Athletics at the 1952 Summer Olympics – Men's decathlon
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Men's decathlon at the Games of the XV Olympiad | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Helsinki Olympic Stadium | ||||||||||||
Dates | 25–26 July | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 28 from 16 nations | ||||||||||||
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The Men's decathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics took place on 25 and 26 July, at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Now 21-year-old Bob Mathias from the United States repeated his performances from the previous games by winning the gold medal and setting new world and Olympic records. It was the second time the United States Olympic team earned all three medals in the event, the first one being in the 1936 Olympic Games.[1]