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Grigori Degtyaryov won the men’s decathlon at the 1984 Friendship Games in Moscow with 8523 points (8572 under the 1985 scoring tables), ahead of East Germany’s Torsten Voss and fellow Soviet Igor Sobolevski. Held on 17–18 August at the …

Soviet Union swept the men’s decathlon podium at the inaugural Goodwill Games in Moscow. Grigori Degtyaryov won with 8322 points, ahead of Oleksandr Apaichev with 8244 and Aleksei Lyakh with 8082.

Daley Thompson won his first Olympic decathlon title at the Moscow 1980 Games with 8495 points, equivalent to 8522 under the 1985 scoring tables. The British athlete led a field of 21 competitors from 12 countries, finishing ahead of Soviet …

Soviet Union – East Germany decathlon match Kyiv 1981 saw Yuri Kutsenko win with 8302 points, equivalent to 8281 under the 1985 scoring tables. Uwe Freimuth finished second with 8213, ahead of Grigori Degtyaryov with 8124. East Germany won the …

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 …

Soviet Union Championships Kyiv 1984 crowned Grigori Degtyaryov national decathlon champion with a Soviet record of 8652 points, equivalent to 8698 under the 1985 scoring tables. Igor Sobolevski took silver with 8530 and Yuri Kutsenko bronze with …

Oleksandr Apaichev won the men’s decathlon at the 1988 Soviet Union Championships in Kyiv with 8424 points. Igor Maryin took silver with 8364, just 34 points ahead of bronze medallist Mikhail Medved. Five athletes surpassed 8000 points.

Aleksandr Nevski took the decathlon title at the 1981 Soviet Union Championships in Leningrad with 8170 points, ahead of Viktor Gruzenkin (8077) and Konstantin Akhapkin (8057). Held on 1–2 August alongside the Soviet Union–USA combined events …

Six decathletes surpassed 8000 points at the 1985 Soviet Union Championships in Leningrad. Sergei Popov won the title with 8206 points, ahead of Aleksandr Nevski with 8140 and Valter Külvet with 8132. Just eight points separated silver and bronze.

The 1980 Soviet Union Decathlon Championships in Moscow produced a close battle for the title, with Yuri II Kutsenko winning on 8329 points ahead of Valeri Kachanov (8306) and Sergei Zhelanov (8282). Held on 20–21 June as a selection competition …

Konstantin Akhapkin claimed the Soviet decathlon title in Moscow on 1–2 August 1982, setting a national record of 8458 points (8485 under the 1985 scoring tables). Valeri Kachanov took silver with 8233 points, while Grigori Degtyaryov secured …

Soviet Union Championships Moscow 1983 formed part of the VIII Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR and also included the Soviet Union – East Germany combined events match. Grigori Degtyaryov won the decathlon with a Soviet record of 8538 …

Grigori Degtyaryov won the 1986 Soviet Union men’s decathlon title with 8322 points in Moscow. Oleksandr Apaichev took silver with 8244 and Valter Külvet earned bronze with 8168. Held alongside the Goodwill Games, the national championship …

Valter Külvet won the men’s decathlon at the 1987 Soviet Union Championships in Tallinn on 18–19 July, scoring an Estonian record of 8332 points at Kadriorg Stadium. Aleksandr Nevski finished just 28 points behind with 8304, while Mikhail …

Valter Külvet set an Estonian decathlon record of 8506 points to win in Staiki on 1–2 July 1988. Rišardas Malachovskis finished second with a Lithuanian record of 8437, while Aleksandr Apaichev took third with 8395. Külvet’s performance …

Daley Thompson claimed his first major international decathlon title at the 1977 European Junior Championships in Donetsk. He scored 7647 points to finish ahead of Ronald Wiese and Jürgen Hingsen, marking an early chapter in his celebrated …

Poland's Ryszard Skowronek won the men's decathlon at the 1973 Summer Universiade in Moscow, Soviet Union, scoring 7964 points at the Central Lenin Stadium on 18–19 August. The reigning Olympic champion, Nikolai Avilov of the Soviet Union, …