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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 …

Dave Steen became Canada’s first Olympic decathlon medallist with bronze in Seoul 1988. He also won Universiade and Pan American Games gold in 1983 and two Commonwealth Games silver medals. The first Canadian to break 8000 points, Steen …

Pavel Tarnovetski won World Championships decathlon bronze in Roma 1987 with a personal best of 8375 points. The Ukrainian athlete, who represented the Soviet Union, also won the 1987 Talence Decastar and finished tenth at the Seoul 1988 Olympics.

Andreas Rizzi combined sprint speed with all ‐round ability to become the 1981 West German decathlon champion. His career best came in Bernhausen in 1983, where he scored 8369 points, equivalent to 8326 under the 1985 scoring tables. With …

Rišardas Malachovskis was a Lithuanian decathlete who represented the Soviet Union before competing for Lithuania. He set a Lithuanian record of 8437 points in Staiki in 1988 and finished fourth at the Soviet championships in Kyiv later that …

Mikhail Medved carried Ukrainian decathlon onto the international podium, winning Universiade silver in Duisburg in 1989 and Goodwill Games bronze in Seattle in 1990 while representing the Soviet Union. He twice scored his career best of 8330 …

Stephan Niklaus helped raise Swiss decathlon to a new level in the early 1980s, setting a national record of 8337 points in Lausanne in 1983 — equivalent to 8334 under the 1985 scoring tables. He finished fifth at the inaugural World …