Oleg Georgiyevich Fedoseyev (russian: Олег Георгиевич Федосеев, 4 June 1936 – 14 June 2001) was a Russian athlete. He was a Soviet champion in the long jump in 1956 and 1958, but finished only eighth at the 1956 Olympics and 1958 European Championships. Fedoseyev then changed to triple jump and in 1959 won a Soviet title and set a

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in this event at 16.70 m. He later won a bronze medal at the 1962 European Championships and a silver at the 1964 Olympics. He also competed in sprint at the national level and in 1962 won a Soviet title in the 4 × 100 m relay.Oleg Fedoseyev
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1936 births 2001 deaths Soviet male triple jumpers Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes of the Soviet Union Burevestnik (sports society) athletes Armed Forces sports society athletes World record setters in athletics (track and field) Athletes from Moscow European Athletics Championships medalists Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists in athletics (track and field) {{USSR-athletics-Olympic-medalist-stub