Aleksandr Nevskiy (russian: Александр Невский; born 21 February 1958) is a retired male
decathlete
The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ἄθλος (''áthlos'', or ἄθ ...
from the
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...
. He set his personal best (8476 points) when finishing as runner-up at the annual
Hypo-Meeting
The Hypo-Meeting is an annual athletics (sport), athletics competition that takes place in the Mösle stadium in Götzis in Vorarlberg (Austria) held in the spring (late May, early June). In its history, a total of three world records have been se ...
in
Götzis
Götzis is a town in the western Austrian state of Vorarlberg. The Alpine Rhine valley municipality belongs to the district of Feldkirch.
Population
Events
The town is well known for its annual hypo-combined events meeting, the so-called Hypo ...
on 20 May 1984. He took part in the
World Championships in Athletics
The World Athletics Championships (until 2019 known as the World Championships in Athletics) are a biennial athletics competition organized by World Athletics (formerly IAAF, International Association of Athletics Federations). Alongside the Ol ...
on two occasions, with his best result of sixth place coming at the inaugural event in 1983.
Achievements
References
trackfield.brinkster
See also
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Men's heptathlon world record progression
1958 births
Living people
Soviet decathletes
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
Ukrainian decathletes
Soviet Athletics Championships winners
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