title: Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
text: # Athletics at the 1932 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
  
  The men's decathlon event at the 1932 Olympic Games took place between August 5 & August 6. Points are listed by the scoring table from 1912 which were used to determine the winner. Adjusted points are points using the 1985 scoring table. The official Olympic results shows both results, but medal winners were determined by the 1912 scoring table.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### 100 metres
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1T | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 11.1 | 881.0 | 786 | |
  | 1T | Héctor Berra | Argentina | 11.1 | 881.0 | 786 | |
  | 3 | Wilson Charles | United States | 11.2 | 857.2 | 765 | |
  | 4T | Clyde Coffman | United States | 11.3 | 833.4 | 744 | |
  | 4T | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 11.3 | 833.4 | 744 | |
  | 4T | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 11.3 | 833.4 | 744 | |
  | 7T | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 11.4 | 809.6 | 723 | |
  | 7T | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 11.4 | 809.6 | 723 | |
  | 7T | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 11.4 | 809.6 | 723 | |
  | 10 | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 11.6 | 762.0 | 683 | |
  | 11T | Jim Bausch | United States | 11.7 | 738.2 | 663 | |
  | 11T | Harry Hart | South Africa | 11.7 | 738.2 | 663 | |
  | 13 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 11.8 | 714.4 | 643 | |
  | 14 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 12.0 | 666.8 | 605 | |
  | - | Carlos Woebcken | Brazil | - | 0.0 | - | DNF |
  
  ### Long jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wilson Charles | United States | 7.24 | 911.80 | 871 | OB |
  | 2 | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 7.22 | 906.90 | 866 | |
  | 3 | Héctor Berra | Argentina | 7.14 | 887.30 | 847 | |
  | 4 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 7.00 | 853.00 | 814 | |
  | 5 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 6.97 | 845.65 | 807 | |
  | 6 | Jim Bausch | United States | 6.95 | 840.75 | 802 | |
  | 7T | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 6.77 | 796.65 | 760 | |
  | 7T | Clyde Coffman | United States | 6.77 | 796.65 | 760 | |
  | 9 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 6.71 | 781.95 | 746 | |
  | 10 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 6.60 | 755.00 | 720 | |
  | 11 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 6.59 | 752.55 | 718 | |
  | 12 | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 6.49 | 728.05 | 695 | |
  | 13 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 6.41 | 708.45 | 677 | |
  | 14 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 6.14 | 642.30 | 617 | |
  
  ### Shot put
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jim Bausch | United States | 15.32 | 998 | 809 | OB |
  | 2 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 14.50 | 916 | 759 | |
  | 3 | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 14.33 | 899 | 749 | |
  | 4 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 13.68 | 834 | 709 | |
  | 5 | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 13.56 | 822 | 701 | |
  | 6 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 13.31 | 797 | 686 | |
  | 7 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 13.22 | 788 | 681 | |
  | 8 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 13.11 | 777 | 674 | |
  | 9 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 12.58 | 724 | 642 | |
  | 10 | Wilson Charles | United States | 12.56 | 722 | 640 | |
  | 11 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 11.90 | 656 | 600 | |
  | 12 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 11.86 | 652 | 598 | |
  | 13 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 11.70 | 636 | 588 | |
  
  ### High jump
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Height | Points | Adjusted Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wilson Charles | United States | 1.85 | 888 | 670 |
  | 2T | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 1.78 | 790 | 610 |
  | 2T | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 1.78 | 790 | 610 |
  | 4T | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 1.75 | 748 | 585 |
  | 4T | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 1.75 | 748 | 585 |
  | 6T | Jim Bausch | United States | 1.70 | 678 | 544 |
  | 6T | Clyde Coffman | United States | 1.70 | 678 | 544 |
  | 6T | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 1.70 | 678 | 544 |
  | 6T | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 1.70 | 678 | 544 |
  | 10T | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 1.65 | 608 | 504 |
  | 10T | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 1.65 | 608 | 504 |
  | 10T | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 1.65 | 608 | 504 |
  | 10T | Harry Hart | South Africa | 1.65 | 608 | 504 |
  
  ### 400 metres
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 49.0 | 969.92 | 855 | OB |
  | 2 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 50.6 | 909.76 | 781 | |
  | 3 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 50.8 | 902.24 | 772 | |
  | 4 | Wilson Charles | United States | 51.2 | 887.20 | 754 | |
  | 5 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 51.6 | 872.16 | 736 | |
  | 6 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 51.8 | 864.64 | 727 | |
  | 7 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 52.6 | 834.56 | 693 | |
  | 8 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 53.6 | 796.96 | 650 | |
  | 9T | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 53.8 | 789.44 | 642 | |
  | 9T | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 53.8 | 789.44 | 642 | |
  | 11 | Jim Bausch | United States | 54.2 | 774.40 | 626 | |
  | 12 | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 54.8 | 751.84 | 601 | |
  | 13 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 57.2 | 661.60 | 508 | |
  
  ### 110 metre hurdles
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 15.4 | 962.0 | 774 | OB |
  | 2 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 15.5 | 952.5 | 762 | |
  | 3 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 15.6 | 943.0 | 751 | |
  | 4 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 15.7 | 933.5 | 740 | |
  | 5 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 16.1 | 895.5 | 695 | |
  | 6T | Jim Bausch | United States | 16.2 | 886.0 | 684 | |
  | 6T | Wilson Charles | United States | 16.2 | 886.0 | 684 | |
  | 8 | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 16.4 | 867.0 | 662 | |
  | 9 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 16.7 | 838.5 | 631 | |
  | 10T | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 17.0 | 810.0 | 599 | |
  | 10T | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 17.0 | 810.0 | 599 | |
  | 12 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 17.7 | 743.5 | 530 | |
  | 13 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 17.8 | 734.0 | 520 | |
  
  ### Discus throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jim Bausch | United States | 44.58 | 976.06 | 758 | OB |
  | 2 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 44.54 | 974.54 | 757 | |
  | 3 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 41.45 | 857.12 | 694 | |
  | 4 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 41.34 | 852.94 | 692 | |
  | 5 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 40.77 | 831.28 | 680 | |
  | 6 | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 40.76 | 830.90 | 680 | |
  | 7 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 40.62 | 825.58 | 677 | |
  | 8 | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 39.05 | 765.92 | 645 | |
  | 9 | Wilson Charles | United States | 38.71 | 753.00 | 638 | |
  | 10 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 36.80 | 680.42 | 600 | |
  | 11 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 34.40 | 589.22 | 552 | |
  | 12 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 33.31 | 547.80 | 530 | |
  | 13 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 33.26 | 545.90 | 529 | |
  
  ### Pole vault
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Height | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jim Bausch | United States | 4.00 | 1027 | 617 | OB |
  | 1T | Clyde Coffman | United States | 4.00 | 1027 | 617 | OB |
  | 3 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 3.60 | 811 | 509 | |
  | 4T | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 3.50 | 757 | 482 | |
  | 4T | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 3.50 | 757 | 482 | |
  | 4T | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | 3.50 | 757 | 482 | |
  | 7 | Wilson Charles | United States | 3.40 | 703 | 456 | |
  | 8T | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 3.20 | 595 | 406 | |
  | 8T | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 3.20 | 595 | 406 | |
  | 10T | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 3.10 | 541 | 381 | |
  | 10T | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 3.10 | 541 | 381 | |
  | 10T | Harry Hart | South Africa | 3.10 | 541 | 381 | |
  | 13 | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | 3.00 | 487 | 357 | |
  
  ### Javelin throw
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Distance | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Jim Bausch | United States | 61.91 | 1025.025 | 767 | OB |
  | 2 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 61.00 | 1000.000 | 753 | |
  | 3 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 57.49 | 903.475 | 700 | |
  | 4 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 56.12 | 865.800 | 680 | |
  | 5 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 53.91 | 805.025 | 647 | |
  | 6 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 53.83 | 802.825 | 645 | |
  | 7 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 50.49 | 710.975 | 596 | |
  | 8 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 48.88 | 666.700 | 572 | |
  | 9 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 48.59 | 658.725 | 568 | |
  | 10 | Wilson Charles | United States | 47.72 | 634.800 | 555 | |
  | 11 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 45.26 | 567.150 | 519 | |
  
  ### 1500 metres
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Time | Points | Adjusted Points |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 4:34.4 | 774.4 | 716 |
  | 2 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 4:34.4 | 774.4 | 716 |
  | 3 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 4:37.4 | 756.4 | 697 |
  | 4 | Wilson Charles | United States | 4:39.8 | 742.0 | 682 |
  | 5 | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 4:47.0 | 698.8 | 637 |
  | 6 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 4:47.8 | 694 | 632 |
  | 7 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 4:48.0 | 692.8 | 631 |
  | 8 | Jim Bausch | United States | 5:17.0 | 518.8 | 466 |
  | 9 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 5:18.0 | 512.8 | 461 |
  | 10 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 5:34.6 | 413.2 | 377 |
  | 11 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 5:48.2 | 331.6 | 314 |
  
  ### Final standings
  
  | Rank | Athlete | Country | Points | Adjusted Points | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Jim Bausch | United States | 8462.235 | 6735 | WR |
  | | Akilles Järvinen | Finland | 8292.480 | 6879 | |
  | | Wolrad Eberle | Germany | 8030.805 | 6661 | |
  | 4 | Wilson Charles | United States | 7985.00 | 6716 | |
  | 5 | Hans-Heinrich Sievert | Germany | 7941.075 | 6515 | |
  | 6 | Paavo Yrjölä | Finland | 7687.990 | 6385 | |
  | 7 | Clyde Coffman | United States | 7534.410 | 6265 | |
  | 8 | Bob Tisdall | Ireland | 7327.170 | 6398 | |
  | 9 | Erwin Wegner | Germany | 7179.935 | 6189 | |
  | 10 | Péter Bácsalmási | Hungary | 7001.735 | 5788 | |
  | 11 | Harry Hart | South Africa | 6799.255 | 5697 | |
  | - | Jānis Dimza | Latvia | | | DNF |
  | - | Zygmunt Siedlecki | Poland | | | DNF |
  | - | Héctor Berra | Argentina | | | DNF |
  | - | Carlos Woebcken | Brazil | | | DNF |
  
  Key: WR = World Record, DNF = Did not finish, OB = Olympic best
  
  