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“Let us immortalize the name of the legend”: a street named after Viktor Saneev will appear in Tbilisi
“Let us immortalize the name of the legend”: a street named after Viktor Saneev will appear in Tbilisi
Three-time Olympic champion in triple jumps dies at the age of 77 12.01.2022, Sputnik Georgia
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TBILISI, 12 Jan – Sputnik. One of the streets in Tbilisi will be named in honor of the legendary athlete Viktor Saneev, said the chairman of the capital’s sakrebulo Georgy Tkemaladze. The three-time Olympic champion in triple jumps died in Sydney at the age of 77. He will be buried tomorrow in Sydney. Tkemaladze made a statement about this at the Georgian National Olympic Committee, where a book of condolences has been opened. Anyone can leave a note in the book and express condolences to the family and friends of the athlete.Viktor Saneev was born on October 3, 1945 in Georgia. He began his athletics career in 1956 as a high jumper, but in 1963 he retrained to the triple jump. His trainer was Hakob Kerselyan, three-time Olympic champion in triple jump (1968, 1972, 1976). Silver medalist of the 1980 Olympic Games. Two-time European champion (1969, 1974). Six-time European Indoor Champion (1970-72, 1975-77). Eight-time champion of the USSR (1968-1971, 1973-75, 1978). He broke the world record in triple jump three times (17.23, 17.39 and 17.44 m). Upon completion of his sports career, he worked in the apparatus of the sports society “Dynamo” in Tbilisi. After the collapse of the USSR, he left to work as a coach in Australia. Subscribe to video news from Georgia on our YouTube channel.
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Three-time Olympic triple jump champion dies at 77
The three-time Olympic triple jump champion died in Sydney at the age of 77. He will be buried tomorrow in Sydney.
“The merit of Viktor Saneev to our country is enormous. He has glorified Georgia in the international arena more than once. That is why we want to immortalize his name and assign the name of Viktor Saneev to one of the streets in the capital,” Tkemaladze said.
Tkemaladze made a statement about this at the Georgian National Olympic Committee, where a book of condolences was opened. Everyone can leave a note in the book and express condolences to the athlete’s family and friends.
Victor Saneev was born on October 3, 1945 in Georgia. He began his athletics career in 1956 as a high jumper, but in 1963 he retrained to the triple jump. Hakob Kerselyan was his trainer.
Three-time Olympic champion in triple jump (1968, 1972, 1976). Silver medalist of the 1980 Olympic Games. Two-time European champion (1969, 1974). Six-time European Indoor Champion (1970-72, 1975-77). Eight-time champion of the USSR (1968-1971, 1973-75, 1978). He broke the world record in triple jump three times (17.23, 17.39 and 17.44 m).
After completing his sports career, he worked in the apparatus of the sports society “Dynamo” in Tbilisi. After the collapse of the USSR, he left to work as a coach in Australia.