Viktor Saneyev

Viktor Saneyev
Saneyev c. 1972
Personal information
Full nameViktor Danilovich Saneyev
Виктор Данилович Санеев
ვიქტორ სანეევი[1]
NationalityGeorgian
Born(1945-10-03)3 October 1945[2]
Sukhumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union[2]
Died3 January 2022(2022-01-03) (aged 76)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight78 kg (172 lb)[1]
Sport
CountrySoviet Union
SportAthletics
EventTriple jump
ClubDynamo Sukhumi
Dinamo Tbilisi
Achievements and titles
Personal best17.44 m (1972)[1]
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1968 Mexico City Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 1980 Moscow Triple jump
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1969 Athens Triple jump
Gold medal – first place 1974 Rome Triple jump
Silver medal – second place 1971 Helsinki Triple jump
Saneyev c. 1968

Viktor Danilovich Saneyev (Russian: Виктор Данилович Санеев; Georgian: ვიქტორ სანეევი; 3 October 1945 – 3 January 2022) was a Georgian triple jumper who competed internationally for the USSR. He won four Olympic medals – three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980). Saneyev set the world record on three occasions. He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR, trained in Sukhumi and Tbilisi,[3] and died in Sydney.

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