Viktor Saneyev

Viktor Saneyev
	Saneyev c. 1972
Personal information
Full name	Viktor Danilovich Saneyev; Виктор Данилович Санеев; ვიქტორ სანეევი
Nationality	Georgian
Born	3 October 1945; Sokhumi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	3 January 2022 (aged 76); Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
Country	Soviet Union
Sport	Athletics
Event	Triple jump
Club	Dynamo Sukhumi; Dinamo Tbilisi
Achievements and titles
Personal best	17.44 m (1972)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Soviet Union
Olympic Games
European Championships

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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