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West Germany’s Siegfried Wentz wins the decathlon at the 1987 Götzis Hypomeeting with 8645 points, ahead of East Germany’s Torsten Voss with 8331 and France’s Alain Blondel with 8228.
Guido Kratschmer leads a strong international field at the 1986 Götzis Hypomeeting in Austria, winning the decathlon with 8519 points ahead of East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth and Thomas Fahner.
The 1985 combined events meeting in Götzis marked the introduction of the Hypomeeting Götzis name, with Hypobank Vorarlberg becoming the main sponsor. East Germany’s Uwe Freimuth won the decathlon with 8473 points, edging compatriot Torsten
Grigori Degtyaryov claimed his second consecutive decathlon victory at the 1984 combined events meeting in Götzis, setting a Soviet national record of 8579 points. His winning performance is worth 8617 points under the 1985 scoring tables.
Grigori Degtyaryov led a Soviet one ‐two in the decathlon at the 1983 combined events meeting in Götzis, winning with 8454 points ahead of Konstantin Akhapkin with 8181. Canada’s Dave Steen finished third with 8162. Degtyaryov’s
Austria’s Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1981 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8191 points, ahead of Poland’s Dariusz Ludwig and the Soviet Union’s Yuri Kutsenko.
Vasili Kuznetsov became a two-time European decathlon champion, successfully defending his title in a historic performance that cemented his place among the leading multi-event athletes of the era.
France’s Thierry Dubois won the decathlon at the 1979 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8161 points, ahead of Tõnu Kaukis with 7868 and Viktor Gruzenkin with 7813.
West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1978 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8410 points, ahead of Daley Thompson with 8238 and Josef Zeilbauer with 8104.
Home favourite Josef Zeilbauer won the decathlon at the 1977 combined events meeting in Götzis with 8063 points, ahead of Fred Dixon. Third ‐placed Daley Thompson set a world junior record with 7922 points, equivalent to 7865 under the
Guido Kratschmer won the decathlon at the 1976 combined events meeting in Götzis with a West German record of 8381 points, ahead of Josef Zeilbauer’s Austrian record of 8310, while Yves Leroy finished third. Under the 1985 scoring tables, the
The inaugural combined events meeting in Götzis was held in 1975, with Czechoslovakia’s Petr Kratky winning the decathlon with 7591 points ahead of Rumen Petrov and Claus Marek. This first edition laid the foundation for Götzis to become one
The decathlon was historically dominated by athletes from the United States, the Nordic countries (especially Finland), and later the Soviet bloc. France had very little tradition of success in combined events. Ignace Heinrich became one of the