Olympic Games London 1948 (2)
1948 London Olympic Games men’s decathlon official results
| 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 |
| =20 | 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 |
By 1985 – total recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables, with standard adjustments for hand-timed races.
Didn’t finish:
Baldev Singh (IND), Josef Seger (LIE), Oto Rebula (YUG), Eduardo Julve (PER), René Kremer (LUX), Gebhard Büchel (LIE), Armin Scheurer (SUI)
Didn’t start:
Rashad Khadr (EGY), Fernando Fernandes (POR)
Points were awarded using the 1934 scoring tables. The “By 1985” totals are statistical recalculations and do not alter the official finishing order.
1948 London Olympic Games men’s decathlon, 110 m hurdles: from left, Oto Rebula (Yugoslavia), Örn Clausen (Iceland) and Robert Mathias (USA). Mathias was just 17 years old.
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