Aleksandr Grebenyuk
Soviet decathlete
Aleksandr Grebenyuk (Russian: Александр Гребенюк; born 22 May 1951 in Zelenokumsk, Stavropol Kray) is a retired decathlete from the Soviet Union. He set the best world's year performance in 1977, collecting 8400 points at a meet in Riga on 3 July 1977. He won the European title in 1978, and collected three Soviet titles (1977, 1978 and 1979). His cousin is Ekaterina Grebenyuk, future physician.
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Notes |
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Representing Soviet Union | ||||
1976 | Olympic Games | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | 9th | Decathlon |
Décastar | Talence, France | 1st | Decathlon | |
1978 | European Championships | Prague, Czechoslovakia | 1st | Decathlon |
References
- Profile
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksandr Grebenyuk". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
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European Athletics Championships champions in men's decathlon
- 1934: Hans-Heinrich Sievert (GER)
- 1938: Olle Bexell (SWE)
- 1946: Godtfred Holmvang (NOR)
- 1950: Ignace Heinrich (FRA)
- 1954: Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1958: Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1962: Vasili Kuznetsov (URS)
- 1966: Werner von Moltke (FRG)
- 1969: Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1971: Joachim Kirst (GDR)
- 1974: Ryszard Skowronek (POL)
- 1978: Aleksandr Grebenyuk (URS)
- 1982: Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1986: Daley Thompson (GBR)
- 1990: Christian Plaziat (FRA)
- 1994: Alain Blondel (FRA)
- 1998: Erki Nool (EST)
- 2002: Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2006: Roman Šebrle (CZE)
- 2010: Romain Barras (FRA)
- 2012: Pascal Behrenbruch (GER)
- 2014: Andrei Krauchanka (BLR)
- 2016: Thomas van der Plaetsen (BEL)
- 2018: Arthur Abele (GER)
- 2022: Niklas Kaul (GER)
- 2024: Johannes Erm (EST)
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