Three-time Olympic triple jump champion Viktor Saneyev passes away at 76

The three-time Olympic triple jump champion and former world record-holder Viktor Saneyev has died at the age of 76.

Viktor competed internationally for the Union of Soviet Socialist Republic (USSR). He had won four Olympic medals which included three golds (Mexico 1968, Munich 1972, and Montreal 1976) and one silver (Moscow 1980). Saneyev’s started his Olympic career at 23 years of age, and he made his debut by securing gold with a world record leap of 17.39m, which was his second world record of the day on a day that the record was recorded newly four times. After retirement, he moved to Australia where he served as coach at the New South Wales Institute of Sport.