The men's decathlon was a track and field athletics

Track and field

Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

 event held as part of the Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics

At the 1904 Summer Olympics, twenty-five athletics events were contested, all for men only.Multi-event competitions, the decathlon and triathlon, were introduced for the first time. The short steeplechase was lengthened slightly, from 2500 to 2590 metres, while the long steeplechase was...

programme. It was the first time the event, intended to be an all-around championship in athletics, was held. The decathlon would not return for the next edition of the games in 1908, but made its return in 1912 and has been part of the Olympic programme since.

7 athletes from 2 nations competed. It was one of only 2 (out of 25) events not won by an American.

100 yard dash

Event 1
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.		10.8	790
2.			769
3.		11.0	748
4.			720
			720
6.			713
DNF		-	0

Shot put

Event 2
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.		12.21	668
2.		12.09	648
3.		10.82	448
4.		10.54	404
5.		10.26	360
6.		10.01	320

After 2 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	Total
1.		790	648	1438
2.		720	668	1388
3.		713	448	1161
4.		720	404	1124
5.		748	360	1108
6.		769	320	1089
DNF		0	-	-

High jump

Event 3
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
1.		1.68	672
2.		1.65	640
3.		1.62	608
		1.62	608
5.		1.52	480
		1.52	480

After 3 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	Total
1.		720	668	640	2028
2.		790	648	480	1918
3.		769	320	672	1761
4.		720	404	608	1732
5.		748	360	608	1716
6.		713	448	480	1641
DNF		0	-	-	-

880 yard walk

Event 4
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.		3:59	717
		3:59	717
3.		4:11	657
4.		4:13	647
5.		4:20	612
6.		4:49	467

After 4 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	Total
1.		720	668	640	647	2675
2.		790	648	480	612	2530
3.		769	320	672	717	2478
4.		748	360	608	657	2373
5.		713	448	480	717	2358
6.		720	404	608	467	2199
DNF		0	-	-	-

Hammer throw

Event 5
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.		36.76	706
2.		36.28	687
3.		31.40	495
4.		29.11	405
5.		27.51	342
DNS		—	0

After 5 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	Total
1.		790	648	480	612	687	3217
2.		720	668	640	647	495	3170
3.		713	448	480	717	706	3064
4.		769	320	672	717	342	2820
5.		748	360	608	657	405	2778
DNF		720	404	608	467	0	2199
		0	-	-	-	-

Pole vault

Event 6
Place	Athlete	Height	Score
1.		2.97	616
2.		2.89	568
3.		2.74	472
4.		2.44	280
DNS		—	0

After 6 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	Total
1.		720	668	640	647	495	616	3786
2.		713	448	480	717	706	472	3536
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	3497
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	3388
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	2778
		720	404	608	467	0	-	2199
		0	-	-	-	-	-

120 yard hurdles

Event 7
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.		17.8	670
2.			655
3.			600
4.			590

After 7 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Total
1.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	4441
2.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	4206
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	4097
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	3978
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-

56 pound weight throw

Event 8
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.		8.91	684
2.		7.59	475
3.		7.22	418
4.		5.98	222

After 8 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Total
1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	4890
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	4859
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	4572
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	4200
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Long jump

Event 9
Place	Athlete	Distance	Score
1.		6.07	652
2.		5.94	612
3.		5.53	484
		5.53	484

After 9 events
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Total
1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	5502
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	5343
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	5224
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	4684
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

1 mile run

Event 10
Place	Athlete	Time	Score
1.		5:40.0	589
2.		5:40.0	589
3.		5:45.0	564
4.		5:51.0	534

Final standings
Place	Athlete	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Total
1.		713	448	480	717	706	472	670	684	612	534	6036
2.		720	668	640	647	495	616	655	418	484	564	5907
3.		790	648	480	612	687	280	600	475	652	589	5813
4.		769	320	672	717	342	568	590	222	484	589	5273
DNF		748	360	608	657	405	0	-	-	-	-
		720	404	608	467	0	-	-	-	-
		0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-