30
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Charles
1769.00
02
Berra
1768.30
03
Dimza
1740.30
04th
Järvinen
1734.00
05
Sievert
1655.25
06th
Coffman
1630.05
07th
Eberle
1606.25
08th
Tisdall
1588.40
09
Bulk
1578.95
10
Wegner
1518.05
11
Siedlecki
1490.05
12
Yrjölä
1466.95
13
Bácsalmási
1448.75
14th
Hard
1380.50
Shot put
The Argentine Héctor Berra did not compete in the third discipline.
With 15.32 m, Jim Bausch achieved the longest shot ever in the decathlon at the Olympic Games. Hans-Heinrich Sievert and Jānis Dimza also surpassed the old record.
Classification
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Expanse
Points
01
Bulk
15.32 m
998.0
02
Sievert
14.50 m
916.0
03
Dimza
14.33 m
899.0
04th
Yrjölä
13.68 m
834.0
05
Siedlecki
13.56 m
822.0
06th
Hard
13.31 m
797.0
07th
Eberle
13.22 m
788.0
08th
Järvinen
13.11 m
777.0
09
Tisdall
12.58 m
724.0
10
Charles
12.56 m
722.0
11
Bácsalmási
11.90 m
656.0
12
Coffman
11.86 m
652.0
13
Wegner
11.70 m
636.0
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Dimza
2639.30
02
Bulk
2576.95
03
Sievert
2571.25
04th
Järvinen
2511.00
05
Charles
2491.00
06th
Eberle
2394.25
07th
Tisdall
2312.40
08th
Siedlecki
2312.05
09
Yrjölä
2300.95
10
Coffman
2282.05
11
Hard
2177.50
12
Wegner
2154.05
13
Bácsalmási
2104.75
high jump
Classification
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height
Points
01
Charles
1.85 m
888
02
Dimza
1.78 m
790
02
Sievert
1.78 m
790
04th
Järvinen
1.75 m
748
04th
Yrjölä
1.75 m
748
06th
Bácsalmási
1.70 m
678
06th
Bulk
1.70 m
678
06th
Coffman
1.70 m
678
06th
Siedlecki
1.70 m
678
10
Eberle
1.65 m
608
10
Hard
1.65 m
608
10
Tisdall
1.65 m
608
10
Wegner
1.65 m
608
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Dimza
3429.30
02
Charles
3379.00
03
Sievert
3361.25
04th
Järvinen
3259.00
05
Bulk
3254.95
06th
Yrjölä
3048.95
07th
Eberle
3002.25
08th
Siedlecki
2990.05
09
Coffman
2960.05
10
Tisdall
2920.40
11
Hard
2785.50
12
Bácsalmási
2782.75
13
Wegner
2762.05
400 meter run
Irishman Bob Tisdall won the 400 meters and finished eighth in the end.
Robert Tisdall achieved the fastest time ever run at the Olympic Games in the decathlon with 49.0 seconds.
Classification
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time
Points
01
Tisdall
49.0 s
969.92
02
Järvinen
50.6 s
909.76
03
Eberle
50.8 s
902.24
03
Charles
51.2 s
887.20
05
Wegner
51.6 s
872.16
06th
Coffman
51.8 s
864.64
07th
Yrjölä
52.6 s
834.56
08th
Sievert
53.6 s
796.96
09
Bácsalmási
53.8 s
789.44
09
Siedlecki
53.8 s
789.44
11
Bulk
54.2 s
774.40
12
Dimza
54.8 s
751.84
13
Hard
57.2 s
661.60
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Charles
4266.20
02
Dimza
4181.14
03
Järvinen
4168.76
04th
Sievert
4158.21
05
Bulk
4029.35
06th
Eberle
3904.49
07th
Tisdall
3890.32
08th
Yrjölä
3883.51
09
Coffman
3824.69
10
Siedlecki
3779.49
11
Wegner
3634.21
12
Bácsalmási
3572.19
13
Hard
3447.10
110 meter hurdles
The competition was held in five runs.
Erwin Wegner achieved the fastest time ever run at the Olympic Games in a decathlon with 15.4 s. Robert Tisdall was also faster than the old record.
Classification
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time
Points
01
Wegner
15.4 s
962.0
02
Tisdall
15.5 s
952.5
03
Hard
15.6 s
943.0
04th
Järvinen
15.7 s
933.5
05
Sievert
16.1 s
895.5
06th
Bulk
16.2 s
886.0
06th
Charles
16.2 s
886.0
08th
Dimza
16.4 s
867.0
09
Eberle
16.7 s
838.5
10
Siedlecki
17.0 s
810.0
10
Yrjölä
17.0 s
810.0
12
Bácsalmási
17.7 s
743.5
13
Coffman
17.8 s
734.0
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Charles
5152.20
02
Järvinen
5102.26
03
Sievert
5053.71
04th
Dimza
5048.14
05
Bulk
4915.35
06th
Tisdall
4842.82
07th
Eberle
4742.99
08th
Yrjölä
4693.51
09
Wegner
4596.21
10
Siedlecki
4589.49
11
Coffman
4558.69
12
Hard
4390.10
13
Bácsalmási
4315.69
Discus throw
With 44.58 m, Jim Bausch achieved the best distance ever at the Olympic Games in a decathlon. Hans-Heinrich Sievert was also able to surpass the old record.
Classification
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Expanse
Points
01
Bulk
44.58 m
976.06
02
Sievert
44.54 m
974.54
03
Bácsalmási
41.45 m
857.12
04th
Eberle
41.34 m
852.94
05
Yrjölä
40.77 m
831.28
06th
Dimza
40.76 m
830.90
07th
Hard
40.62 m
825.58
08th
Siedlecki
39.05 m
765.92
09
Charles
38.71 m
753.00
10
Järvinen
36.80 m
680.42
11
Coffman
34.40 m
589.22
12
Tisdall
33.31 m
547.80
13
Wegner
33.26 m
545.90
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Sievert
6028.25
02
Charles
5905.20
03
Bulk
5891.41
04th
Dimza
5879.04
05
Järvinen
5782.68
06th
Eberle
5595.93
07th
Yrjölä
5524.79
08th
Tisdall
5390.62
09
Siedlecki
5355.41
10
Hard
5215.68
11
Bácsalmási
5172.81
12
Coffman
5147.91
13
Wegner
5142.11
Pole vault
At 4.00 m, Jim Bausch and Clyde Coffman achieved the best ever Olympic decathlon height.
Classification
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height
Points
01
Bulk
4.00 m
1027
01
Coffman
4.00 m
1027
03
Järvinen
3.60 m
811
04th
Bácsalmási
3.50 m
757
04th
Dimza
3.50 m
757
04th
Eberle
3.50 m
757
07th
Charles
3.40 m
703
08th
Sievert
3.20 m
595
08th
Tisdall
3.20 m
595
10
Hard
3.10 m
541
10
Wegner
3.10 m
541
10
Yrjölä
3.10 m
541
13
Siedlecki
3.00 m
487
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Bulk
6918.41
02
Dimza
6636.04
03
Sievert
6623.25
04th
Charles
6608.20
05
Järvinen
6593.68
06th
Eberle
6352.93
07th
Coffman
6174.91
08th
Yrjölä
6065.79
09
Tisdall
5985.62
10
Bácsalmási
5929.81
11
Siedlecki
5842.41
12
Hard
5756.68
13
Wegner
5683.11
Javelin throw
The 1928 Olympic champion Paavo Yrjölä (FIN) finished sixth in the final score.
The Latvian Jānis Dimza and the Pole Zygmunt Siedlecki did not compete in the ninth discipline.
With 61.91 m, Jim Bausch achieved the best distance ever at the Olympic Games in a decathlon.
Classification
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Expanse
Points
01
Bulk
61.91 m
1025.025
02
Järvinen
61.00 m
1,000,000
03
Eberle
57.49 m
903.475
04th
Yrjölä
56.12 m
865,800
05
Sievert
53.91 m
805.025
06th
Wegner
53.83 m
802.825
07th
Hard
50.49 m
710.975
08th
Coffman
48.88 m
666,700
09
Bácsalmási
48.59 m
658.725
10
Charles
47.72 m
634,800
11
Tisdall
45.26 m
567.150
Intermediate result
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Points
01
Bulk
7943,435
02
Järvinen
7593,680
03
Sievert
7428.275
04th
Eberle
7256,405
05
Charles
7243,000
06th
Yrjölä
6931,590
07th
Coffman
6842,610
08th
Bácsalmási
6588,535
09
Tisdall
6552.770
10
Wegner
6485,935
11
Hard
6467.655
1500 meter run
The discipline was carried out in two runs.
Classification
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time
Points
01
Eberle
4: 34.4 min
774.4
01
Tisdall
4: 34.4 min
774.4
03
Yrjölä
4: 37.4 min
756.4
04th
Charles
4: 39.8 min
742.0
05
Järvinen
4: 47.0 min
698.8
06th
Wegner
4: 47.8 min
694.0
07th
Coffman
4: 48.0 min
692.8
08th
Bulk
5: 17.0 min
518.8
09
Sievert
5: 18.0 min
512.8
10
Bácsalmási
5: 34.6 min
413.2
11
Hard
5: 48.2 min
331.6
Akilles Järvinen (FIN) won the silver medal like in 1928 .
As in 1928 in Amsterdam , the Finn Akilles Järvinen, brother of the javelin Olympic champion Matti Järvinen , won the silver medal. With excellent jumping and throwing performance on the second day, the American Jim Bausch had overtaken the Finn. Both athletes were better with their results than the previous world record set by Akilles Järvinen in 1930. Third was the German champion Wolrad Eberle, who also increased to over 8000 points. The 1928 Olympic champion, Paavo Yrjölä, came in sixth this time.
The rating table from 1920 was used to determine the points.
For a better classification of the performance, the points converted according to the current rating system from 1985 are also given. According to this table, which is valid today, Järvinen would have been the Olympic champion. 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, pp. 244f