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Date of birth: 07 February 1932 |
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| Personal bests | ||
| 100 m | 10,7 h nwi | Moscow 1956 |
| Long jump | 7.49 nwi | Moscow 1958 |
| Shot put | 15.51 | Kyiv 1960 |
| High jump | 1.90 | Philadelphia 1959 |
| 400 m | 48,6 h | Stockholm 1958 |
| 110 m hurdles | 14,4 h nwi | Moscow 1956 |
| Discus throw | 50.81 | Kyiv 1960 |
| Pole vault | 4.50 | Kyiv 1964 |
| Javelin throw | 72.79 ^ | |
| 1500 m | 4.33,2 h | Moscow 1963 |
| Total points based on PB | 8412 | |
| Total 10 best decathlons | 76639 | Sum of ten highest decathlon scores |
| Personal bests indoors | ||
| 60 m | 6,9 h | |
| Decathlons with 7500+ points (15) | |||||
| Points | Results | 1st day | 2nd day | P | Venue |
| 7653 h |
11,0 - 7.30 - 14.49 - 1.75 - 49,1 - 14,5 - 47.50 - 4.00 - 66.16 - 4.50,0 |
3887 | 3766 | 1 | Krasnodar 1958 |
| 7597 h |
10,8 - 7.49 - 13.90 - 1.85 - 49,6 - 15,1 - 47.17 - 4.00 - 65.39 - 5.04,0 |
4003 | 3594 | 2 | Moscow 1958 |
| 7564 h |
10,9 - 7.34 - 14.27 - 1.80 - 48,6 - 14,8 - 48.57 - 4.00 - 59.42 - 5.00,0 |
3972 | 3592 | 1 | Stockholm 1958 |
| 7658 h |
10,8 - 7.11 - 14.63 - 1.81 - 49,7 - 14,7 - 48.14 - 4.10 - 67.55 - 5.00,8 |
3917 | 3741 | 1 | Tbilisi 1958 |
| 7839 h |
10,7 - 7.35 - 14.68 - 1.89 - 49,2 - 14,7 - 49.94 - 4.20 - 65.06 - 5.04,6 |
4092 | 3747 | 1 | Moscow 1959 |
| 7838 h |
10,8 - 7.40 - 15.48 - 1.90 - 49,6 - 14,6 - 49.81 - 4.11 - 63.79 - 5.03,8 |
4122 | 3716 | 1 | Philadelphia 1959 |
| 7616 h |
11,1 - 7.10 - 14.34 - 1.85 - 49,7 - 14,9 - 50.53 - 4.30 - 66.59 - 5.11,0 |
3865 | 3751 | 1 | Moscow 1959 |
| 7512 h |
10,9 - 7.03 - 14.13 - 1.84 - 50,4 - 14,7 - 45.61 - 3.70 - 67.73 - 4.45,2 |
3838 | 3674 | 1 | Moscow 1960 |
| 7557 h |
11,25 - 6.96 - 14.46 - 1.75 - 50,2 - 15,15 - 50.52 - 3.90 - 71.20 - 4.53,8 |
3751 | 3806 | 3 | Roma 1960 |
| 7542 h |
11,0 - 7.04 - 15.51 - 1.83 - 50,2 - 14,8 - 50.81 - 3.80 - 64.15 - 5.02,8 |
3904 | 3638 | 1 | Kyiv 1960 |
| 7503 h |
11,0 - 7.10 - 14.68 - 1.80 - 50,0 - 15,0 - 48.99 - 4.00 - 65.81 - 5.03,7 |
3851 | 3652 | 1 | Moscow 1961 |
| 7611 h |
10,9 - 7.29 - 13.94 - 1.83 - 49,7 - 15,0 - 47.73 - 4.10 - 67.03 - 4.59,0 |
3913 | 3698 | 1 | Sofia 1961 |
| 7556 h |
10,8 - 6.94 - 14.52 - 1.85 - 49,6 - 14,8 - 46.60 - 4.20 - 63.70 - 5.04,2 |
3908 | 3648 | 1 | Moscow 1962 |
| 7653 h |
10,8 - 6.91 - 14.32 - 1.75 - 49,3 - 14,5 - 48.08 - 3.90 - 68.08 - 4.41,0 |
3818 | 3835 | 1 | Belgrade 1962 |
| 7610 h |
10,8 - 7.05 - 14.27 - 1.86 - 51,4 - 15,3 - 46.69 - 3.90 - 68.19 - 4.33,2 |
3847 | 3763 | 1 | Moscow 1963 |
| International medals (7) | |||||
| Year | Venue | Championships | Event | Total | Medal |
| 1954 | Bern 1954 | European | Decathlon | 6881 h | |
| 1958 | Stockholm 1958 | European | Decathlon | 7564 h | |
| 1959 | Torino 1959 | Universiade | Pentathlon | 4006 WB | |
| 1961 | Sofia 1961 | Universiade | Decathlon | 7611 h | |
| 1962 | Belgrade 1962 | European | Decathlon | 7653 h | |
| 1956 | Melbourne 1956 | Olympic Games | Decathlon | 7337 h | |
| 1960 | Roma 1960 | Olympic Games | Decathlon | 7557 h | |
WB – world best
h – hand timed
nwi – no wind information
^ – old javelin implements (until 31 March 1986)
Kuznetsov set two decathlon world records under the scoring tables in use at the time: 8014 points in Krasnodar in 1958 and 8357 points in Moscow in 1959. The corresponding recalculated totals in the table above are 7653 and 7839 points.
The supplied archive does not give wind readings for his 100 m, long jump and 110 m hurdles personal bests, so their wind legality cannot be confirmed.

Vasili Kuznetsov clears the high jump bar during a training session in Philadelphia on 16 July 1959.

Vasili Kuznetsov wins the 110 m hurdles in Pennsylvania in 1959.
Photos:
Profile photo: Mondadori Publishers, photographer unknown / Wikimedia Commons. Rome 1960 Olympic Games.
High jump: Associated Press / Wikimedia Commons. Philadelphia, 16 July 1959.
110 m hurdles: Associated Press, photographer unknown / Wikimedia Commons. Pennsylvania, 1959.