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West Germany – Soviet Union decathlon match Lage 1980 (0)

Oct 23, 2026
The Soviet Union won the decathlon match against West Germany in Lage on 6–7 September 1980, scoring 31735 points to the hosts’ 31605. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer topped the individual standings with 8185 points, ahead of Yuri Kutsenko with 8142 and Konstantin Akhapkin with 7936. Each team’s four highest scores counted towards the final result.
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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