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Soviet Union Championships Leningrad 1985

Oct 13, 2026
Six decathletes surpassed 8000 points at the 1985 Soviet Union Championships in Leningrad. Sergei Popov won the title with 8206 points, ahead of Aleksandr Nevski with 8140 and Valter Külvet with 8132. Just eight points separated silver and bronze.

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