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European Championships Colombes 1938
European Championships Colombes 1938 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Karl Olof Bexell | SWE | 7214 CR |
11,5 - 6.67 - 13.62 - 1.75 - 53,2 15,7 - 43.64 - 3.80 - 52.60 - 4.49,2 |
6687 |
| 2 | Witold Gerutto | POL | 7006 | 11,4 - 6.18 - 14.76 - 1.83 - 53,3 16,3 - 41.86 - 3.50 - 58.80 - 5.21,6 |
6459 |
| 3 | Josef Neumann | SUI | 6664 | 11,6 - 6.54 - 12.57 - 1.60 - 50,1 16,9 - 36.82 - 2.90 - 60.10 - 4.45,4 |
6228 |
| 4 | Rudolf Glötzner | GER | 6492 | 11,6 - 6.50 - 12.42 - 1.70 - 53,3 16,9 - 34.83 - 3.50 - 55.18 - 4.47,2 |
6173 |
| 5 | Raymond Anet | SUI | 6118 | 11,5 - 6.14 - 10.21 - 1.65 - 51,8 15,7 - 32.80 - 3.30 - 44.68 - 4.42,0 |
5918 |
| 6 | Jerzy Pławczyk | POL | 5946 | 12,0 - 6.56 - 11.12 - 1.83 - 55,1 16,7 - 36.64 - 3.20 - 50.65 - 5.46,5 |
5665 |
| 7 | Jean Balezo | FRA | 5503 | 11,5 - 6.75 - 11.84 - 1.65 - 55,2 18,2 - 30.89 - 3.00 - 37.50 - 5.12,8 |
5360 |
| 8 | Hervé Mahé | FRA | 5346 | 12,2 - 5.73 - 12.13 - 1.70 - 57,9 19,3 - 35.52 - 3.10 - 49.84 - 5.15,2 |
5138 |
CR - championship record
By 1985 - points calculated according to the 1985 scoring tables
Didn’t finish:
Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER), Émile Binet (BEL)
Historical note: Defending European champion Hans-Heinrich Sievert returned to the decathlon in 1938 but failed to finish, leaving the title open for a new champion. Four years after taking bronze in Turin, Poland’s Jerzy Pławczyk also returned, finishing sixth in Colombes.
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