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Aleksandr Grebenyuk
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 …
Oct 21, 2026
Aleksandr Pogorelov
Aleksandr Pogorelov was a talented decathlete with podium-level performances on major stages, but his legacy has been significantly impacted by doping findings and annulled results.
Oct 15, 2026
Aleksei Drozdov
Coached by Gennadiy Morozov, Aleksei Drozdov benefited from moving to Bryansk to train, transitioning from local sprinter interest to elite multi-event athlete following encouragement from family and early exposure to combined events training.
Oct 16, 2026
Aleksei Sysoyev
Aleksei Sysoyev achieved his decathlon personal best of 8497 points when finishing second at the Götzis Hypomeeting in 2008. The Russian won silver at the European U20 Championships in 2003, World U20 Championships in 2004 and European U23 …
Oct 18, 2026
Goodwill Games Saint Petersburg 1994
Dan O'Brien led an American podium sweep in the men’s decathlon at the 1994 Goodwill Games in Saint Petersburg. He won with 8715 points, finishing 538 points ahead of Steve Fritz with 8177. Kip Janvrin took bronze with 7908.
June 04, 2006
Grigori Degtyaryov
Grigori Degtyaryov won the Götzis Hypomeeting in 1983 and 1984, Friendship Games gold in Moscow 1984 and Goodwill Games gold in Moscow 1986. Representing the Soviet Union, he set a personal best of 8698 points in Kyiv 1984, a performance …
Oct 15, 2026
Ilya Shkurenyov
Ilya Shkurenyov won European indoor heptathlon gold in Prague 2015 and European decathlon silver in Berlin 2018. The Russian also won the 2015 IAAF Combined Events Challenge and set his decathlon personal best of 8601 points in Smolensk 2017.
Oct 19, 2026
Konstantin Akhapkin
Konstantin Akhapkin was a leading Soviet decathlete of the late 1970s and early 1980s, known for his versatility and strong performances across all ten events. He won the Soviet decathlon title in Moscow 1982 with a personal best of 8485 points …
Oct 19, 2026
Lev Lobodin
Lev Lobodin won three European decathlon bronze medals and world indoor heptathlon silver in Birmingham 2003. Having represented Ukraine before switching to Russia, he achieved a decathlon best of 8571 points in Budapest 1998 and set a Russian …
Oct 19, 2026
Russian men’s decathlon all-time list
Russian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points
May 16, 2025
Russian men’s heptathlon all-time list
Russian men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points
Mar 01, 2026
Sergei Zhelanov
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 …
Oct 23, 2026
Universiade Kazan 2013
Thomas van der Plaetsen won the decathlon at the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan with 8164 points, finishing 225 points ahead of Russia’s Sergei Sviridov (7939). The Belgian’s 7. 80 m long jump and 5. 30 m pole vault helped secure gold, …
Oct 28, 2026
Vasili Kuznetsov
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 …
Oct 24, 2026
Viktor Gruzenkin
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 …
Oct 24, 2026
World Championships Moscow 2013
With a brilliant, well-balanced performance across the competition, Ashton Eaton took decathlon gold at the 2013 World Championships in Athletics in Moscow, scoring 8809 points.
Apr 21, 2026
World Indoor Championships Moscow 2006
11th IAAF World Indoor Championships
Feb 19, 2010
Yuri Kutsenko
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 …
Oct 21, 2026
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