The men's decathlon event at the 1948 Olympic Games took place between August 5 & August 6. Bob Mathias of the United States

United States

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 won with a points total of 7139.

Final standings

Rank	Athlete	Country	Points	Adjusted points	Notes
	Bob Mathias Bob Mathias Robert Bruce "Bob" Mathias was an American decathlete, two-time Olympic gold medalist, actor and United States Congressman representing the state of California.-Early life and athletic career:...		7139	6628
	Ignace Heinrich Ignace Heinrich Ignace Heinrich was a French athlete who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Ebersheim, Bas-Rhin, Alsace....	align=left	| 6974	6559
	Floyd Simmons Floyd Simmons Floyd Macon Simmons was an American athlete and actor who competed mainly in the decathlon. He was born in Charlotte, North Carolina....		6950	6531
	Enrique Kistenmacher Enrique Kistenmacher Enrique Alberto Kistenmacher is a former Argentine decathlete.At the 1948 Summer Olympics he finished fourth in decathlon and tenth in long jump. He became South American decathlon champion in 1947 and 1949. In long jump he became South American champion in 1949 and won the bronze medal in 1947....		6929	6542
	Erik Andersson		6877	6486
	Peter Mullins		6739	6334
	Per Eriksson		6731	6391
	Irving Mondschein Irving Mondschein Irving "Irv or Moon" Mondschein is an American former track and field athlete and football player.-Early life:Mondschein, who is Jewish, was born in Brooklyn, New York. He attended Boys High School, where he ran track. He also ran for the New York Pioneer Club. He entered the US Army in 1943...		6715	6331
	Edward Adamczyk		6712	6336
10	Godtfred Holmvang Godtfred Holmvang Godtfred Holmvang was a Norwegian decathlete and skier. He represented IL Tyrving.He won the 1946 European Championships and finished tenth at the 1948 Summer Olympics. He became Norwegian decathlon champion in 1939, 1946 and 1948. In addition he won the Norwegian championships in 110 metres...		6663	6324
11	Per Stavem Per Stavem Per Stavem was a Norwegian shot putter and discus thrower. He represented Stabæk IF.At the 1948 Summer Olympics he competed in the decathlon and finished eleventh with 6151 points. At the 1952 Summer Olympics he finished eighth in the shot final with 16.02 metres and sixteenth in discus throw with...		6552	6153
12	Örn Clausen		6444	6110
13	Yrjö Mäkelä		6421	6064
14	Pierre Sprécher		6401	6136
15	Kjell Tånnander		6325	6017
16	Wacław Kuźmicki Wacław Kuźmicki Wacław Kuźmicki is a Polish decathlete who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, where he finished 16th in a field of 35 competitors. He was born in Osiedle Bacieczki, Białystok and attended the Warsaw School of Economics from 1945-1949...		6153	5898
17	Hannes Sonck		6142	5883
18	Davorin Marčelja		6141	5851
19	Witold Gerutto		6106	5756
20	Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Hernán Figueroa Bueg is a former decathlete from Chile. He won the gold medal in the men's decathlon event at the inaugural Pan American Games in 1951. He is a two-time Olympian for his native South American country.-References:*...		6026	5786
20	Hércules Azcune		6026	5781
22	Jacques Crétaine		5829	5604
23	Fritz Nüssbaum		5808	5641
24	Mario Recordón		5730	5582
25	Lionel Fournier		5590	5453
26	Albert Dayer		5586	5349
27	Oskar Gerber		5558	5403
28	Sayed Moukhtar		5031	5000

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Armin Scheurer

Armin Scheurer was a Swiss athlete. He held nine national records in his nation. He also coached football. In 1950 he was Swiss Sports Personality of the Year....

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