Athletics at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon


The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 & August 6. 17-year-old Bob Mathias of the United States won with a points total of 7139.

Competition format

The decathlon consists of ten track and field events, with a points system that awards higher scores for better results in each of the ten components. The athletes all compete in one competition with no elimination rounds.

Schedule

All times are British Summer Time
DateTimeRound
Thursday, 5 August 194810:30
11:30
15:00
16:00
17:30
100 metres
Long jump
Shot put
High jump
400 metres
Friday, 6 August 194810:30
11:30
14:30
16:30
18:30
110 metres hurdles
Discus throw
Pole vault
Javelin throw
1500 metres

Records

Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
World record
Olympic record
7900Berlin, Germany8 August 1936

Overall results

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RankAthleteOverall points100 mLJSPHJ400 m110 m HDTPVJT1500 m
7139
6974
6950
46929
56877
66739
76731
86715
96712
106663
116552
126444
136421
146401
156325
166153
176142
186141
196106
206026
206026
225829
235808
245730
255590
265586
275558
285031