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Viktor Saneyev
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Georgian triple jumper (1945–2022)
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Viktor Saneyev (1945–2022) was a Soviet athletics competitor who specialized in the triple jump. Born in Sukhumi, he represented the Soviet Union in the sport and was a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His citizenship included the Soviet Union, Georgia, and Australia. He spoke Russian, English, and Georgian, with Georgian as his native language.
Saneyev participated in the Summer Olympics in 1968, 1972, 1976, and 1980. He received several state honors, including the Order of Lenin, Order of the October Revolution, Order of the Red Banner of Labour, and Order of Friendship of Peoples. He died in Sydney and was buried at Waverley Cemetery.
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Key facts
- 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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Wikidata facts
- 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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Encyclopedic overview
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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