Search results: Götzis 1982

Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8704 points at the 1982 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Jürgen Hingsen and Grigori Degtyaryov. His record performance is worth 8730 points under the 1985 scoring tables.

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. The combined events meeting in Götzis was first held in …

With 8735 points Eduard Hämäläinen improves the Mösle Stadium record set by the legendary Daley Thompson in 1982 by five points

Oleksandr Apaichev achieved a personal best of 8709 points during a decathlon match between the Soviet Union and East Germany in Neubrandenburg in 1984. This score remains the Ukrainian national record. After retiring from competitive athletics, …

Daley Thompson is a legend! He dominated the decathlon for nearly a decade, winning two Olympic gold medals, two European Championships gold medals and also became decathlon World champion. Between 1980 and 1986, he went undefeated in all …

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 set a Dutch decathlon record of 8447 points in Eindhoven 1988 and finished eighth at the Seoul Olympics that year. He also placed fourth in the heptathlon at the Genova 1992 European Indoor Championships with a national record of 6023 …

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 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 …

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 …

Explore the men’s decathlon all-time list featuring the greatest performances and athletes in the history of the event.

Men’s decathlon all-time best performances — a list of all results scoring 8500 points or more

National decathlon records highlight the best performances ever achieved by athletes from each country, reflecting the global depth and diversity of the discipline.

Men’s decathlon best first-day performers — decathletes who have scored at least 4450 points across the five first-day events.

Hans van Alphen won Götzis 2012 with a Belgian decathlon record of 8519 points and finished fourth at the London Olympics. The Bangkok 2007 Universiade silver medallist also won the IAAF World Combined Events Challenge in 2012, securing …