Viktor Kuznyetsov (born 17 July 1986 in Zaporizhia

Zaporizhia

Zaporizhia or Zaporozhye [formerly Alexandrovsk ] is a city in southeastern Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper River. It is the administrative center of the Zaporizhia Oblast...

) is a Ukrainian

Ukraine

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 long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

er and triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

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As a teenager he won the bronze medal in the triple jump at the 2004 World Junior Championships

2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics

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 in a personal best of 16.58 metres. He had 16.84 metres on the indoor track, from February 2004 in Kiev

Kiev

Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....

. He also had 8.12 metres in the long jump, achieved in December 2003 in Brovary

Brovary

Brovary is a city in Kiev Oblast in northern Ukraine, an eastern suburb of the country's capital, Kiev. It is the administrative centre of the Brovarskyi Raion . Brovary is an ancient town, firstly mentioned in 1630. Its name translated from Ukrainian means "brewers"...

. He improved to 8.22 metres in January 2005 in Brovary.

In 2006 he finished fourth in the long jump at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg

Gothenburg

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, with an outdoot personal best of 7.96 meters. He finished seventh in the triple jump at the 2007 European Athletics Indoor Championships with a new personal indoor best of 16.92 meters. In the summer he improved to 16.94 metres, as he won the silver medal at the 2007 Summer Universiade

Athletics at the 2007 Summer Universiade

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. In 2008 he improved further to 17.16 metres, achieved in June in Yalta

Yalta

Yalta is a city in Crimea, southern Ukraine, on the north coast of the Black Sea.The city is located on the site of an ancient Greek colony, said to have been founded by Greek sailors who were looking for a safe shore on which to land. It is situated on a deep bay facing south towards the Black...

 He competed in the triple jump at the 2008 Olympic Games, finishing eighth.

In 2009 he finally broke the 8-metre barrier outdoors, with an 8.09 metre jump in June in Yalta. He finished eighth in the 2009 European Team Championships

2009 European Team Championships

The first SPAR European Team Championships took place on 20 and 21 June 2009. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup competition which was held annually until 2008...

 Super League meet in Leiria

Leiria

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, and competed at the 2009 World Championships

2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump

The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump...

 without reaching the final. In the 2009–10 indoor season he again jumped better than his outdoor personal best, with 8.11 metres in February 2010 in Sumy

Sumy

* 1897 - 70.53% Ukrainians, 24.1% Russians, 2.6% Jewish, 2.67% others* 1926 - 80.7% Ukrainians, 11.8% Russians, 5.5% Jewish, 2% others* 1959 - 79% Ukrainians, 20% Russians, 1% others...

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In summer 2010 he won the gold medal at the 2010 European Team Championships

2010 European Team Championships

The second SPAR European Team Championships took place on 19 and 20 June 2010. The track and field athletics tournament run by European Athletics was the successor of the old European Cup competition which was held annually until 2008....

 Super League meet in Bergen

Bergen

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 with an outdoot personal best of 17.26 meters. Then he finished fourth in the triple jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships in Barcelona

Barcelona

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, with 17.29 meters, a personal best by three centimeters.

Achievements

Representing
2006	European Championships	Gothenburg, Sweden	4th	Long jump	7.96 m 2006 European Athletics Championships – Men's long jump The final of the Men's Long Jump event at the 2006 European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden was held on Tuesday August 8, 2006. There were a total number of 28 participating athletes...
2009	World Championships 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump...	Berlin, Germany	17th	Long jump	7.98 m 2009 World Championships in Athletics – Men's long jump The men's long jump at the 2009 World Championships in Athletics was held at the Olympic Stadium on 20 and 22 August. The season had seen a number of athletes performing to a high level before the championships, with reigning World and Olympic champion Irving Saladino. The other athlete to jump...
2010	European Championships	Barcelona Barcelona Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of... , Spain Spain Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...	4th	Triple jump	17.29 m 2010 European Athletics Championships – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump at the 2010 European Athletics Championships was held at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys on 27 and 29 July.-Medalists:-Records:-Schedule:-Qualification:...
2011	Universiade Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade The athletics competition at the 2011 Summer Universiade has been held at the New Shenzhen Stadium in Shenzhen, China from August 16 to August 21, 2011.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal Table:-Participating nations:...	Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... , China China Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...	2nd	Triple jump	16.89 m Athletics at the 2011 Summer Universiade – Men's triple jump The men's triple jump event at the 2011 Summer Universiade was held on 16-18 September.-Medalists:-Qualification:Qualification: 16.50 m or at least 12 best qualified for the final.-Final:-References:***...