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-round competition. Individually he finished in fourth place on the floor and rings.[1]
 Viktor Leontyev at the 1964 Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 April 1940 Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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]
References
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- ^ a b 27.04 у Леонтьева Виктора Анатольевича день рождения! sportgymrus.ru