Olympic Games Paris 1924 (0)
1924 Paris Olympic Games men’s decathlon official results
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Harold Osborn | USA | 7710,775 WR |
11,2 - 6.92 - 11.43 - 1.97 - 53,2 16,0 - 34.51 - 3.50 - 46.69 - 4.50,0 |
6476 |
| 2 | Emerson Carlysle Norton | USA | 7350,895 | 11,6 - 6.92 - 13.04 - 1.92 - 53,0 16,6 - 33.11 - 3.80 - 42.09 - 5.38,0 |
6117 |
| 3 | Aleksander Kolmpere | EST | 7329,360 | 11,6 - 6.96 - 12.27 - 1.75 - 54,4 17,6 - 36.79 - 3.30 - 57.70 - 5.16,0 |
6057 |
| 4 | Anton Huusari | FIN | 7005,175 | 12,0 - 6.16 - 12.02 - 1.70 - 53,4 16,6 - 33.15 - 3.20 - 53.65 - 4.37,2 |
5952 |
| 5 | Edward Sutherland | RSA | 6794,1425 | 11,6 - 6.67 - 10.86 - 1.80 - 56,0 16,6 - 30.83 - 3.30 - 51.01 - 5.19,0 |
5749 |
| 6 | Ernst Gerspach | SUI | 6743,530 | 11,4 - 6.46 - 10.35 - 1.70 - 53,4 16,8 - 33.91 - 3.40 - 44.82 - 5.08,2 |
5765 |
| 7 | Helge II Jansson | SWE | 6656,160 | 11,6 - 6.32 - 12.22 - 1.83 - 54,2 17,8 - 32.08 - 3.10 - 47.20 - 5.22,0 |
5633 |
| 8 | Harry Gaylord Frieda | USA | 6618,300 | 11,6 - 5.94 - 11.01 - 1.60 - 54,0 19,0 - 35.09 - 3.40 - 54.90 - 5.02,6 |
5541 |
| 9 | Paavo Yrjölä | FIN | 6548,525 | 11,8 - 6.31 - 13.28 - 1.60 - 54,6 18,8 - 38.14 - 2.73 - 52.93 - 5.08,6 |
5547 |
| 10 | Harry de Keijser | NED | 6509,610 | 11,4 - 6.00 - 11.31 - 1.60 - 54,6 19,0 - 38.41 - 3.50 - 44.66 - 5.15,4 |
5458 |
| 11 | Adolfo Contoli | ITA | 6406,8825 | 11,6 - 6.37 - 10.54 - 1.65 - 55,8 17,4 - 32.92 - 3.10 - 46.93 - 4.56,0 |
5523 |
| 12 | Antoni Cejzik | POL | 6319,455 | 11,8 - 5.68 - 11.87 - 1.70 - 55,4 17,8 - 37.38 - 2.90 - 46.23 - 5.11,6 |
5375 |
| 13 | Enrique Thompson | ARG | 6310,525 | 11,4 - 6.10 - 10.34 - 1.70 - 52,0 17,8 - 30.89 - 2.73 - 43.37 - 4.32,4 |
5615 |
| 14 | Gvido Jekkals | LAT | 5981,670 | 11,4 - 6.48 - 10.41 - 1.70 - 54,2 17,8 - 32.25 - 2.53 - 43.02 - 5.19,0 |
5314 |
| 15 | Constant Bucher | SUI | 5961,5925 | 11,4 - 6.12 - 9.71 - 1.60 - 54,0 18,4 - 34.78 - 2.90 - 39.41 - 4.57,2 |
5268 |
| 16 | Eugen Neumann | EST | 5899,105 | 11,8 - 6.49 - 9.63 - 1.65 - 55,4 17,0 - 28.46 - 3.30 - 40.69 - 5.32,4 |
5186 |
| 17 | Josse Ruth | BEL | 5866,670 | 11,8 - 6.31 - 8.74 - 1.70 - 51,8 16,8 - 23.87 - 3.20 - 32.28 - 4.36,4 |
5384 |
| 18 | Peroslav Ferkovic | YUG | 5517,925 | 11,8 - 6.17 - 10.56 - 1.50 - 55,0 20,4 - 25.89 - 3.30 - 36.59 - 4.37,0 |
4975 |
| 19 | William Shanahan | IRL | 5426,680 | 11,8 - 6.20 - 9.61 - 1.70 - 55,4 16,8 - 25.06 - 2.82 - 39.39 - 5.41,4 |
4936 |
| 20 | Edouard Medecin | MON | 5347,540 | 11,6 - 6.52 - 11.29 - 1.60 - 53,0 18,0 - 27.65 - 0 - 30.68 - 4.49,6 |
4937 |
| 21 | Elmar Rähn | EST | 5292,760 | 11,8 - 6.27 - 9.52 - 1.60 - 53,6 18,4 - 0 - 2.80 - 38.38 - 4.44,0 |
4707 |
| 22 | Tokushige Noto | JPN | 5248,330 | 11,6 - 6.42 - 9.55 - 1.50 - 51,4 17,2 - 23.61 - 2.30 - 35.22 - 4.45,8 |
5090 |
| 23 | Emmanuel Armand | HAI | 5207,895 | 11,6 - 6.38 - 8.65 - 1.60 - 53,0 19,0 - 21.88 - 3.20 - 21.64 - 4.42,4 |
4872 |
| 24 | Stylianos Benardis | GRE | 5189,160 | 12,2 - 5.70 - 9.89 - 1.60 - 57,6 19,2 - 30.56 - 2.90 - 40.64 - 5.25,6 |
4601 |
| 25 | David Slack | GBR | 5148,105 | 11,6 - 5.98 - 8.76 - 1.65 - 55,2 17,6 - 24.32 - 2.60 - 36.11 - 5.11,8 |
4803 |
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:
Gabriel Sempé (FRA), Percy Spark (GBR), Dolfi Meier (SUI), Dennis Duigan (AUS), Iivari Yrjölä (FIN), Bertil Fastén (SWE), Valter Ever (EST), Đuro Gašpar (YUG), Elemér Somfay (HUN), Evert Nilsson (SWE), Otto Anderson (USA)
Didn’t start:
Josef Polese (AUT), Hans Volckmar (AUT), Kalle Korpi (FIN), Louis Dejoie (HAI), Luigi Binda (ITA), Juan Taduran (PHI), Guillermo Newbery (ARG), Rene Joannes-Powell (BEL), Carlo Butti (ITA), Giuseppe Palmieri (ITA), Mikio Oda (JPN), Seiichi Ueda (JPN), Charles Hoff (NOR), Jiří Svoboda (TCH)
Points were awarded using the 1920 scoring tables (also known as 1912B). Original totals could include fractional points beyond three decimal places. The “By 1985” totals are statistical recalculations and do not alter the official finishing order.
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