Viktor Saneyev

Also known as Viktor Danilovich Saneyev

Georgian triple jumper (1945–2022)

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Full name: Viktor Danilovich Saneyev, Виктор Данилович Санеев, ვიქტორ სანეევი
Nationality: Georgian
Born: ( 1945-10-03 ) 3 October 1945 , Sukhumi , Georgian SSR , Soviet Union
Died: 3 January 2022 (2022-01-03) (aged 76), Sydney , New South Wales , Australia
Height: 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight: 78 kg (172 lb)
Spouse: Tatiana "Yana" Khvartskaia
Country: Soviet Union
Sport: Athletics
Event: Triple jump
Club: Dynamo Sukhumi, Dinamo Tbilisi
Personal best: 17.44 m (1972)

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Instance of: human
Given name: Viktor
Gender: male
Citizenship: Australia
Place of birth: Sukhumi
Place of death: Sydney
Occupation: athlete
Political party: Communist Party of the Soviet Union
Languages spoken: Georgian
Native language: Georgian
Award: Order of Honour
Participant in: 1968 Summer Olympics
Sport: athletics
Country for sport: Soviet Union
Mass: 78
Image: Viktor Saneyev 1968.jpg
Height: 188

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date of birth: 1945-10-03
Commons category: Viktor Saneyev
sports discipline competed in: triple jump
date of death: 2022-01-02
name in native language: ვიქტორ სანეევი
place of burial: Waverley Cemetery
start of work period: 1956-00-00
end of work period: 1980-00-00

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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, and died in Sydney.

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