Viktor Mineyev
Soviet modern pentathlete
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Viktor Mineyev (19 June 1937 – 22 July 2002) is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Igor Novikov and Albert Mokeyev), and placed fifth in the individual competition.[1] He was the first athlete from Azerbaijan to win a gold Olympic medal (1964 Olympic Games of Tokyo).
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| Born | 19 June 1937 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 22 July 2002 (aged 65) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Modern pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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