Olympic Games London 1948 (2)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Robert Mathias | USA | 7139 | 11,2 - 6.61 - 13.04 - 1.86 - 51,7 - 15,7 - 44.00 - 3.50 - 50.32 - 5.11,0 |
6628 |
| 2 | Ignace Heinrich | FRA | 6974 | 11,3 - 6.89 - 12.85 - 1.86 - 51,6 - 15,6 - 40.94 - 3.20 - 40.98 - 4.43,8 |
6559 |
| 3 | Floyd Simmons | USA | 6950 | 11,2 - 6.72 - 12.80 - 1.86 - 51,9 - 15,2 - 32.73 - 3.40 - 51.99 - 4.58,0 |
6531 |
| 4 | Enrique Kistenmacher | ARG | 6929 | 10,9 - 7.08 - 12.67 - 1.70 - 50,5 - 16,3 - 41.11 - 3.20 - 45.06 - 4.49,6 |
6542 |
| 5 | Erik-Per Andersson | SWE | 6877 | 11,6 - 6.59 - 12.66 - 1.75 - 52,0 - 15,9 - 36.07 - 3.60 - 51.04 - 4.34,0 |
6486 |
| 6 | Peter Mullins | AUS | 6739 | 11,2 - 6.64 - 12.75 - 1.83 - 53,2 - 15,2 - 33.94 - 3.40 - 51.32 - 5.17,6 |
6334 |
| 7 | Per Axel Eriksson | SWE | 6731 | 11,9 - 6.80 - 11.96 - 1.80 - 52,5 - 16,2 - 34.91 - 3.30 - 56.70 - 4.35,8 |
6391 |
| 8 | Irving Mondschein | USA | 6715 | 11,3 - 6.81 - 12.74 - 1.83 - 51,6 - 16,6 - 38.74 - 3.50 - 36.80 - 4.49,8 |
6331 |
| 9 | Edward Adamczyk | POL | 6712 | 11,7 - 7.08 - 13.20 - 1.75 - 52,5 - 15,8 - 39.11 - 3.40 - 43.70 - 5.01,4 |
6336 |
| 10 | Godtfred Holmvang | NOR | 6663 | 12,1 - 6.75 - 12.17 - 1.70 - 52,9 - 16,4 - 38.11 - 3.40 - 53.66 - 4.28,6 |
6324 |
| 11 | Per Johan Stavem | NOR | 6552 | 12,0 - 6.70 - 13.89 - 1.80 - 56,0 - 16,4 - 41.06 - 3.20 - 52.79 - 5.07,4 |
6153 |
| 12 | Örn Clausen | ISL | 6444 | 11,1 - 6.54 - 12.87 - 1.80 - 54,7 - 16,0 - 36.34 - 3.20 - 44.16 - 5.07,0 |
6110 |
| 13 | Yrjö Mäkelä | FIN | 6421 | 11,9 - 6.20 - 13.10 - 1.80 - 54,3 - 17,5 - 36.12 - 3.20 - 62.55 - 4.58,0 |
6064 |
| 14 | Pierre Sprecher | FRA | 6401 | 11,9 - 6.38 - 12.22 - 1.60 - 51,8 - 16,7 - 37.02 - 3.00 - 58.79 - 4.34,0 |
6136 |
| 15 | Kjell Tannander | SWE | 6325 | 11,6 - 6.58 - 12.50 - 1.86 - 54,5 - 16,4 - 36.50 - 3.20 - 43.65 - 5.04,8 |
6017 |
| 16 | Waclaw Kuzmicki | POL | 6153 | 12,0 - 6.56 - 12.34 - 1.70 - 54,3 - 17,6 - 38.06 - 3.20 - 47.34 - 4.41,8 |
5898 |
| 17 | Hannes Sonck | FIN | 6142 | 11,9 - 6.71 - 11.83 - 1.75 - 55,2 - 16,8 - 34.71 - 3.40 - 48.24 - 5.01,8 |
5883 |
| 18 | Davorin Marcelja | YUG | 6141 | 12,1 - 6.05 - 12.19 - 1.70 - 54,4 - 17,5 - 39.44 - 3.30 - 55.34 - 4.55,2 |
5851 |
| 19 | Witold Gierutto | POL | 6106 | 12,1 - 5.90 - 14.53 - 1.70 - 55,4 - 17,0 - 41.80 - 3.00 - 51.06 - 5.17,8 |
5756 |
| 20 | Hercules Azcune | URU | 6026 | 11,6 - 6.40 - 10.87 - 1.86 - 52,7 - 17,1 - 36.62 - 3.20 - 38.31 - 5.09,0 |
5781 |
| 21 | Hernan Figueroa | CHI | 6026 | 11,6 - 6.42 - 12.17 - 1.70 - 54,3 - 16,5 - 32.98 - 3.40 - 43.05 - 5.06,4 |
5786 |
| 22 | Jacques Cretaine | FRA | 5829 | 11,6 - 6.42 - 10.78 - 1.65 - 54,8 - 17,3 - 38.90 - 3.40 - 43.26 - 5.20,8 |
5604 |
| 23 | Fritz Nussbaum | SUI | 5808 | 11,9 - 6.34 - 11.02 - 1.60 - 53,6 - 16,5 - 33.54 - 3.30 - 46.13 - 5.02,6 |
5641 |
| 24 | Mario Recordon | CHI | 5730 | 11,8 - 6.08 - 11.45 - 1.70 - 53,9 - 15,8 - 33.77 - 2.80 - 38.06 - 4.54,8 |
5582 |
| 25 | Lionel Fournier | CAN | 5590 | 11,6 - 6.51 - 10.42 - 1.65 - 54,5 - 17,4 - 32.31 - 3.20 - 42.39 - 5.12,4 |
5453 |
| 26 | Albert Dayer | BEL | 5586 | 12,0 - 5.82 - 12.45 - 1.65 - 57,1 - 19,5 - 41.54 - 3.00 - 48.71 - 5.01,2 |
5349 |
| 27 | Oskar Gerber | SUI | 5558 | 11,9 - 5.96 - 11.61 - 1.60 - 54,8 - 16,8 - 34.32 - 3.20 - 42.44 - 5.10,8 |
5403 |
| 28 | Ezz El Di Mukhtar | EGY | 5031 | 11,8 - 5.51 - 11.02 - 1.50 - 54,8 - 17,9 - 36.54 - 2.35 - 44.59 - 5.08,4 |
5000 |
London Olympic Games 1948 - Decathlon 110mh: from the left Oto Rebula (Yugoslavia), Örn Clausen (Iceland), Bob Mathias (USA). Mathias was just 17 years old.
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