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Oleksandr Apaichev achieved a personal best of 8709 points during a decathlon match between the Soviet Union and East Germany in Neubrandenburg in 1984. This score remains the Ukrainian national record. After retiring from competitive athletics, Apaychev transitioned into coaching. Between 2001 and 2005, he served as a coach in Qatar, mentoring athletes such as Ahmad Hassan Moussa, who later set a national decathlon record for Qatar.

Ukrainian decathlete Oleksandr Apaichev - Decathlon 2000
Ukraine

Date of birth: 06 May 1961
Place of birth: Kirov, Russia
Height: 188 cm / Weight: 91 kg
Decathlon: 8709 NR Neubrandenburg 1984
Heptathlon: 6097 OT Senftenberg 1984
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Ukrainian decathlete Oleksandr Apaichev - Decathlon 2000
Personal bests
100 m 10,87 nwi Moscow 1984
Long jump 7.61 nwi Moscow 1983
Shot put 16.30i Senftenberg 1986
High jump 2.03i Sofia 1984
400 m 48,40 Kyiv 1984 Cup
110 m hurdles 13,93 (+1.6) Neubrandenburg 1984
Discus throw 48.72
Pole vault 5.00
Javelin throw 76.52 Potsdam 1980
1500 m 4.18,78 Kyiv 1984 Cup
Total points based on PB 8990 Includes bests with unknown wind
Total 10 best decathlons 83397 Sum of ten highest decathlon scores
Personal bests indoors
60 m 7,02 Senftenberg 1984
60 m hurdles 7,95 Senftenberg 1984
1000 m 2.36,97 Gomel 1982
Indoor total points PB 6349

 

Decathlons with 8000+ points (12)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
8070 11,22 - 7.32 - 14.36 - 1.96 - 50,08
14,46 - 42.62 - 4.20 - 73.66 - 4.23,62		 4031 4039 2 Poltava 1982
8104 11,18 - 7.17 - 14.50 - 1.96 - 49,65
14,37 - 40.86 - 4.60 - 68.52 - 4.20,85		 4032 4072 1 Leningrad 1982
8270 11,11 - 7.61 - 15.74 - 1.94 - 49,48
13,96 - 42.36 - 4.60 - 65.02 - 4.28,92		 4221 4049 6 Moscow 1983
8592 10,97 - 7.61 - 15.91 - 1.95 - 48,40
14,11 - 45.08 - 4.80 - 68.88 - 4.18,78		 4323 4269 1 Kyiv 1984 Cup
8709
NR		 10,96 - 7.57 - 16.00 - 1.97 - 48,72
13,93 - 48.00 - 4.90 - 72.24 - 4.26,51		 4324 4385 1 Neubrandenburg 1984
8112 11,08 - 7.24 - 15.75 - 1.92 - 49,14
14,16 - 42.10 - 4.40 - 64.10 - 4.24,13		 4136 3976 6 Krefeld 1985
8016 11,45 - 7.23 - 15.76 - 1.90 - 50,38
14,43 - 43.46 - 4.50 - 68.62 - 4.28,54		 3979 4037 4 Götzis 1986
8244 11,09 - 7.35 - 15.66 - 1.96 - 50,23
14,19 - 44.80 - 4.60 - 67.12 - 4.28,46		 4140 4104 2 Moscow 1986
8199 11,14 - 7.25 - 15.57 - 1.88 - 49,45
14,29 - 45.82 - 4.80 - 64.84 - 4.28,66		 4065 4134 5 Stuttgart 1986
8348 10,95 - 7.24 - 16.19 - 1.90 - 49,98
13,98 - 44.78 - 4.90 - 68.02 - 4.31,60		 4136 4212 1 Sochi 1988
8395 11,00 - 7.38 - 15.90 - 1.91 - 49,12
14,01 - 47.06 - 4.60 - 67.52 - 4.24,47		 4190 4205 3 Staiki 1988
8424 11,07 - 7.42 - 15.46 - 1.95 - 49,28
14,05 - 45.88 - 4.90 - 67.64 - 4.28,57		 4184 4240 1 Kyiv 1988

 

Heptathlons with 5800+ points (5)
Points Results 1st day 2nd day P Venue
5940 OT 7,13 - 7.45 - 14.57 - 1.96 - 8,01 - 4.60 - 2.39,19 3289 2651 2 Zaporozhye 1983
6097 OT 7,02 - 7.33 - 16.07 - 1.97 - 7,95 - 4.80 - 2.41,8 3400 2697 2 Senftenberg 1984
5851 7,11 - 7.29 - 14.72 - 2.03 - 8,15 - 4.50 - 2.45,13 3330 2521 – Sofia 1984
5899 OT 7,20 - 7.18 - 16.18 - 1.93 - 8,13 - 4.80 - 2.44,00 3272 2627 2 Zaporozhye 1986
5853 OT 7,23 - 7.21 - 16.30 - 1.94 - 8,11 - 4.60 - 2.44,54 3285 2568 4 Senftenberg 1986

 

International medals (1)
Year Venue Championships Event Total Medal
1986 Moscow 1986 Goodwill Games Decathlon 8244 Silver Silver

NR – national record
nwi – no wind information
i – indoors
OT – oversized indoor track (>200 m)

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