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Götzis 1985 (0)

Oct 17, 2026
The 1985 combined events meeting in Götzis marked the introduction of the Hypomeeting Götzis name, with Hypobank Vorarlberg becoming the main sponsor. East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth won the decathlon with 8473 points, edging compatriot Torsten Voss by 49 points, while the Soviet Union’s Aleksandr Nevski completed the podium with 8409.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Uwe Freimuth GDR 8473
v		 11,14 - 7.50 - 16.26 - 1.96 - 48,79 -
14,69 - 47.50 - 4.90 - 69.86 - 4.32,13
2 Torsten Voss GDR 8424 10,59 - 7.72 - 14.59 - 2.11 - 48,30 -
14,23 - 42.72 - 5.00 - 59.02 - 4.50,41
3 Aleksandr Nevski URS 8409 10,95 - 7.35 - 14.99 - 2.08 - 49,29 -
14,76 - 46.12 - 4.60 - 68.16 - 4.21,09
4 Dave Steen CAN 8253 11,21 - 7.47 - 12.53 - 2.11 - 47,58 -
15,10 - 42.08 - 5.10 - 60.16 - 4.19,87
5 Christian Schenk GDR 8163 11,21 - 7.61 - 15.20 - 2.20 - 49,09 -
15,02 - 40.20 - 4.00 - 66.48 - 4.26,57
6 Ulf Behrendt GDR 7964 10,99 - 7.15 - 15.90 - 1.96 - 48,20 -
15,81 - 47.38 - 4.20 - 57.94 - 4.23,13
7 Frederic Sacco FRA 7828 11,22 - 7.34 - 15.98 - 1.96 - 50,82 -
15,22 - 43.86 - 4.70 - 55.82 - 4.42,24
8 Michael Neugebauer FRG 7808 11,01 - 7.23 - 12.16 - 2.08 - 48,79 -
14,28 - 41.44 - 4.20 - 56.60 - 4.33,35
9 Roland Marloye BEL 7770
v		 11,02 - 7.46 - 12.95 - 2.02 - 49,75 -
14,18 - 42.52 - 4.20 - 56.06 - 4.43,64
10 Eugene Gilkes GBR 7740 10,75 - 7.10 - 13.98 - 1.90 - 46,91 -
15,44 - 39.90 - 4.30 - 47.94 - 4.12,82
11 Janusz Lesniewicz POL 7730 11,23 - 7.16 - 13.80 - 2.02 - 49,29 -
15,05 - 40.36 - 4.50 - 57.46 - 4.35,73
12 Cecko Mitrakiyev BUL 7685 11,27 - 7.11 - 14.15 - 1.96 - 50,50 -
15,25 - 41.00 - 4.40 - 58.28 - 4.21,88
13 Andrzej Wyzykowski POL 7600 11,05 - 6.69 - 13.81 - 1.96 - 49,65 -
14,76 - 44.16 - 4.00 - 67.16 - 4.52,77
14 Thomas Rizzi FRG 7578 10,65 - 7.09 - 14.70 - 1.96 - 47,93 -
16,09 - 39.96 - 4.00 - 51.96 - 4.32,17
15 Roman Hraban TCH 7529 11,14 - 7.06 - 15.35 - 1.93 - 50,03 -
15,73 - 45.76 - 4.50 - 55.66 - 5.05,67
16 Holger Schmidt FRG 7466 10,91 - 7.04 - 15.25 - 1.99 - 49,75 -
15,00 - 44.96 - 4.00 - 54.10 - 5.19,07
17 Jürgen Mandl AUT 7388 11,13 - 7.09 - 13.10 - 1.96 - 49,89 -
14,56 - 35.46 - 4.20 - 56.30 - 4.48,17
18 Armin Spörri SUI 7375
v		 11,46 - 7.09 - 14.00 - 1.99 - 51,74 -
15,34 - 43.44 - 3.80 - 57.18 - 4.33,91
19 Ivan Krastev BUL 7367 11,39 - 7.04 - 14.46 - 1.99 - 51,79 -
15,55 - 43.94 - 4.30 - 52.46 - 4.48,68
20 Marc Kemp LUX 7359 11,14 - 7.18 - 11.51 - 1.93 - 49,80 -
15,62 - 39.02 - 4.50 - 56.82 - 4.43,25
21 Wolfgang Spann AUT 7280 11,46 - 6.70 - 14.45 - 1.81 - 51,23 -
15,04 - 38.66 - 4.00 - 68.74 - 4.43,84
22 József Hoffer HUN 7260 11,55 - 6.68 - 14.44 - 1.90 - 51,75 -
15,61 - 42.92 - 4.20 - 64.38 - 4.53,86
23 Martin Machura TCH 7258 11,09 - 6.91 - 15.30 - 1.96 - 50,44 -
16,99 - 44.86 - 4.40 - 53.92 - 5.12,62
24 Kevin Atkinson IRL 7228
v		 11,10 - 7.43 - 12.39 - 1.87 - 49,16 -
15,67 - 32.38 - 4.10 - 53.70 - 4.32,08
25 Piet van Vaerenbergh BEL 7129 11,16 - 6.78 - 13.60 - 1.84 - 49,66 -
16,40 - 43.60 - 4.00 - 45.18 - 4.23,75
26 Veroslav Valenta TCH 7065 11,59 - 6.51 - 13.68 - 1.90 - 50,93 -
15,28 - 42.36 - 4.40 - 44.76 - 4.42,37
27 Jan-Erik Romar FIN 6997 11,61 - 6.78 - 12.71 - 1.93 - 52,79 -
14,96 - 37.66 - 4.70 - 48.94 - 4.59,80
28 Sergei Pugach URS 6958 11,33 - 7.09 - 14.28 - 2.02 - 49,09 -
14,85 - 44.70 - 0 - 48.02 - 4.33,42

v event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s

Didn't finish:
Siegfried Wentz (FRG), Philipp Eder (AUT).

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