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Men’s decathlon marks before establishment of the IAAF
Men’s decathlon marks before establishment of the IAAF (2)
The statistics below show the decathlon points scored according to the IAAF scoring tables applicable at the time of each performance. The archive provides a historical overview of early men’s decathlon results and includes performances by leading decathletes from the period before the IAAF was established.
| Points | Athlete | Nation | Results | Venue |
| 6903.920 | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | 11,6 - 6.15 - 11.25 - 1.67 - 55,6 - 18,2 - 29.74 - 3.00 - 48.89 - 4.59,4 |
Göteborg 15.10.1911 |
| 7414.555 | James A. Menaul | USA | 11,4 - 6.06 - 12.70 - 1.78 - 53,8 - 16,6 - 33.00 - 2.89 - 40.48 - 4.37,2 |
Evanston 23.-24.05.1912 |
| 7099.845 | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | 12,0 - 6.04 - 11.44 - 1.65 - 55,6 - 18,0 - 36.29 - 3.00 - 48.38 - 4.47,2 |
Stockholm 05.-06.06.1912 |
| 7244.100 | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | 11,9 - 6.28 - 12.32 - 1.65 - 54,7 - 17,8 - 35.17 - 3.20 - 46.35 - 5.02,0 |
Stockholm 20.-21.06.1912 |
| 8412.955 | James Thorpe | USA | 11,2 - 6.79 - 12.89 - 1.87 - 52,2 - 15,6 - 36.98 - 3.25 - 45.70 - 4.40,1 |
Stockholm 13.-15.07.1912 |
| 7724.495 | Hugo Wieslander | SWE | 11,8 - 6.42 - 12.14 - 1.75 - 53,6 - 17,2 - 36.29 - 3.10 - 50.40 - 4.45,0 |
Stockholm 13.-15.07.1912 |
| 7462.790 | Valdemar Wickholm | FIN | 11,5 - 6.43 - 11.29 - 1.74 - 51,9 - 16,0 - 32.54 - 2.90 - 43.63 - 4.41,3 |
Malmö 07.-09.07.1914 |
| 7786.92 | Helge Lovland | NOR | 11,4 - 6.57 - 12.03 - 1.67 - 54,5 - 16,1 - 38.12 - 3.06 - 51.61 - 5.01,4 |
Kristiania 19.-20.07.1919 |
| 7218.985 | Evert Nilsson | SWE | 11,8 - 6.33 - 11.44 - 1.84 - 55,1 - 18,1 - 35.86 - 3.45 - 51.77 - 4.36,0 |
Stockholm 03.-04.07.1920 |
| 7191.755 | Bertil Ohlson | SWE | 11,8 - 6.72 - 11.65 - 1.78 - 54,0 - 17,1 - 39.23 - 3.30 - 43.21 - 4.37,3 |
Stockholm 03.-04.07.1920 |
| 7363.625 | Aleksander Kolmpere |
EST | 11,8 - 6.81 - 12.05 - 1.75 - 56,6 - 18,1 - 38.69 - 3.40 - 58.45 - 4.55,3 |
Tallinn 03.-05.07.1920 |
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