Vitold Kreyer

Vitold Kreyer

Vitold Kreyer at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	12 October 1932 (1932-10-12) Krasnodar, Soviet Union
Died	1 August 2020 (2020-09) (aged 87)
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	Triple jump
Club	Dynamo Moscow
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	16.71 m (1961)[1]
Medal record Representing  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Triple jump 1960 Rome Triple jump

Vitold Anatolievich Kreyer (Russian: Витольд Анатольевич Креер; 12 October 1932 – 1 August 2020)^[2] was a Russian triple jumper. He competed in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics and won bronze medals in 1956 and 1960. He won the Soviet title in 1960 and 1961 but failed to reach the finals at the 1958 and 1962 European Championships. In retirement he coached triple jumpers, including the three-time Olympic champion Viktor Saneyev. He was head coach of the Soviet athletics team in 1967–80, and headed the Russian athletics team at the 2000 Olympics.^[3]

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