Medal record
Viktor Saneyev
Men's Athletics
Competitor for  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold	1968 Mexico City	Triple Jump
Gold	1972 Munich	Triple Jump
Gold	1976 Montreal	Triple Jump
Silver	1980 Moscow	Triple Jump
European Championships
Gold	1969 Athens	Triple Jump

Viktor Saneyev (Georgian: ვიქტორ სანეევი, Russian: Виктор Данилович Санеев) (born October 3, 1945 in Sukhumi) is a retired triple jumper, who competed internationally for the USSR and won four Olympic medals; three golds (1968, 1972 and 1976) and one silver (1980). He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR. He dominated the event during the late 1960s and 1970s. Saneyev trained in Sukhumi and later in Tbilisi at Dynamo.^[1]

Saneyev began athletics in 1956, training in the Gantiadi boarding school, his first coach was Akop Kerselyan. Six years later Kerselyan advised him to specialize in the triple jump. In 1963 Saneyev finished third in his first All-Union competition - Schoolchildrens' Spartakiad^[2] The major success came in 1968, when he won at the USSR Championships and at the 1968 Summer Olympics, where on October 17 he set the World Record twice: to 17.23 m and to 17.39 m.^[3] On the same date four years later Saneyev set the World Record ones again, now in Sukhumi, to 17.44 m.^[3]. He won gold medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics and at the 1976 Summer Olympics and a silver at the 1980 Summer Olympics.

He also won at the 1969 European Championships, 1974 European Championships, at the 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1976 and 1977 European Indoor Championships in Athletics. Saneyev was the USSR Champion in 1968-71, 1973-75 and 1978.^[1]

He was awarded Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1969), Order of Lenin (1972) and Order of Friendship of Peoples (1976). ^[1]

[edit] Bibliography

E. B. Chen (1978) (in Russian). Viktor Saneyev. Heroes of the Olympic Games. Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. http://www.sportlib.ru/books/la/saneev/. 

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Boris Khavin (1979) (in Russian). All about Olympic Games. (2nd ed. ed.). Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. p. 577. 
2. ^ E. B. Chen (1978) (in Russian). Viktor Saneyev. Heroes of the Olympic Games. Moscow: Fizkultura i sport. http://www.sportlib.ru/books/la/saneev/. 
3. ^ ^{a b} World Record Progression - Triple Jump. IOC

[edit] External links

• Viktor Saneyev on www.sporting-heroes.net
• Viktor Saneyev in the Encyclopedia Britannica

Records
Preceded by Giuseppe Gentile	Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1968-10-17	Succeeded by Nelson Prudencio
Preceded by Nelson Prudencio	Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1968-10-17 – 1971-08-05	Succeeded by Pedro Pérez
Preceded by Pedro Pérez	Men's Triple Jump World Record Holder 1972-10-17 – 1975-10-15	Succeeded by João Carlos de Oliveira