Search results: Götzis 1981

Austria’s Josef Zeilbauer wins the 1981 Götzis decathlon with 8191 points, ahead of Poland’s Dariusz Ludwig and the Soviet Union’s Yuri Kutsenko, leading a strong international field in a memorable contest for the Hypomeeting podium.

A complete history of the Götzis Hypomeeting highlights all-time decathlon records and champions, honoring the event’s most remarkable performances and winners over the years.

Valter Külvet was a highly gifted Estonian decathlete who competed for the Soviet Union during his main international career. He set Estonian senior decathlon records: 8332 points in 1987 and 8506 points in 1988.

Uwe Freimuth's PB 8792 points, achieved in 1984 - making him the East German national record holder at the time. He was a four-time national champion.

Torsten Voss has won gold medal at the World Championships in Roma 1987. In 1981, he claimed silver at the European U20 Championships, and in 1982 set a junior world record in decathlon with 8397 points.

Siegfried Wentz achieved a personal best of 8762 points in Bernhausen (5 June 1983), which at the time made him third on the world all-time list

Robert de Wit dominated nationally, winning the Dutch decathlon title multiple times in 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1988. He set his personal best of 8447 points in May 1988 at a meet in Eindhoven.

Jürgen Hingsen is a German decathlete who set three world records in the early 1980s, with performances worth 8741, 8825 and 8832 points under the 1985 scoring tables. Representing West Germany, he won silver at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic …

Guido Kratschmer won an Olympic silver medal at the Montreal Olympic Games in 1976. German Sportspersonality of the Year 1980.

Grigori Degtyaryov is the Russian decathlon record holder with 8698 points

Dmitri Karpov won an Olympic bronze medal at the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. He is the Kazakhstan decathlon record holder. Winner of the 2006 IAAF Combined Events Challenge.

Andre Niklaus crowned his indoor career with the 2006 world heptathlon title in Moscow, scoring 6192 points. A two ‐time European U23 decathlon champion, the German combined events athlete achieved his decathlon personal best of 8371 points …

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 achieved a personal best of 8485 points in 1982 and was consistently ranked among …

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Shot 7.26 kg; hurdles 107 cm; discus 2.0 kg; javelin 800 g