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Staiki 1988 (0)

Oct 13, 2026
Valter Külvet set an Estonian decathlon record of 8506 points to win in Staiki on 1–2 July 1988. Rišardas Malachovskis finished second with a Lithuanian record of 8437, while Aleksandr Apaichev took third with 8395. Külvet’s performance included a 52.04 m discus throw and a 4.15,93 finish in the 1500 m.
P Athlete Nation Points Results
1 Valter Külvet URS 8506 11,05 - 7.35 - 15.78 - 2.00 - 48,08
14,55 - 52.04 - 4.60 - 61.72 - 4.15,93
2 Rišardas Malachovskis URS 8437 10,93 - 7.04 - 14.94 - 2.09 - 47,77
14,34 - 44.04 - 4.90 - 59.58 - 4.13,67
3 Oleksandr Apaichev URS 8395 11,00 - 7.38 - 15.90 - 1.91 - 49,12
14,01 - 47.06 - 4.60 - 67.52 - 4.24,47
4 Sergei Popov URS 8114 11,09 - 7.19 - 14.25 - 1.94 - 49,84
15,03 - 48.90 - 5.00 - 60.56 - 4.29,35
5 Valeri Urbanski URS 7959 10,93 - 7.18 - 13.76 - 2.03 - 48,99
14,35 - 40.54 - 4.30 - 54.28 - 4.13,19
6 Mikhail Medved URS 7932 10,96 - 7.30 - 15.17 - 2.06 - 50,23
14,12 - 45.40 - 4.90 - 56.90 - 5.28,16
7 Ramil Ganiyev URS 7714 10,96 - 7.03 - 13.16 - 2.09 - 50,09
14,78 - 42.06 - 4.60 - 53.18 - 4.46,42
8 Marko Vunder URS 7579 11,14 - 6.91 - 13.12 - 1.97 - 49,96
15,00 - 43.30 - 4.60 - 48.24 - 4.28,40
9 Viktor Shmalko URS 7578 10,70 - 7.27 - 14.06 - 1.94 - 49,21
14,84 - 40.66 - 4.00 - 56.74 - 4.55,55
B group
1 Mikhail Ivanov URS 7446 11,22 - 7.14 - 14.34 - 2.03 - 53,01
15,29 - 41.88 - 4.20 - 57.72 - 4.48,04
2 Vladimir Motolko URS 7407 10,71 - 7.28 - 13.90 - 2.00 - 50,88
15,05 - 39.85 - 4.20 - 50.90 - 5.06,60
3 Vladimir Obukhov URS 7399 11,62 - 6.64 - 15.07 - 1.91 - 53,10
15,33 - 43.20 - 4.80 - 61.20 - 4.52,63
4 Sergei Terzeman URS 7361 11,02 - 7.01 - 12.34 - 1.97 - 49,89
15,55 - 36.78 - 4.40 - 52.38 - 4.32,60
5 Gennadi Vitkevich URS 7187 10,90 - 6.84 - 12.46 - 1.88 - 49,67
16,63 - 34.76 - 4.00 - 62.04 - 4.27,64
6 Aleksandr Muravyov URS 6820 11,59 - 6.45 - 12.88 - 1.94 - 51,30
15,77 - 35.03 - 4.20 - 44.86 - 4.32,84

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Valter Külvet was a highly gifted Estonian decathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during his main international career. He set Estonian senior decathlon records: 8332 points in 1987 and 8506 points in 1988.
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