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Olympic Games Paris 1924 (0)

Oct 22, 2026
Harold Osborn completed a remarkable Olympic double at Paris 1924, adding decathlon gold to his high jump title with a world record of 7710.775 points. Emerson Carlysle Norton took silver with 7350.895, while Estonia’s Aleksander Kolmpere earned bronze with 7329.360. Held at Colombes on 11–12 July, the competition remains a landmark in combined events history: Osborn won both the decathlon and an individual event at the same Olympic Games.

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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