Viktor Leontyev
Soviet artistic gymnast
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Viktor Anatolyevich Leontyev (Russian: Виктор Анатольевич Леонтьев; born 27 April 1940) is a retired Soviet artistic gymnast. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in all artistic gymnastics events and won a silver medal in the team all-around competition. Individually he finished in fourth place on the floor and rings.[1]
FullnameViktor Anatolyevich Leontyev
Born27 April 1940
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
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Leontyev at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Viktor Anatolyevich Leontyev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 April 1940 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country represented | Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | CSKA Moscow | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won three silver medals at the 1961 European championships, on the floor, pommel horse and parallel bars. The next year he won a silver medal in the team all-round competition at the world championships.[2]
During his career he won four national titles: on the vault (1961) and rings (1963–1965).[2]
