Soviet Union – USA decathlon match Leningrad 1981

Soviet athletes filled the first four places at the Soviet Union–USA decathlon match in Leningrad on 1–2 August 1981. Aleksandr Nevski led with 8170 points, followed by Konstantin Akhapkin and Nikolai Poptsov, while Steve Jacobs was the highest-placed American in fifth with 7657. The match took place alongside the Soviet Union Combined Events Championships.