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Sergei Zhelanov won Olympic decathlon bronze for the Soviet Union in Moscow in 1980 and added Universiade silver in Bucharest the following year. The Russian ‐born all ‐rounder reached his career best of 8417 points in Kyiv in 1984 and …

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 …

Vasili Kuznetsov was a leading figure in Soviet decathlon, winning three consecutive European titles in 1954, 1958 and 1962, alongside Olympic bronze medals in Melbourne 1956 and Rome 1960. The Russian ‐born athlete twice broke the …