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Viktor Gruzenkin was a Russian-born combined events athlete who represented the Soviet Union. He set a world indoor heptathlon best of 5934 points in Ordzhonikidze in 1979 and achieved his decathlon best in Kyiv in 1984, scoring 8356 points under the 1985 scoring tables. His career included 15 decathlons of 8000 points or more and European Cup team bronze medals in 1979 and 1983.

Soviet decathlete Viktor Gruzenkin - Decathlon 2000
Soviet Union

Date of birth: 19 December 1951
Place of birth: Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Archive country: Russia Russia
Height: 176 cm / Weight: 78 kg
Decathlon: 8356 Kyiv 1984 NC
Heptathlon: 5934 Ordzhonikidze 1979
Coach: Nikolai Medvedev
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Personal bests
100 m 10,92 (+0.7) Kyiv 1984 NC
Long jump 7.67 (-0.1) Kyiv 1984 NC
Shot put 16.43 Krasnoyarsk 1985
High jump 2.14 Moscow 1980 NC
400 m 49,76 Sofia 1983
110 m hurdles 14,61 nwi Leningrad 1981 NC
Discus throw 49.16 Neubrandenburg 1984
Pole vault 5.00 Potsdam 1980
Javelin throw 71.18 ^ Potsdam 1984 NC
1500 m 4.34,61 Moscow 1982 NC
Total points based on PB 8775 Includes bests with unknown wind
Total 10 best decathlons 82521
Personal bests indoors
60 m 6,98 Ordzhonikidze 1979
60 m hurdles 8,27 Sofia 1982
1000 m 2.47,0 h OT Senftenberg 1984
Indoor total points PB 6300

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (15)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8284 11,19 - 7.45 - 15.15 - 2.14 - 49,97 -
14,96 - 46.66 - 4.70 - 68.86 - 4.45,2		 4290 3994 4 Moscow 1980 NC
8177
h		 10,8 - 7.25 - 15.37 - 2.11 - 50,1 -
14,7 - 46.83 - 4.70 - 64.80 - 4.46,8		 4248 3929 1 Pyatigorsk 1980
8075 11,33 - 7.43 - 14.80 - 2.07 - 50,67 -
15,14 - 43.62 - 4.80 - 66.12 - 4.38,65		 4136 3939 2 Malmö 1981
8082 11,23 - 7.19 - 14.77 - 2.08 - 50,32 -
14,61 - 43.70 - 4.80 - 65.04 - 4.43,47		 4123 3959 2 Leningrad 1981 NC
8117 11,15 - 7.28 - 15.19 - 2.06 - 50,81 -
14,85 - 44.14 - 4.90 - 64.24 - 4.41,25		 4146 3971 5 Mannheim 1982
8058
v		 11,21 - 7.46 - 14.30 - 1.94 - 50,94 -
14,84 - 46.36 - 4.90 - 65.66 - 4.39,41		 4007 4051 5 Halle 1982
8079
v		 11,23 - 7.16 - 15.28 - 2.09 - 50,73 -
15,08 - 47.80 - 4.80 - 60.94 - 4.40,66		 4137 3942 4 Santa Barbara 1982
8147 11,14 - 7.62 - 15.57 - 2.08 - 50,84 -
14,84 - 45.22 - 4.80 - 55.40 - 4.34,61		 4274 3873 5 Moscow 1982 NC
8342 11,03 - 7.48 - 15.73 - 2.09 - 50,21 -
14,80 - 47.06 - 4.80 - 65.60 - 4.40,49		 4311 4031 5 Moscow 1983
8168 11,10 - 7.30 - 15.51 - 2.01 - 49,76 -
14,77 - 45.44 - 4.70 - 67.04 - 4.42,13		 4184 3984 6 Sofia 1983
8304 11,06 - 7.44 - 15.66 - 2.09 - 50,57 -
15,02 - 49.16 - 4.80 - 66.40 - 4.45,40		 4273 4031 5 Neubrandenburg 1984
8356 10,92 - 7.67 - 15.98 - 2.07 - 50,06 -
14,65 - 46.70 - 4.60 - 65.74 - 4.43,00		 4385 3971 5 Kyiv 1984 NC
8301 11,04 - 7.33 - 16.12 - 2.09 - 50,33 -
14,97 - 48.48 - 4.60 - 71.18 - 4.49,41		 4290 4011 3 Potsdam 1984
8017 11,27 - 7.39 - 15.90 - 2.11 - 51,00 -
15,30 - 45.50 - 4.50 - 64.82 - 4.48,74		 4229 3788 6 Leningrad 1985
8326
h		 10,7 - 7.42 - 16.43 - 2.11 - 50,5 -
14,8 - 48.82 - 4.80 - 62.50 - 4.44,5		 4358 3968 1 Krasnoyarsk 1985

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (6)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5934 h NR WB 6,98 - 7.18 - 15.75 - 2.08 - 8,28 - 4.70 - 2.52,3 3460 2474 1 Ordzhonikidze 1979
5812 h 7,10 - 7.30 - 15.34 - 2.01 - 8,38 - 4.70 - 2.51,7 3357 2455 1 West Point 1979
5832 h 7,14 - 6.94 - 14.67 - 2.08 - 8,29 - 4.80 - 2.47,3 3279 2553 2 Moscow 1981
5905 h @ 7,03 - 7.31 - 15.08 - 2.06 - 8,34 - 4.80 - 2.52,1 3414 2491 - Sofia 1981
5881 @ 7,05 - 7.27 - 15.37 - 2.03 - 8,27 - 4.80 - 2.53,33 3386 2495 - Sofia 1982
5877 7,16 - 7.22 - 15.22 - 2.05 - 8,35 - 4.80 - 2.47,99 3345 2532 4 Zaporozhye 1983

 

International medals (2)
Year Venue Championships Event Points Medal
1979 Dresden 1979 European Cup Combined Events Team decathlon Bronze Bronze
1983 Sofia 1983 European Cup Combined Events Team decathlon Bronze Bronze

NR – national record
WB – world best performance before official IAAF world record ratification
v – event with wind >2.0 m/s and <=4.0 m/s and wind average for 3 events <=2.0 m/s
nwi – no wind information
h – hand timed
^ – old javelin implements (until 31 March 1986)
OT – oversized indoor track (>200 m)
@ – reduction from octathlon

Photo: Krasnoyarsk Sports Encyclopedia.

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