Olympic Games Amsterdam 1928 (0)
1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games men’s decathlon official results
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Paavo Yrjölä | FIN | 8053,290 WR |
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 - 1.70 - 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 | Mátyás 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 |
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:
Con O’Callaghan (IRL), Howard Ford (GBR), Gaston Médecin (MON), Dolfi Meier (SUI), Johannes Viljoen (RSA), Kurt Haydn (ROM), Gunnar Fredriksen (NOR), Gunnar Hagen (NOR), George Weightman-Smith (RSA), Armas Wahlstedt (FIN), Virgil Ioan (ROM)
Didn’t start:
Gabriel Sempé (FRA), Sylvio Cator (HAI), Elemér Somfay (HUN), Georges Krotoff (FRA), Mikio Oda (JPN), Léon Courtejaire (FRA), Giacomo Carlini (ITA), Hendrik ("Harry") Hart (RSA), Géo André (FRA)
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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