Sport Modern pentathlon Name Viktor Mineyev | Role Olympic athlete | |
Born 19 June 1937 ( 1937-06-19 ) Died July 22, 2002, Moscow, Russia | ||
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. Is the first sportsman in history of Republic Azerbaijan won a gold Olympic medal (1964 Olympic Games of Tokyo).
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