Viktor Mineyev

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.^[1] He was the first athlete from Azerbaijan to win a gold Olympic medal (1964 Olympic Games of Tokyo).

Viktor Mineyev

Personal information
Born	(1937-06-19)19 June 1937
Died	22 July 2002(2002-07-22) (aged 65) Moscow
Sport
Sport	Modern pentathlon
Medal record Men's modern pentathlon Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1964 Tokyo Team World Championships 1963 Macolin Team 1966 Melbourne Individual 1966 Melbourne Team