Viktor Belskiy (22 February 1955 – 18 May 2021) was a Belarusian

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er who represented the

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. He finished fifth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships and sixth at the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

, He also competed at the

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without reaching the final. His personal best jump was 8.20 metres, achieved in 1982.

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* 1955 births 2021 deaths Athletes from Minsk Belarusian male long jumpers Soviet male long jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union Soviet Athletics Championships winners {{Belarus-athletics-bio-stub