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class='container'> <ol class='breadcrumb'> <li> <a href='/'>Home</a> </li> <li><a href="/athletes">Athletes</a></li><li class="active">Viktor Saneyev</li> </ol> <div class='athlete_header'> <div> <h1> Viktor Saneyev </h1> <form action='/athlete_merges/77624/edit' class='form-inline' method='get'> </form> </div> </div> <div class='athlete_bio'> <div class='athlete_photo_bio'> <a href='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/77624.jpg' rel='lightbox' title='Photo of Viktor Saneyev'> <img class='photo' src='https://d2a3o6pzho379u.cloudfront.net/77624.jpg'> </a> <div> <h2> Biographical information </h2> <table class='biodata'> <tr><th>Roles</th><td>Competed in Olympic Games</td></tr> <tr><th>Sex</th><td>Male</td></tr> <tr><th>Full name</th><td>Viktor•Saneyev</td></tr> <tr><th>Used name</th><td>Viktor•Saneyev</td></tr> <tr><th>Original name</th><td>ვიქტორ•სანეევი</td></tr> <tr><th>Other names</th><td>Viktor Danilovich Saneyev, Виктор Данилович Санеев</td></tr> <tr><th>Born</th><td>3 October 1945 in <a href="/place_names/8312">Sukhumi, Apkhazeti (GEO)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Died</th><td>2 January 2022 in <a href="/place_names/518">Sydney, New South Wales (AUS)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Measurements</th><td>188 cm / 78 kg</td></tr> <tr><th>Affiliations</th><td><a href="/affiliations/7152">Dynamo Sukhumi, Sukhumi (GEO)</a> / <a href="/affiliations/701">Dynamo Tbilisi, Tbilisi (GEO)</a></td></tr> <tr><th>NOC</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" /> <a href="/countries/URS">Soviet Union</a></td></tr> <tr><th>Nationality</th><td><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GEO.png" /> <a href="/countries/GEO">Georgia</a></td></tr> </table> </div> </div> <table class='athlete_sidebar'> <tbody> <tr> <td> <b>Medals</b> </td> <td>OG</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td>3</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td>1</td> </tr> <tr> <td><span class="Bronze">Bronze</span></td> <td>0</td> </tr> <tr> <td class='border-top'>Total</td> <td class='border-top'>4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <h2> Biography </h2> <div class='description'> <p>Viktor Saneyev, who was the top triple jumper of the world in the 1970s with four Olympic medals, took up athletics in 1956. Originally a high jumper, a knee injury forced him to switch to the triple jump in 1963. Saneyev rose into prominence in 1968, when he won his first Soviet title and was selected for the Soviet 1968 Olympic team. The triple jump competition at the 1968 Olympics was very high class, during which five world records were set. First, <a href="/athletes/71991">Giuseppe Gentile</a> jumped a world record of 17.10 in the qualifying round, which he bettered with 17.22 in the first round of the final. Then Saneyev jumped 17.23 in round three and in round five <a href="/athletes/65613">Nélson Prudêncio</a> recorded of 17.27. But in the sixth round, Saneyev won the gold medal with the final world record of the competition – 17.39. In 1969, Saneyev won the European Championship, repeating that victory in 1974. He also won golds at the 1972 and 1976 Olympics, but was upset by fellow team mate Estonian <a href="/athletes/77697">Jaak Uudmäe</a> at the 1980 Olympics and had to settle for a silver medal. In 1972, Saneyev also set his third and last world record, jumping 17.44 in his home town of Sukhumi. He won eight Soviet triple jump titles (1968-71, 1973-75, 1978). After his sporting career, Saneyev worked as an athletics coach in his native Georgia before the fall of the Soviet Union, but later emigrated to Australia. After he moved to Australia, he worked as a sports teacher at a private school and then as a jumps coach at the New South Wales Institute of Sport during the 2000s.</p> <p>Personal Best: TJ – 17.44 (1972).</p> </div> <h2>Results</h2> <table class='table'> <thead> <tr> <th>Games</th> <th>Discipline (Sport) / Event</th> <th>NOC / Team</th> <th>Pos</th> <th>Medal</th> <th> Nationality <a href="/static/faq"><span class="glyphicon glyphicon-question-sign"></span></a> </th> <th>As</th> <th></th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/17">1968 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ATH">Athletics</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/countries/GEO"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GEO.png" />GEO</a></td> <td>Viktor Saneyev</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/60729">Triple Jump, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/18">1972 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ATH">Athletics</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/countries/GEO"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GEO.png" />GEO</a></td> <td>Viktor Saneyev</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/61226">Triple Jump, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/19">1976 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ATH">Athletics</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/countries/GEO"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GEO.png" />GEO</a></td> <td>Viktor Saneyev</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/61800">Triple Jump, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>1</td> <td><span class="Gold">Gold</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr class='active'> <td> <a href="/editions/20">1980 Summer Olympics</a> </td> <td><a href="/sports/ATH">Athletics</a></td> <td><a href="/countries/URS"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/URS.png" />URS</a></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/countries/GEO"><img style="padding-right: 2px; vertical-align: middle" src="https://olympedia-flags.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/GEO.png" />GEO</a></td> <td>Viktor Saneyev</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td></td> <td> <a href="/results/62367">Triple Jump, Men</a> <small>(Olympic)</small> </td> <td></td> <td>2</td> <td><span class="Silver">Silver</span></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <h2>Special Notes</h2> <ul> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/113/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade</a> (1–1–0 1970 Torino ATH gold: triple jump; 1973 Moskva ATH silver: triple jump) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/169/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Championships</a> (2–2–0 1969 Athina gold: triple jump; 1971 Helsinki silver: triple jump; 1974 Roma gold: triple jump; 1978 Praha silver: triple jump) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/174/manual">Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Athletics Indoor Championships</a> (6–1–0 1968 Madrid silver: triple jump; 1970 Wien gold: triple jump; 1971 Sofia gold: triple jump; 1972 Grenoble gold: triple jump; 1975 Katowice gold: triple jump; 1976 München gold: triple jump; 1977 San Sebastián gold: triple jump) </li> <li> Listed in <a href="/lists/200/manual">Olympic Order Recipients</a> (1983 (Silver)) </li> </ul> </div> </body> <footer class='footer'> <br> <div class='panel panel-info'> <div class='panel-heading'> <h3 class='panel-title'> <span class='glyphicon glyphicon-info-sign'></span> Did you know? 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