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Rišardas Malachovskis was a Lithuanian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union before competing for Lithuania. He set a Lithuanian record of 8437 points in Staiki in 1988 and finished fourth at the Soviet championships in Kyiv later that month. A three-time Lithuanian decathlon champion, he recorded nine performances of 8000 points or more during his career.

Lithuanian decathlete Rišardas Malachovskis - Decathlon 2000
Lithuania

Date of birth: 28 April 1965
Place of birth: Vilnius, Lithuania
Date of death: 08 February 2024
Decathlon: 8437 NR Staiki 1988
Heptathlon: 5723 @ Volgograd 1989
Coach: Antanas Pociūnas
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Rišardas Malachovskis - Decathlon 2000
Personal bests
100 m 10,93 Staiki 1988
Long jump 7.12 Sochi 1990
Shot put 14.94 Staiki 1988
High jump 2.10 Talence 1989
400 m 47,77 Staiki 1988
110 m hurdles 13,8 h Vilnius 1990
Discus throw 45.26 Talence 1989
Pole vault 5.10 Kielce 1991
Javelin throw 65.58 Kielce 1991
1500 m 4.13,67 Staiki 1988
Total points based on PB 8679
Total 10 best decathlons 81168
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,23 Staiki 1990
60 m hurdles 7,9 h Vilnius 1988
1000 m 2.36,76 Volgograd 1989
Indoor total points PB 6124

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (9)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8108 11,16 - 6.92 - 13.68 - 2.09 - 47,97 -
14,93 - 42.10 - 4.70 - 63.40 - 4.20,56
4127 3981 1 Bernhausen 1986
8049 11,19 - 6.96 - 13.72 - 2.04 - 48,91 -
14,56 - 42.02 - 4.70 - 61.88 - 4.19,52
4040 4009 6 Sochi 1987
8437
NR
10,93 - 7.04 - 14.94 - 2.09 - 47,77 -
14,34 - 44.04 - 4.90 - 59.58 - 4.13,67
4292 4145 2 Staiki 1988
8205 11,24 - 6.97 - 14.25 - 2.07 - 48,28 -
14,62 - 43.68 - 5.00 - 58.78 - 4.19,42
4123 4082 4 Kyiv 1988
8069 11,22 - 7.03 - 13.96 - 2.05 - 49,22 -
14,57 - 43.58 - 4.80 - 58.44 - 4.20,76
4060 4009 5 Bryansk 1989
8117 11,52 - 6.90 - 13.81 - 2.10 - 48,86 -
14,73 - 45.26 - 4.80 - 61.00 - 4.15,57
4019 4098 5 Talence 1989
8121 11,23 - 7.12 - 13.79 - 2.07 - 48,24 -
14,70 - 42.00 - 4.60 - 62.92 - 4.18,11
4133 3988 3 Sochi 1990
8093 11,45 - 6.85 - 14.07 - 2.07 - 49,17 -
14,61 - 42.24 - 5.10 - 65.58 - 4.32,59
3995 4098 1 Kielce 1991
8002 11,2 - 6.96 - 13.90 - 2.05 - 48,9 -
14,3 - 41.92 - 4.80 - 61.36 - 4.23,9
4000 4002 1 Vilnius 1991

NR – national record
h – hand timed
@ – reduction from octathlon

Photo: Alfredas Pliadis / personal archive. Source: Lithuanian Sports Encyclopedia.

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