Athletics at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon

The men's decathlon event at the 1936 Summer Olympics took place between August 7 & August 8.[1]

Men's decathlon
at the Games of the XI Olympiad
DatesAugust 7 & August 8
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s) Glenn Morris  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Bob Clark  United States
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Jack Parker  United States
← 1932
1948 →

Results edit

100 metres edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Bob Clark   United States 10.9 872 830 OB
2 Glenn Morris   United States 11.1 814 786
3 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 11.3 760 744
4 Émile Binet   Belgium 11.4 735 723
4 Jack Parker   United States 11.4 735 723
4 Akilles Järvinen   Finland 11.4 735 723
7 Martti Tolamo   Finland 11.5 710 703
7 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 11.5 710 703
7 Erwin Huber   Germany 11.5 710 703
10 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 11.6 686 683
10 Olle Bexell   Sweden 11.6 686 683
10 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 11.6 686 683
10 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 11.6 686 683
10 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 11.6 686 683
10 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 11.6 686 683
10 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 11.6 686 683
17 Franz Sterzl   Austria 11.7 662 663
18 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 11.8 640 643
19 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 11.9 618 624
19 Jānis Dimza   Latvia 11.9 618 624
21 Erwin Reimer   Chile 12.0 597 605
22 Edvard Natvig   Norway 12.1 576 586
22 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 12.1 576 586
22 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 12.1 576 586
25 Chang Singchow   Republic of China 12.2 556 567
25 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 12.2 556 567
27 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 12.4 517 531
28 Karl Vilmundarson   Iceland 12.6 481 495

Long jump edit

Rank Athlete Country Round one Round two Round three Distance Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Bob Clark   United States 7.62 foul 7.36 7.62 977 965 OB
2 Jack Parker   United States 7.18 7.35 7.34 7.35 899 898
3 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 6.98 6.94 7.12 7.12 836 842
4 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 7.04 6.85 6.83 7.04 815 823
5 Glenn Morris   United States 6.63 6.83 6.97 6.97 796 807
6 Erwin Huber   Germany 6.76 6.89 6.78 6.89 775 788
7 Martti Tolamo   Finland foul 6.81 6.84 6.84 762 776
8 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 6.66 6.40 6.78 6.78 746 762
9 Akilles Järvinen   Finland 6.69 foul 6.52 6.69 723 741
9 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 5.74 6.69 6.62 6.69 723 741
11 Olle Bexell   Sweden 6.42 6.41 6.68 6.68 721 739
12 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 6.36 6.57 6.66 6.66 716 734
13 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 6.58 6.65 6.50 6.65 713 732
14 Edvard Natvig   Norway 6.50 6.55 6.39 6.55 688 709
14 Émile Binet   Belgium 6.32 foul 6.55 6.55 688 709
16 Franz Sterzl   Austria 6.28 6.52 6.22 6.52 681 702
17 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 6.18 6.03 6.48 6.48 671 693
18 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 6.42 6.24 6.39 6.42 656 679
19 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 6.29 6.06 6.36 6.36 641 666
19 Jānis Dimza   Latvia 6.21 6.30 6.36 6.36 641 666
21 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 6.01 6.35 6.05 6.35 639 644
22 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 6.20 6.20 6.32 6.32 632 657
23 Chang Singchow   Republic of China 6.28 foul foul 6.28 622 648
24 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 6.08 6.25 5.99 6.25 615 641
25 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 6.22 6.18 6.03 6.22 608 635
26 Erwin Reimer   Chile 5.92 5.92 5.91 5.92 538 569
27 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 5.57 5.85 5.59 5.85 522 554
28 Karl Vilmundarson   Iceland 5.62 foul foul 5.62 472 5.06

Shot put edit

Rank Athlete Country Round one Round two Round three Distance Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Glenn Morris   United States 13.59 14.10 13.35 14.10 826 734
2 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 14.00 13.89 13.79 14.00 816 728
3 Jānis Dimza   Latvia 13.66 13.47 12.60 13.66 781 708
4 Olle Bexell   Sweden 13.54 13.22 13.54 13.54 769 700
5 Akilles Järvinen   Finland 13.33 12.92 13.53 13.53 768 700
6 Jack Parker   United States 13.44 13.52 13.09 13.52 767 699
7 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 13.45 13.50 13.45 13.50 765 698
8 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 13.40 13.49 12.52 13.49 764 697
9 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 12.94 12.76 13.25 13.25 740 682
10 Edvard Natvig   Norway foul 12.89 12.37 12.89 705 661
11 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 11.61 12.74 12.22 12.74 690 651
12 Erwin Huber   Germany 12.43 12.70 12.50 12.70 687 649
13 Martti Tolamo   Finland 12.33 12.68 12.57 12.68 685 648
13 Bob Clark   United States 12.68 12.67 12.44 12.68 685 648
15 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 12.44 12.63 12.48 12.63 680 645
16 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 12.43 12.37 12.02 12.43 661 633
17 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 12.30 11.72 12.29 12.30 649 625
18 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 11.94 11.89 12.26 12.26 645 622
19 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 11.93 11.48 11.94 11.94 615 603
20 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 11.58 11.77 foul 11.77 600 592
21 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 11.59 11.12 11.24 11.59 584 582
22 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 10.99 10.91 10.77 10.99 530 545
23 Franz Sterzl   Austria 10.85 10.98 10.60 10.98 530 545
24 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium foul 9.60 9.92 9.92 615 641
25 Émile Binet   Belgium 6.98 8.26 foul 8.26 311 382

High jump edit

Rank Athlete Country Height Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 1.90 909 714
2 Edvard Natvig   Norway 1.85 846 670
2 Glenn Morris   United States 1.85 846 670
2 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 1.85 846 670
5 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 1.80 786 627
5 Jack Parker   United States 1.80 786 627
5 Bob Clark   United States 1.80 786 627
8 Akilles Järvinen   Finland 1.75 727 585
8 Franz Sterzl   Austria 1.75 727 585
8 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 1.75 727 585
8 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 1.75 727 585
8 Martti Tolamo   Finland 1.75 727 585
8 Olle Bexell   Sweden 1.75 727 585
8 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 1.75 727 585
8 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 1.75 727 585
16 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 1.70 671 544
16 Erwin Huber   Germany 1.70 671 544
16 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 1.70 671 544
16 Jānis Dimza   Latvia 1.70 671 544
16 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 1.70 671 544
21 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 1.65 616 504
21 Émile Binet   Belgium 1.65 616 504
23 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 1.60 563 464
23 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 1.60 563 464
25 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 1.55 512 426

400 metres edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Glenn Morris   United States 49.4 910 836
2 Bob Clark   United States 50.0 874 808
3 Akilles Järvinen   Finland 50.7 834 776
4 Martti Tolamo   Finland 51.2 807 754
4 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 51.2 807 754
6 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 51.5 791 741
7 Émile Binet   Belgium 52.2 755 710
8 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 52.3 750 706
8 Erwin Huber   Germany 52.3 750 706
10 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 52.5 740 697
11 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 53.1 711 671
12 Jack Parker   United States 53.3 701 663
12 Franz Sterzl   Austria 53.3 701 663
12 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 53.3 701 663
15 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 53.6 687 650
16 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 53.7 683 646
17 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 54.0 669 634
17 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 54.0 669 634
19 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 54.1 665 630
20 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 54.5 647 613
21 Olle Bexell   Sweden 54.9 630 597
22 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 55.1 622 589
23 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 55.3 614 581
24 Edvard Natvig   Norway 56.3 574 542

110 metre hurdles edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Glenn Morris   United States 14.9 946 833 OB
2 Jack Parker   United States 15.0 929 821
3 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 15.6 833 751
4 Bob Clark   United States 15.7 818 740
5 Erwin Huber   Germany 15.8 804 728
6 Émile Binet   Belgium 16.0 776 706
6 Olle Bexell   Sweden 16.0 776 706
6 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 16.0 776 706
9 Edvard Natvig   Norway 16.1 762 695
10 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 16.2 749 684
10 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 16.2 749 684
12 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 16.3 736 673
12 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 16.3 736 673
14 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 16.4 723 662
15 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 16.5 710 652
15 Franz Sterzl   Austria 16.5 710 652
17 Martti Tolamo   Finland 16.6 698 641
17 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 16.6 698 641
19 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 17.0 651 599
20 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 17.3 618 569
21 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 18.2 529 483
22 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 18.4 511 464
23 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 19.2 444 395

Discus throw edit

Rank Athlete Country Distance Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Glenn Morris   United States 43.02 803
2 Armin Guhl   United States 40.97 740
3 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 39.64 701
4 Edvard Natvig   Norway 39.60 699
5 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 39.45 695
6 Bob Clark   United States 39.39 693
7 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 39.16 686
8 Jack Parker   United States 39.11 685
9 Olle Bexell   Sweden 38.83 677
10 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 38.61 670
11 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 38.30 662
12 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 38.25 660
13 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 38.06 655
14 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 37.11 628
15 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 36.43 609
16 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 35.88 593
17 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 35.86 5.93
18 Erwin Huber   Germany 35.46 582
19 Franz Sterzl   Austria 35.33 578
20 Martti Tolamo   Finland 34.36 552
21 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 33.18 520
22 Émile Binet   Belgium 26.87 363
23 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 25.20 324

Pole vault edit

Rank Athlete Country Height Points Adjusted Points Notes
1= Aulis Reinikka   Finland 3.90 862 590
1= Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 3.90 862 590
3 Erwin Huber   Germany 3.80 818 562
4= Edvard Natvig   Norway 3.70 775 535
4= Bob Clark   United States 3.70 775 535
4= Olle Bexell   Sweden 3.70 775 535
4= Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 3.70 775 535
4= Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 3.70 775 535
4= Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 3.70 775 535
10= Helmut Bonnet   Germany 3.60 733 509
10= Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 3.60 733 509
12= Jack Parker   United States 3.50 692 482
12= Glenn Morris   United States 3.50 692 482
14 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 3.40 652 457
15= Armin Guhl   United States 3.30 613 431
15= Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 3.30 613 431
15= Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 3.30 613 431
15= Willy Bührer   Switzerland 3.30 613 431
19= Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 3.20 575 406
19= Franz Sterzl   Austria 3.20 575 406
21 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 3.10 538 381
-- Émile Binet   Belgium NM

Javelin throw edit

Rank Athlete Country Distance Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Edvard Natvig   Norway 58.36 748 713
2 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 58.15 744 710
3 Olle Bexell   Sweden 57.07 722 694
4 Jack Parker   United States 56.46 710 685
5 Erwin Huber   Germany 56.45 710 685
6 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 55.90 6.99 676
7 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 55.75 696 674
8 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 54.93 680 662
9 Glenn Morris   United States 54.52 672 656
10 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 54.26 667 652
11 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 52.39 632 624
12 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 51.72 619 614
13 Bob Clark   United States 51.12 608 605
14 Armin Guhl   United States 51.02 606 604
15 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 50.80 602 600
16 Zoltán Csányi   Hungary 48.70 564 569
17 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 48.43 559 565
18 Leif Dahlgren   Sweden 47.74 546 555
19 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 43.43 471 492
20 Willy Bührer   Switzerland 43.10 466 487
-- Franz Sterzl   Austria NM

1500 metres edit

Rank Athlete Country Time Points Adjusted Points Notes
1 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 4:32.4 602 729
2 Glenn Morris   United States 4:33.2 595 724
3 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 4:34.6 584 715
4 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 4:35.0 581 712
5 Erwin Huber   Germany 4:35.2 580 711
6 Olle Bexell   Sweden 4:40.4 541 678
7 Bob Clark   United States 4:44.4 513 653
8 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 4:48.0 489 631
9 Armin Guhl   United States 4:49.2 481 623
10 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 4:49.6 478 621
11 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 4:54.0 450 595
12 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 5:04.0 392 537
13 Edvard Natvig   Norway 5:04.0 392 537
14 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 5:06.0 381 526
15 Jack Parker   United States 5:07.8 371 516
16 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 5:30.6 262 396
17 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 5:34.2 247 379
-- Zoltán Csányi   Hungary NM
-- Leif Dahlgren   Sweden NM

Final standings edit

Rank Athlete Country Points Adjusted points Notes
  Glenn Morris   United States 7900 7254 WR
  Bob Clark   United States 7601 7063
  Jack Parker   United States 7275 6760
4 Erwin Huber   Germany 7087 6648
5 Reindert Brasser   Netherlands 7046 6570
6 Armin Guhl   Switzerland 7033 6618
7 Olle Bexell   Sweden 7024 6558
8 Helmut Bonnet   Germany 6939 6492
9 Jerzy Pławczyk   Poland 6871 6446
10 Edvard Natvig   Norway 6759 6453
11 Aulis Reinikka   Finland 6755 6342
12 Péter Bácsalmási   Hungary 6395 5979
13 Fritz Dällenbach   Switzerland 6311 6030
14 Lyuben Doychev   Bulgaria 6307 5944
15 Osvaldo Wenzel   Chile 6058 5798
16 Josef Klein   Czechoslovakia 5883 5718
17 Maurice Boulanger   Belgium 5097 5020
Leif Dahlgren   Sweden DNF
Zoltán Csányi   Hungary DNF
Willy Bührer   Switzerland DNF
Franz Sterzl   Austria DNF
Émile Binet   Belgium DNF
Martti Tolamo   Finland DNF
Akilles Järvinen   Finland DNF
Jānis Dimza   Latvia DNF
Erwin Reimer   Chile DNF
Chang Singchow   Republic of China DNF
Karl Vilmundarson   Iceland DNF

Key: DNF = Did not finish, WR = World record, OB = Olympic best

References edit

  1. ^ "Athletics at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games: Men's Decathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2018.