About Viktor Mineyev
Viktor Mineyev, 65, Soviet-Azerbaijani modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion (1964).
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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. He was the first athlete from Azerbaijan to win a gold Olympic medal (1964 Olympic Games of Tokyo).
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