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Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 (1)

Oct 22, 2026
Helge Lovland won the men’s decathlon at the Antwerp 1920 Olympic Games with 6803.355 points, overtaking Brutus Kerr Hamilton in the final 1500 m. The Norwegian finished 9.4 seconds ahead of his American rival in the closing race to secure gold, while Sweden’s Bertil Ohlson took bronze.

1920 Antwerp Olympic Games men’s decathlon official results

P Athlete Nation Points Results By 1985
1 Helge Lovland NOR 6803,355 12,0 - 6.28 - 11.19 - 1.65 - 54,8
16,2 - 37.34 - 3.20 - 48.01 - 4.48,4
5803
2 Brutus Kerr Hamilton USA 6771,275 11,4 - 6.33 - 11.61 - 1.60 - 55,0
17,3 - 36.14 - 3.30 - 48.08 - 4.57,8
5739
3 Bertil Ohlson SWE 6580,220 12,0 - 6.44 - 11.07 - 1.65 - 55,0
17,0 - 37.78 - 3.30 - 39.89 - 4.50,6
5640
4 Gösta Holmer SWE 6532,150 11,8 - 5.92 - 11.06 - 1.70 - 56,5
16,6 - 34.82 - 3.20 - 47.62 - 5.01,6
5551
5 Evert Nilsson SWE 6433,530 12,2 - 5.67 - 11.39 - 1.75 - 55,7
20,0 - 34.77 - 3.40 - 49.28 - 4.45,6
5371
6 Waldemar Wickholm FIN 6405,460 11,6 - 6.12 - 11.44 - 1.60 - 52,8
16,8 - 32.30 - 3.00 - 42.76 - 4.45,6
5630
7 Eugene Luther Vidal USA 6358,570 12,0 - 6.13 - 11.16 - 1.65 - 55,7
17,1 - 37.30 - 3.30 - 35.32 - 4.46,6
5489
8 Axel-Erik Gyllenstolpe SWE 6331,625 12,0 - 6.35 - 10.69 - 1.65 - 55,8
16,8 - 33.65 - 2.90 - 49.31 - 5.01,4
5482
9 Ernst Gerspach SUI 5948,1075 12,0 - 6.00 - 10.59 - 1.60 - 57,0
17,2 - 32.78 - 3.10 - 41.88 - 5.02,3
5188
10 Constant Bucher SUI 5274,695 11,8 - 5.85 - 9.71 - 1.45 - 56,0
19,2 - 32.43 - 2.90 - 36.46 - 4.56,4
4783
11 Rene Powel BEL 5091,6575 12,2 - 5.94 - 9.47 - 1.55 - 56,4
18,0 - 28.29 - 2.90 - 29.63 - 4.52,6
4718
12 Nocjuchi Gensabulo JPN 3668,630 12,1 - 5.63 - 8.13 - 1.45 - 57,2
0 - 21.97 - 2.60 - 35.48 - 5.11,2
3775

By 1985 – total recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables, with standard adjustments for hand-timed races.

Didn’t finish:
Harry Goelitz (USA), Einar Ræder (NOR), Aleksander Kolmpere (EST), Everett Ellis (USA), Carlo Butti (ITA), Eero Lehtonen (FIN), Eduard Hašek (TCH), Paavo Johansson (FIN), Apostolos Nikolaidis (GRE), James Andromedas (GRE), Hugo Lahtinen (FIN)

Didn’t start:
Géo André (FRA), Gabriel Sempé (FRA), Martial Simon (FRA), Jean Desforges (FRA)

Points were awarded using the 1920 scoring tables (also known as 1912B). Historical sources differ slightly in some fractional totals; the Points column follows Olympedia’s recorded competition totals. Field-event marks are displayed to two decimal places. The “By 1985” totals are statistical recalculations and do not alter the official finishing order.

Comments (1)

leonardo bravi wrote on Nov 03, 2008
For me:
Hamilton 6771.085, SP 11.61, total tab 84 5739
Ohlson 6580.030, DT 39.89, 1500 4.50.6, total tab 84 5640

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