1938 European Athletics Championships – Men's decathlon

Events at the 1938 European Athletics Championships
Track events
100 m		men		women
200 m		men		women
400 m		men
800 m		men
1500 m		men
5000 m		men
10,000 m		men
80 m hurdles				women
110 m hurdles		men
400 m hurdles		men
3000 m steeplechase		men
4×100 m relay		men		women
4×400 m relay		men
Road events
Marathon		men
50 km walk		men
Field events
Long jump		men		women
Triple jump		men
High jump		men		women
Pole vault		men
Shot put		men		women
Discus throw		men		women
Javelin throw		men		women
Hammer throw		men
Combined events
Decathlon		men

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]

Medalists

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

Results

Final

4/5 September

Rank	Name	Nationality	100m	LJ	SP	HJ	400m	110m H	DT	PV	JT	1500m	Points	Notes
01 !	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
02 !	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)
03 !	Joseph 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)
04 !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)
05 !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)
06 !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)
07 !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)
08 !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)
09 !9	Hans-Heinrich Sievert	Germany	11.3	6.68	14.39	1.75							DNF
10 !10	Emile Binet	Belgium	11.5	6.50	8.63	1.60							DNF

Participation

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

References