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West Germany – Soviet Union decathlon match Lage 1980
West Germany – Soviet Union decathlon match Lage 1980 (0)
| P | Athlete | Nation | Points | Results | By 1985 |
| 1 | Guido Kratschmer | FRG | 8185 | 10,86 - 7.23 - 15.16 - 1.91 - 49,54 - 14,50 - 43.56 - 4.50 - 68.96 - 4.25,68 |
8175 |
| 2 | Yuri Kutsenko | URS | 8142 | 11,27 - 7.48 - 15.03 - 2.00 - 49,89 - 15,22 - 42.62 - 4.90 - 59.72 - 4.17,08 |
8133 |
| 3 | Konstantin Akhapkin | URS | 7936 | 11,18 - 7.23 - 14.10 - 1.80 - 49,82 - 14,49 - 46.36 - 4.70 - 60.44 - 4.25,35 |
7919 |
| 4 | Jens Schulze | FRG | 7893 | 10,87 - 6.82 - 14.26 - 1.91 - 48,30 - 14,97 - 44.38 - 4.50 - 52.68 - 4.21,88 |
7817 |
| 5 | Viktor Gruzenkin | URS | 7843 | 11,30 - 7.19 - 14.31 - 2.06 - 51,43 - 14,98 - 43.90 - 4.70 - 61.00 - 4.46,37 |
7819 |
| 6 | Aleksandr Shablenko | URS | 7814 | 11,19 - 6.82 - 15.09 - 2.00 - 50,67 - 14,83 - 48.12 - 4.40 - 50.70 - 4.29,61 |
7750 |
| 7 | Andreas Rizzi | FRG | 7771 | 10,84 - 7.21 - 13.15 - 1.97 - 48,15 - 15,66 - 39.38 - 4.30 - 54.56 - 4.23,03 |
7688 |
| 8 | Siegfried Wentz | FRG | 7756 | 11,61 - 6.97 - 14.69 - 2.03 - 50,56 - 15,10 - 43.24 - 4.30 - 62.64 - 4.30,78 |
7715 |
| 9 | Rudolf Brumund | FRG | 7721 | 11,41 - 7.02 - 14.61 - 2.00 - 49,05 - 16,16 - 41.20 - 4.30 - 65.54 - 4.33,84 |
7665 |
| 10 | Aleksandr Apaichev | URS | 7473 | 11,42 - 6.85 - 13.43 - 1.88 - 51,36 - 14,77 - 37.20 - 4.00 - 74.56 - 4.35,71 |
7459 |
By 1985 – total points recalculated using the 1985 scoring tables
| Team standings | ||
| P | Nation | Points |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 31735 |
| 2 | West Germany | 31605 |
The four highest individual scores from each team counted towards the team total. Points were awarded using the scoring tables in force at the time. Wind readings are unavailable in the supplied archive.
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