The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 & August 6. 17-year-old
Bob Mathias
Robert Bruce Mathias (November 17, 1930 – September 2, 2006) was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist in the event, a United States Marine Corps officer, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of Californ ...
of the United States won with a points total of 7139.
Competition format
The
decathlon consists of ten
track and field
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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 (UTC+1
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)
Records
Prior to the competition, the existing World and Olympic records were as follows.
Overall results
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References
External links
*Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad, The (1948)
The Official Report of the Organising Committee for the XIV Olympiad ''
LA84 Foundation
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''. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
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Men's decathlon
1948
Men's events at the 1948 Summer Olympics