1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon at the 1938 European Athletics Championships was held in Paris, France, at Stade Olympique de Colombes on 4 and 5 September 1938.[1]

Men's decathlon
at the European Athletics Championships

Medalists

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Gold Olle Bexell
  Sweden
Silver Witold Gerutto
  Poland
Bronze Josef Neumann
   Switzerland

Results

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Final

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4/5 September

  The highest mark recorded in each event is highlighted in yellow
Rank Name Nationality 100m LJ SP HJ 400m 110m H DT PV JT 1500m Points Notes
  Olle Bexell   Sweden 11.5 6.67 13.62 1.75 53.2 15.7 43.64 3.80 52.60 4:49.2 6687 (7214) CR
  Witold Gerutto   Poland 11.4 6.18 14.76 1.83 53.3 16.3 41.86 3.50 58.80 5:21.6 6459 (7006)
  Josef Neumann    Switzerland 11.6 6.54 12.57 1.60 50.1 16.9 36.82 2.90 60.10 4:45.4 6228 (6664)
4 Rudolf Glötzner   Germany 11.6 6.50 12.42 1.70 53.3 16.9 34.83 3.50 55.18 4:47.2 6173 (6492)
5 Raymond Anet    Switzerland 11.5 6.14 10.21 1.65 51.8 15.7 32.80 3.30 44.68 4:42.0 5918 (6118)
6 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 12.0 6.56 11.12 1.83 55.1 16.7 36.64 3.20 50.65 5:46.5 5665 (5946)
7 Jean Balezo   France 11.5 6.75 11.84 1.65 55.2 18.2 30.89 3.00 37.50 5:12.8 5360 (5503)
8 Hervé Mahé   France 12.2 5.73 12.13 1.70 57.9 19.3 35.52 3.10 49.84 5:15.2 5138 (5346)
9 Hans-Heinrich Sievert   Germany 11.3 6.68 14.39 1.75 DNF
10 Émile Binet   Belgium 11.5 6.50 8.63 1.60 DNF

Participation

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According to an unofficial count, 10 athletes from 6 countries participated in the event.

References

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  1. ^ European Athletics Championships Zürich 2014 - STATISTICS HANDBOOK (PDF), European Athletics Association, pp. 363–367, retrieved 13 August 2014