Olympic Games Los Angeles 1932 (0)
1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games men’s decathlon official results
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | James Bausch | USA | 8462,235 WR |
11,7 - 6.95 - 15.32 - 1.70 - 54,2 16,2 - 44.58 - 4.00 - 61.91 - 5.17,0 |
6736 |
| 2 | Akilles Järvinen | FIN | 8292,480 | 11,1 - 7.00 - 13.11 - 1.75 - 50,6 15,7 - 36.80 - 3.60 - 61.00 - 4.47,0 |
6879 |
| 3 | Wolrad Eberle | GER | 8030,805 | 11,4 - 6.77 - 13.22 - 1.65 - 50,8 16,7 - 41.34 - 3.50 - 57.49 - 4.34,4 |
6661 |
| 4 | Wilson Charles | USA | 7985,000 | 11,2 - 7.24 - 12.56 - 1.85 - 51,2 16,2 - 38.71 - 3.40 - 47.72 - 4.39,8 |
6716 |
| 5 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | GER | 7941,075 | 11,4 - 6.97 - 14.50 - 1.78 - 53,6 16,1 - 44.54 - 3.20 - 53.91 - 5.18,0 |
6515 |
| 6 | Paavo Yrjölä | FIN | 7687,990 | 11,8 - 6.59 - 13.68 - 1.75 - 52,6 17,0 - 40.77 - 3.10 - 56.12 - 4.37,4 |
6385 |
| 7 | Clifford Clyde Coffman | USA | 7534,410 | 11,3 - 6.77 - 11.86 - 1.70 - 51,8 17,8 - 34.40 - 4.00 - 48.88 - 4.48,0 |
6265 |
| 8 | Robert Tisdall | IRL | 7327,170 | 11,3 - 6.60 - 12.58 - 1.65 - 49,0 15,5 - 33.31 - 3.20 - 45.26 - 4.34,4 |
6398 |
| 9 | Erwin Wegner | GER | 7179,935 | 11,4 - 6.41 - 11.70 - 1.65 - 51,6 15,4 - 33.26 - 3.10 - 53.83 - 4.47,8 |
6189 |
| 10 | Péter Bácsalmási | HUN | 7001,735 | 12,0 - 6.71 - 11.90 - 1.70 - 53,8 17,7 - 41.45 - 3.50 - 48.59 - 5.34,6 |
5788 |
| 11 | Hendrik ("Harry") Hart | RSA | 6799,255 | 11,7 - 6.14 - 13.31 - 1.65 - 57,2 15,6 - 40.62 - 3.10 - 50.49 - 5.48,2 |
5697 |
WR – world record under the scoring tables in force at the time
By 1985 – total recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables, with standard adjustments for hand-timed races.
Didn’t finish:
Jānis Dimza (LAT), Zygmunt Siedlecki (POL), Héctor Berra (ARG), Carlos Wöbcken (BRA)
Didn’t start:
José Antonio Masó (CUB), Hermenegildo de Rosso (ARG), Matti Sippala (FIN), Pat O’Callaghan (IRL), Shuhei Nishida (JPN)
Points were awarded using the 1920 scoring tables (also known as 1912B), with totals recorded to three decimal places. The “By 1985” totals are statistical recalculations and do not alter the official finishing order.
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