Viktor Ivanovich Ageev (russian: Виктор Иванович Агеев, 29 April 1936 – 30 January 2023) was a Soviet

water polo Water polo is a competitive team sport played in water between two teams of seven players each. The game consists of four quarters in which the teams attempt to score goals by throwing the ball into the opposing team's goal. The team with the ...

player who competed for the

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in the

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, in the

1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...

, and in the

1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...

Biography

Ageyev was born in

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on 29 April 1936. He died on 30 January 2023, at the age of 86.

Career

In 1956 he was a member of the Soviet team which won the bronze medal. He played two matches. Four years later he won the silver medal with the Soviet team in the water polo competition at the 1960 Games. He played two matches again. At the 1964 Games he was part of the Soviet team which won again a bronze medal in the Olympic water polo tournament. He played all six matches and scored two goals.

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* 1936 births 2023 deaths Soviet male water polo players Olympic water polo players of the Soviet Union Water polo players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1960 Summer Olympics Water polo players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in water polo Sportspeople from Moscow Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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