Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Paavo Yrjölä | FIN | 8053,290 | 11,8 - 6.72 - 14.11 - 1.87 - 53,2 - 16,6 - 42.09 - 3.30 - 55.70 - 4.44,0 |
6587 |
| 2 | Akilles Järvinen | FIN | 7931,500 | 11,2 - 6.87 - 13.64 - 1.75 - 51,4 - 15,6 - 36.95 - 3.30 - 55.58 - 4.52,4 |
6645 |
| 3 | John Kenneth Doherty | USA | 7706,650 | 11,6 - 6.61 - 11.85 - 1.80 - 52,0 - 15,8 - 38.72 - 3.30 - 56.56 - 4.54,0 |
6428 |
| 4 | James Daniel Stewart | USA | 7624,135 | 11,2 - 6.61 - 13.04 - 1.87 - 52,8 - 16,6 - 40.90 - 3.30 - 48.07 - 5.17,0 |
6310 |
| 5 | Thomas Ralph Churchill | USA | 7417,115 | 11,6 - 6.32 - 12.28 - 1.70 - 52,2 - 16,8 - 38.19 - 3.60 - 50.93 - 4.55,0 |
6165 |
| 6 | Helge II Jansson | SWE | 7286,285 | 11,4 - 6.85 - 13.59 - 1.87 - 53,2 - 16,6 - 36.83 - 3.30 - 41.73 - 5.27,0 |
6111 |
| 7 | Ludwig Vesely | AUT | 7274,850 | 11,6 - 6.73 - 12.58 - 1.70 - 52,2 - 15,8 - 35.46 - 3.20 - 47.44 - 4.47,0 |
6224 |
| 8 | Albert Andersson | SWE | 7108,435 | 12,0 - 6.30 - 12.19 - 1.75 - 54,0 - 15,8 - 36.64 - 3.30 - 45.81 - 4.44,2 |
6031 |
| 9 | Henry Lindblad | SWE | 7071,425 | 12,0 - 6.97 - 12.04 - 1.70 - 53,8 - 17,0 - 35.53 - 3.60 - 49.61 - 5.23,2 |
5906 |
| 10 | Wilhelm Ladewig | GER | 6881,520 | 11,8 - 6.73 - 10.96 - 1.80 - 52,4 - 16,6 - 30.74 - 3.10 - 46.10 - 4.42,0 |
5964 |
| 11 | Hugo Barth | GER | 6850,605 | 12,0 - 6.87 - 11.34 - 1.65 - 52,8 - 16,4 - 34.89 - 3.00 - 52.73 - 5.04,6 |
5885 |
| 12 | Tatsuo Toki | JPN | 6757,605 | 11,6 - 6.90 - 11.03 - 1.75 - 54,4 - 16,8 - 34.01 - 3.10 - 45.83 - 5.10,8 |
5794 |
| 13 | Johann Meimer | EST | 6733,150 | 11,6 - 6.43 - 11.20 - 1.75 - 55,0 - 18,6 - 35.32 - 3.00 - 56.88 - 5.16,2 |
5636 |
| 14 | Sven Lundgren | SWE | 6727,045 | 11,8 - 6.50 - 10.76 - 1.50 - 52,4 - 16,2 - 35.04 - 3.30 - 45.71 - 4.34,8 |
5878 |
| 15 | Erwin Huber | GER | 6702,820 | 11,8 - 6.79 - 11.92 - 1.60 - 54,8 - 16,8 - 33.07 - 3.20 - 45.42 - 4.46,0 |
5789 |
| 16 | Martti Topelius (Tolamo) | FIN | 6642,115 | 12,0 - 6.69 - 11.31 - 1.70 - 52,4 - 18,0 - 32.88 - 3.10 - 45.79 - 4.44,8 |
5736 |
| 17 | Bernard Ernst Berlinger | USA | 6619,375 | 11,6 - 5.97 - 13.05 - 1.75 - 56,2 - 17,2 - 32.51 - 3.60 - 48.27 - 5.58,6 |
5499 |
| 18 | Antoni Cejzik | POL | 6356,280 | 12,2 - 5.92 - 12.11 - 11.70 - 53,0 - 18,4 - 39.43 - 2.90 - 43.96 - 5.11,4 |
5415 |
| 19 | Hermann Lemperle | GER | 6293,755 | 11,6 - 6.50 - 12.96 - 1.65 - 52,8 - 17,8 - 36.99 - 0 - 41.05 - 4.41,6 |
5484 |
| 20 | Stylianos Benardis | GRE | 6149,910 | 12,0 - 6.37 - 11.03 - 1.65 - 56,6 - 18,0 - 31.41 - 3.30 - 44.48 - 5.13,8 |
5270 |
| 21 | Matyas Farkas | HUN | 6015,635 | 11,6 - 6.62 - 11.78 - 1.65 - 52,2 - 17,6 - 35.83 - 3.00 - 43.13 - 0 |
5180 |
| 22 | Yonetaro Nakazawa | JPN | 5672,175 | 12,4 - 6.04 - 10.37 - 1.75 - 61,8 - 18,4 - 31.43 - 3.70 - 40.33 - 5.54,6 |
4795 |
| 23 | Gaston Etienne | BEL | 5256,625 | 13,0 - 5.51 - 9.65 - 1.50 - 60,2 - 20,8 - 29.81 - 3.20 - 54.85 - 4.51,4 |
4577 |
| 24 | Branko Kallay | YUG | 5210,650 | 11,6 - 0 - 9.87 - 1.70 - 57,6 - 16,8 - 32.24 - 3.00 - 43.98 - 5.50,8 |
4487 |
| 25 | Rene Joannes-Powell | BEL | 5190,650 | 12,2 - 6.03 - 9.83 - 1.50 - 55,8 - 16,8 - 26.73 - 3.10 - 32.56 - 5.18,6 |
4780 |
| 26 | Gheorghe Csegezy | ROM | 5081,605 | 11,8 - 6.01 - 9.45 - 1.60 - 55,6 - 20,0 - 26.20 - 3.00 - 31.85 - 5.03,8 |
4658 |
| 27 | Gerald Noel | BEL | 4606,740 | 12,4 - 5.70 - 9.95 - 1.70 - 58,0 - 19,4 - 30.50 - 3.00 - 32.64 - 0 |
4106 |
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Decathlon’s World Record progression
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Olympic Decathlon Champions
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