Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon explained

Event:Men's decathlon
Games:1952 Summer
Venue:Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Dates:25–26 July
Competitors:28
Nations:16
Win Value:7,887
Win Label:Winning score
Longnames:yes
Gold:Bob Mathias
Goldnoc:USA
Silver:Milt Campbell
Silvernoc:USA
Bronze:Floyd Simmons
Bronzenoc:USA
Prev:1948
Next:1956

The Men's decathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 25 and 26 July, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Now 21-year-old Bob Mathias from the United States repeated his performances from the previous games by winning the gold medal and setting new world and Olympic records. It was the second time the United States Olympic team earned all three medals in the event, the first one being in the 1936 Olympic Games.[1]

Mathias ranked first in all three throwing events -- discus, shot put and javelin. He won all of these by over a metre.

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:

At the end of the competition the following world and Olympic records were set:

Results

Note: All scores are based on the tables used in 1952.

100m

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
110.781034
211.28870
311.49768
411.95650

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.68678
211.82623
313.70254

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.56768
211.59768
312.22572

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.45869
211.66707
311.70678
411.93650

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.52737
211.61707
311.72678

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.43800
211.53737
311.73678
411.89623

Heat 7

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.53768
211.60768

Heat 8

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.08948
211.46768
311.54737

Heat 9

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
111.61737
212.10597

Long Jump

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
17.10818
27.09815
27.09815
47.06804
47.06804
66.98779
76.96773
86.90755
96.85740
106.80725
116.76713
126.74707
136.70695
146.66684
156.64678
166.52645
176.48635
186.47632
196.44624
20 6.38608
216.37605
216.37605
236.22567
246.20562
256.15550
265.80466
275.43385
285.22341

Shot Put

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
115.30912
213.89759
313.26696
413.18688
512.97669
612.90663
712.87660
812.83656
912.73647
1012.69644
1112.62637
1212.40618
1312.36614
1412.19599
1512.01582
1611.85568
1711.75560
1811.71556
1911.66552
2011.61548
2111.56544
2211.20516
2310.22437
249.52387
259.28369

High Jump

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
11.94960
21.92930
31.90900
41.88872
51.85832
51.85832
71.80770
81.75711
81.75711
81.75711
81.75711
81.75711
81.75711
141.70656
141.70656
141.70656
141.70656
181.65605
181.65605
181.65605
181.65605
221.60555
221.60555
221.60555
251.50464

400m

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
150.2828
252.8654
354.7545

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
151.2758
251.3751
351.3751
453.4618

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
152.8654
254.3565

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
150.9779
251.3751
355.2520

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
150.3821
251.0772
351.1765

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
150.5807
253.0642
353.1636

Heat 7

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
152.6666
252.7660
353.9588

Heat 8

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
151.2758
256.7445
31:03.9189

110m Hurdles

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
116.0593
216.6489

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
116.0593
216.6489
316.7473
417.1413

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
115.4716
215.8632
315.8632
418.8208

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
114.5953
215.0813
315.8632
416.3540

Heat 5

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
116.1575
216.4523

Heat 6

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
116.1575
216.4523

Heat 7

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
114.7894
215.7652

Heat 8

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
116.0593
216.4523
316.4523

Discus Throw

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
146.89838
245.84802
342.45696
441.04656
540.50640
640.02627
739.53613
839.30607
938.55587
1038.23578
1138.08574
1238.04573
1337.77566
1437.20552
1537.01547
1636.81541
1734.51483
1834.27477
1934.21476
2032.98446
2130.72392
2229.95374

Pole Vault

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
14.20855
24.10795
34.00745
43.80645
43.80645
63.70596
73.60556
73.60556
93.50516
93.50516
93.50516
93.50516
93.50516
93.50516
93.50516
163.40476
163.40476
163.40476
163.40476
163.40476
213.30438
223.00328

Javelin Throw

RankAthleteCountryDistancePoints
159.21715
257.61680
356.68660
456.68660
555.55637
654.69620
754.54617
854.14609
954.00606
1053.57597
1152.79582
1251.41554
1351.39554
1451.22550
1551.08548
1649.80525
1749.56520
1849.36517
1944.83436
2043.55414
2143.19408
2241.31376

1500m

Heat 1

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
14:28.0526
24:37.0441
34:38.6427
44:51.8321
54:57.0283
64:58.6272

Heat 2

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
14:33.2475
24:57.2281
35:01.0255
45:14.4175
55:14.4175

Heat 3

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
14:42.0396
24:47.6352
34:49.8336
44:50.8328
54:53.4309

Heat 4

RankAthleteCountryTimePoints
14:57.2281
24:58.2274
35:01.8249
45:03.6238
55:07.2216

Final standings

PosAthleteTotal
Points
100mLJSPHJ400m110m HDTPVJT1500m
7,887 WR948779912900828894838745715328
6,9751,034707759832779953640438617216
6,788737804688930765813566556620309
6,674768815637711758632573645660475
6,449768740696711751575802516609281
6,388768713548960751575613516517427
6,308768755669832666632607516582281
6,118678605644770807593547516606352
6,044768624618711642652476795520238
105,937768815556605654523656556408396
115,772707725614605751716627476376175
125,770707804552555636489578476637336
135,725800684568656821208392516554526
145,694597695560711445413483855680255
155,648678678663605565593587476554249
165,604737645516656758632477328414441
175,592678608660555654523574516550274
185,561650635647555545523541645548272
195,530650567582711520489696596436283
205,264678632544605660523446476525175
215,228623550437656618473374516660321
572605599656588540552476597
737818656872772593
254385369464189
870773387711
737562
768446
623341

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athletics at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games: Men's Decathlon . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417175534/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1952/ATH/mens-decathlon.html . dead . 17 April 2020 . 25 January 2018 . sports-reference.com.