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Men’s decathlon marks before official IAAF world record ratification
Men’s decathlon marks before official IAAF world record ratification (0)
| 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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