Viktor Leontyev

Viktor Leontyev
Виктор Анатольевич Леонтьев
Leontyev at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameViktor Anatolyevich Leontyev
Born (1940-04-27) 27 April 1940
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Gymnastics career
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Soviet Union
ClubCSKA Moscow
Medal record
Men's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1964 Tokyo Team
World Championships
1962 Prague Team
European Championships
1961 Luxembourg Floor
1961 Luxembourg Pommel horse
1961 Luxembourg Parallel bars

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]

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]

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