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Viktor Saneyev

1945 - 2022

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2024). Viktor Saneyev is the 30th most popular athlete (up from 44th in 2024). (up from 954th in 2019)

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Among athletes, Viktor Saneyev ranks 30 out of 6,025. Before him are Archie Hahn, Ronnie Coleman, Lee Evans, Luz Long, Stanisława Walasiewicz, and Percy Williams. After him are Felix Baumgartner, Michael Johnson, Tamara Press, Ray Ewry, Dana Zátopková, and Jonathan Edwards.

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Among people born in 1945, Viktor Saneyev ranks 128. Before him are Jeffrey C. Hall, Milo Manara, Momčilo Krajišnik, Alain Juppé, Jeremy Rifkin, and Daniel Olbrychski. After him are Graça Machel, Chandrika Kumaratunga, Tammam Salam, Khaleda Zia, Muqrin bin Abdulaziz, and Maud Adams. Among people deceased in 2022, Viktor Saneyev ranks 91. Before him are Eric Walter Elst, Evaristo Carvalho, Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, Ruggero Deodato, Boris Pahor, and Scott Hall. After him are Wim Jansen, Leonel Sánchez, Peter Bogdanovich, Saul Kripke, Michel Bouquet, and Javier Marías.

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