Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics – Men's pentathlon
| Men's pentathlon at the Games of the VIII Olympiad | |
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| Venue | Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir |
| Date | July 7 |
| Competitors | 30 from 17 nations |
| Medalists | |
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| Athletics at the 1924 Summer Olympics | |
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| Track events | |
| 100 m | men |
| 200 m | men |
| 400 m | men |
| 800 m | men |
| 1500 m | men |
| 5000 m | men |
| 10,000 m | men |
| 110 m hurdles | men |
| 400 m hurdles | men |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men |
| 3000 m team race | men |
| 10 km walk | men |
| Road events | |
| Marathon | men |
| Field events | |
| Long jump | men |
| Triple jump | men |
| High jump | men |
| Pole vault | men |
| Shot put | men |
| Discus throw | men |
| Hammer throw | men |
| Javelin throw | men |
| Combined events | |
| Pentathlon | men |
| Decathlon | men |
| Cross-country events | |
| Individual | men |
| Team | men |
The men's pentathlon event was part of the track and field athletics programme at the 1924 Summer Olympics. It was the third and last appearance of a pentathlon at the Olympics. The competition was held on Monday, July 7, 1924. Thirty pentathletes from 17 nations competed.[1]
Records
Robert LeGendre set a new world record in long jump during this competition. He improved the old records:
| World Record | 7.69 | United States Edward Gourdin | Cambridge (GBR) | July 23, 1923 |
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| Olympic Record | 7.60 | United States Albert Gutterson | Stockholm (SWE) | July 12, 1912 |
Results
Long jump
The long jump was the first event and started at 2:00 p.m. Group 1
| Place | Athlete | Width | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 7.765 WR | 1 |
| 2 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 6.83 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 6.77 | 5 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 6.68 | 7 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 6.545 | 9 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Gaston Médécin (MON) | 6.49 | 10 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 6.40 | 13 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Iivari Yrjölä (FIN) | 6.25 | 18 |
| 9 | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Constant Bucher (SUI) | 6.17 | 21 |
| 10 | File:Flag of France.svg Roger Viel (FRA) | 5.92 | 25 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fred Zinner (BEL) | 5.88 | 26 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Georgios Zakharopoulos (GRE) | 5.485 | 27 |
| 13 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Percy Spark (GBR) | 5.29 | 30 |
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Group 2
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Javelin throw
The javelin throw was the second event and started at 2:45 p.m. Group 1
| Place | Athlete | Width | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 52.07 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Iivari Yrjölä (FIN) | 51.72 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 51.17 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 50.93 | 5 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Georgios Zakharopoulos (GRE) | 49.00 | 7 |
| 6 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 48.96 | 8 |
| 7 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 48.04 | 11 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 45.60 | 16 |
| 9 | File:Flag of France.svg Roger Viel (FRA) | 42.58 | 19 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Percy Spark (GBR) | 41.19 | 21 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fred Zinner (BEL) | 40.15 | 22 |
| 12 | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Constant Bucher (SUI) | 38.95 | 24 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Gaston Médécin (MON) | 32.43 | 29 |
Group 2
200 metres
The third event was the 200 metres. The heats started at 3:45 p.m. Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Clifford Argue (USA) | 23.4 | =5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of France.svg Roger Viel (FRA) | 23.8 | =8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 25.0 | =21 |
Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 23.0 | =1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 23.8 | =8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Fred Zinner (BEL) | 25.2 | 24 |
Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 24.4 | =18 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.svg Aleksa Spahić (YUG) | 25.0 | =21 |
| — | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Georgios Zakharopoulos (GRE) | DNS | — |
Heat 4
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 23.0 | =1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Donald Slack (GBR) | 23.8 | =8 |
| 3 | File:Civil Ensign of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Constant Bucher (SUI) | 24.4 | =18 |
Heat 5
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Adolfo Contoli (ITA) | 23.8 | =8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Unger (SWE) | 23.8 | =8 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom (3-2).svg Percy Spark (GBR) | 27.0 | 28 |
Heat 6
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 23.4 | =5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Antonín Svoboda (TCH) | 24.0 | =13 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harry de Keijser (NED) | 24.2 | =15 |
Heat 7
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Josse Ruth (BEL) | 24.2 | =15 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Seiichi Ueda (JPN) | 25.4 | 25 |
| — | File:Flag of Finland.svg Iivari Yrjölä (FIN) | DNS | — |
Heat 8
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 23.0 | =1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 23.8 | 7 |
| 3 | File:Flag of France.svg Léon Courtejaire (FRA) | 24.6 | 20 |
Heat 9
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Martin Mølster (NOR) | 24.2 | =15 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Bertil Fastén (SWE) | 25.8 | 26 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Greece (1828-1978).svg Stelios Benardis (GRE) | 26.2 | 27 |
Heat 10
| Place | Athlete | Time | Overall Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 23.4 | =5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Monaco.svg Gaston Médécin (MON) | 24.0 | =13 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg Albino Pighi (ITA) | 25.0 | =21 |
Standings after three events After these three events only the top twelve competitors were allowed to participate in the following discus throw contest.
After the determination of the twelve competitors who will participate in the next event all other results from the non-qualified pentathletes were deleted. This gave the following order and current standing at this point of the competition:
| Place | Athlete | Long jump | Javelin | 200 m | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| 6 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Unger (SWE) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 11 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
| 10 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Argue (USA) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 27 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 28 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Martin Mølster (NOR) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 32 |
Eero Lehtonen and Elemér Somfay later gold and silver medalists tied in fourth place after three events. The biggest winner of the deletion of the results from the non-qualified competitors was Robert LeGendre. He came up from fourth and second place. The biggest loss had Denis Duigan who came from ninth back to eleventh.
Discus throw
The discus throw was the fourth event and started at 4:30 p.m. The leader after three events Mort Kaer was able to finish only in tenth place. While Eero Lehtonen, Olympic champion in pentathlon at the 1920 Games, won the discus throw competition.
| Place | Athlete | Width |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 40.44 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 37.76 |
| 3 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 37.70 |
| 4 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 36.76 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 36.08 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Unger (SWE) | 35.11 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Martin Mølster (NOR) | 34.69 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 33.62 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 33.45 |
| 10 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 32.70 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 27.26 |
| — | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Clifford Argue (USA) | DNS |
After the fourth event again only the best six pentathletes from the overall standings advanced to the last contest. Mort Kaer who only managed to finish in tenth place in the discus throw came back to fourth place overall - enough to participate in the final 1500 metres run. Brutus Hamilton who finished third in the discus throw did not improve his seventh place overall and failed to qualify for the 1500 metres run. So the first six places were unchanged and three Finns, two US-Americans, and one Hungarian started in the final.
| Place | Athlete | Long jump | Javelin | 200 m | Discus | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 |
| 3 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 19 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the United States.svg Brutus Hamilton (USA) | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 24 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Göran Unger (SWE) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Evert Nilsson (SWE) | 11 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 35 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Australia.svg Denis Duigan (AUS) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| File:Flag of Norway.svg Martin Mølster (NOR) | 12 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 39 | |
| — | File:Flag of the United States.svg Clifford Argue (USA) | 10 | 12 | 5 | DNS | DNF |
At this point of the competition the results from the non-qualified competitors were not deleted so the results stand for the final event.
1500 metres
The 1500 metres run was the fifth and final event and started at 5:15 p.m.
| Place | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 4:47.1 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 4:48.4 |
| 3 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 4:52.6 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 4:55.4 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 4:55.6 |
| 6 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 5:38.6 |
Final standings
The medal ranks were unchanged after the 1500 metres run. Eero Lehtonen was able to win his second gold medal in Olympic pentathlon. He also became the last Olympic champion in pentathlon as this event was discontinued. The new world record holder in long jump Robert LeGendre finished third and won the bronze medal. He would have won the gold medal if this contest were scored by points tables. But his ninth place in the javelin throw pushed him back. And he did not participate in the Olympic long jump event held the next day, because he did not compete in this event at the US Olympic trials.
| Place | Athlete | Long jump | Javelin | 200 m | Discus | 1500 m | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Eero Lehtonen (FIN) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946; 3-2 aspect ratio).svg Elemér Somfay (HUN) | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Robert LeGendre (USA) | 1 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Leo Leino (FIN) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 |
| 5 | File:US flag 48 stars.svg Mort Kaer (USA) | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Hugo Lahtinen (FIN) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
References
- ↑ "Athletics at the 1924 Paris Summer Games: Men's Pentathlon". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
External links
- Olympic Report
- Wudarski, Pawel (1999). "Wyniki Igrzysk Olimpijskich" (in polski). Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 27 January 2009.
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