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Aleksandr Nevski represented the Soviet Union at two World Championships, finishing sixth in Helsinki 1983 and eighth in Rome 1987. He achieved his decathlon best of 8491 points at Götzis 1984 and set a heptathlon world best of 6144 points in …
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Josef “Sepp” Zeilbauer won three consecutive Universiade decathlon titles in 1975, 1977 and 1979, and the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1977 and 1981. The Austrian competed at three Olympics, finishing fifth in Moscow 1980, and set a national …
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Aleksandr Grebenyuk won the European decathlon title in Prague in 1978 and the European Cup individual title in Villeneuve d’Ascq in 1977. Representing the Soviet Union, he scored a personal best of 8400 points in Riga to lead the 1977 world …
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Yuri Kutsenko won Olympic decathlon silver for the Soviet Union in Moscow 1980 and claimed the Soviet decathlon title that same year. He achieved his highest score of 8519 points in Kyiv 1984, calculated using the 1985 scoring tables and competing …
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Dave Steen became Canada’s first Olympic decathlon medallist with bronze in Seoul 1988. He also won Universiade and Pan American Games gold in 1983 and two Commonwealth Games silver medals. The first Canadian to break 8000 points, Steen …
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Pavel Tarnovetski won World Championships decathlon bronze in Roma 1987 with a personal best of 8375 points. The Ukrainian athlete, who represented the Soviet Union, also won the 1987 Talence Decastar and finished tenth at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.
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Sergei Popov was a Ukrainian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union. He won the 1985 Soviet Union decathlon title in Leningrad with a personal best of 8206 points and recorded an indoor heptathlon best of 5887 points in Lipetsk in 1987. His …
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Jürgen Hingsen claimed his first decathlon world record at the 1982 West German Championships in Ulm, scoring 8723 points on 14–15 August. His performance included a 7. 85 m long jump, a 2. 15 m high jump and a decisive 4: 15. 13 in the 1500 …
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Andreas Rizzi won the men’s decathlon at the 1981 West German Championships in Lage on 8–9 August, scoring 8207 points to finish 39 ahead of Jürgen Hingsen. Guido Kratschmer took bronze with 8066 points, while Siegfried Wentz won the …
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Guido Kratschmer won the men’s decathlon at the 1980 West German Championships in Lage on 6–7 September with 8185 points. Jens Schulze took silver with 7893, ahead of Rudolf Brumund with 7721. Held alongside the West Germany–Soviet Union …
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The Soviet Union won the decathlon match against West Germany in Lage on 6–7 September 1980, scoring 31735 points to the hosts’ 31605. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer topped the individual standings with 8185 points, ahead of Yuri Kutsenko …
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Siegfried Wentz secured the decathlon title at the 1985 West German Championships in Ulm on 13–14 July with 8440 points. Guido Kratschmer finished second with 8223, while Thomas Rizzi took bronze with 8143. Martin Grundmann topped the separate …
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Jens Schulze claimed the men’s decathlon title at the 1986 West German Championships in Hannover on 19–20 July, finishing with 8032 points. Michael Neugebauer took silver with 7838, while Hans ‐Joachim Häberle completed the podium with …
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Jens Schulze is a former West German decathlete who won the national title in Hannover in 1986. He achieved his career best in Mannheim in 1984, scoring 8302 points under the contemporary tables, equivalent to 8255 with the 1985 scoring system. …
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Andreas Rizzi combined sprint speed with all ‐round ability to become the 1981 West German decathlon champion. His career best came in Bernhausen in 1983, where he scored 8369 points, equivalent to 8326 under the 1985 scoring tables. With …
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Rišardas Malachovskis was a Lithuanian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union before competing for Lithuania. He set a Lithuanian record of 8437 points in Staiki in 1988 and finished fourth at the Soviet championships in Kyiv later that …
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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 …
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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 …
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Mikhail Medved carried Ukrainian decathlon onto the international podium, winning Universiade silver in Duisburg in 1989 and Goodwill Games bronze in Seattle in 1990 while representing the Soviet Union. He twice scored his career best of 8330 …
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Frank Müller represented Germany in the Olympic decathlon at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, finishing 13th and 14th respectively. His strongest wind ‐legal performance came on the Olympic stage in Atlanta, where he scored 8253 points, …
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