Search results: 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 …

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 …

The men's decathlon at the 1978 European Championships in Prague featured many of the world's leading combined events athletes, including future Olympic champion Daley Thompson. Aleksandr Grebenyuk of the Soviet Union won the European title with …

Russian men’s decathlon all-time list up to 8000 points

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 …

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 …

Cheered on by 7000 spectators, Great Britain’s Daley Thompson set a decathlon world record of 8622 points at the 1980 combined events meeting in Götzis, ahead of Guido Kratschmer and Jürgen Hingsen. His record performance is worth 8648 points …

Russian men’s heptathlon all-time list up to 5800 points

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

The total points from a decathlete’s 10 best decathlons is a key statistic, highlighting athletes with 82000+ points across their top 10 performances.

Decathletes, who compete across throwing, jumping, and running events with strong results, deserve full recognition as real athletes alongside specialists like shot putters and long ‐distance runners. It highlights the demanding nature of …

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.

Decathlon-triathlons of the 2nd day

West Germany won a dramatic team contest at the 1981 European Cup Combined Events Final in Birmingham on 29–30 August, overturning East Germany’s lead in the closing 1500 m to win by 173 points. Rainer Pottel took the individual decathlon …

Siegfried Stark powered East Germany to victory at the 1979 European Cup Combined Events Final in Dresden on 1–2 September. He won the men’s decathlon with 8287 points, ahead of Guido Kratschmer (8053) and Aleksandr Nevski (7949). The hosts …

East Germany – Soviet Union decathlon match Neubrandenburg 1984 saw Aleksandr Apaichev win with 8642 points, equivalent to 8709 under the 1985 scoring tables. Uwe Freimuth finished second with 8553, ahead of Torsten Voss with 8505. The Soviet …

East Germany – Soviet Union decathlon match Dresden 1985 saw Torsten Voss win with a world ‐leading 8559 points, including an 8. 00 m long jump. Uwe Freimuth finished second with 8504, ahead of Aleksandr Nevski with 8355. At the Heinz …

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 …

The Soviet Union won the decathlon match against West Germany in Lage on 6–7 September 1980, scoring 31735 points to the hosts’ 31605. West Germany’s Guido Kratschmer topped the individual standings with 8185 points, ahead of Yuri Kutsenko …

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 …