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Goodwill Games | ||
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1986 Moscow | Decathlon |
Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev ( Russian: Александр Валентинович Апайчев; Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Апайчев; born 6 May 1961) [1] [2] is a former Soviet Ukrainian decathlete. His personal best score of 8709 points is the current Ukrainian record and ranks 16th on the world all-time list. He placed second at the 1986 Goodwill Games and competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish due to a leg infection. In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national athletics team.
Apaychev scored his personal best, 8709 points, at the 1984 Soviet Union-East Germany dual meet in Neubrandenburg. [3] At the time, it was a Soviet record; as of 2014, it remains the Ukrainian national record and places him 16th on the world all-time list. [4] Apaychev couldn't compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles due to the Soviet-led boycott; instead, he took part in the Friendship Games in Moscow. [3] At the Friendship Games he was on good pace after the first day, but a poor showing in the seventh event, discus throw, killed his chances for a good result, and he eventually fell out of the medals. [3] Track & Field News ranked him fourth in the world that year, behind Olympic top two Daley Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen and Friendship Games gold medallist Grigoriy Degtyaryev. [5]
Apaychev's Achilles tendon was operated at the end of 1984 and he took some time to regain top shape. [3] In 1986 he placed fifth at the European Championships in Stuttgart and won silver at the Goodwill Games in Moscow. [1] [3] He was in good shape in 1988 and was one of the favorites for the Summer Olympics in Seoul, but a leg infection spoiled his chances [3] and he gave up without finishing even the first event, 100 metres. [6] The infection effectively ended his career, as he took more than a year to recover; he attempted a comeback in 1990, but injured himself and retired from competition. [3]
Apaychev has remained active in the sport as a coach. Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a coach in Qatar, coaching among others Qatari decathlon record holder Ahmad Hassan Moussa. [7] In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national team. [8]
Apaychev is married to former athlete Tetyana Khamitova. [6] [9]
Medal record | ||
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Men’s athletics | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
Goodwill Games | ||
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1986 Moscow | Decathlon |
Oleksandr Valentynovych Apaychev ( Russian: Александр Валентинович Апайчев; Ukrainian: Олександр Валентинович Апайчев; born 6 May 1961) [1] [2] is a former Soviet Ukrainian decathlete. His personal best score of 8709 points is the current Ukrainian record and ranks 16th on the world all-time list. He placed second at the 1986 Goodwill Games and competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, but failed to finish due to a leg infection. In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national athletics team.
Apaychev scored his personal best, 8709 points, at the 1984 Soviet Union-East Germany dual meet in Neubrandenburg. [3] At the time, it was a Soviet record; as of 2014, it remains the Ukrainian national record and places him 16th on the world all-time list. [4] Apaychev couldn't compete at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles due to the Soviet-led boycott; instead, he took part in the Friendship Games in Moscow. [3] At the Friendship Games he was on good pace after the first day, but a poor showing in the seventh event, discus throw, killed his chances for a good result, and he eventually fell out of the medals. [3] Track & Field News ranked him fourth in the world that year, behind Olympic top two Daley Thompson and Jürgen Hingsen and Friendship Games gold medallist Grigoriy Degtyaryev. [5]
Apaychev's Achilles tendon was operated at the end of 1984 and he took some time to regain top shape. [3] In 1986 he placed fifth at the European Championships in Stuttgart and won silver at the Goodwill Games in Moscow. [1] [3] He was in good shape in 1988 and was one of the favorites for the Summer Olympics in Seoul, but a leg infection spoiled his chances [3] and he gave up without finishing even the first event, 100 metres. [6] The infection effectively ended his career, as he took more than a year to recover; he attempted a comeback in 1990, but injured himself and retired from competition. [3]
Apaychev has remained active in the sport as a coach. Between 2001 and 2005 he served as a coach in Qatar, coaching among others Qatari decathlon record holder Ahmad Hassan Moussa. [7] In 2009 he was named as head coach of Ukraine's national team. [8]
Apaychev is married to former athlete Tetyana Khamitova. [6] [9]