Viktor Lipsnis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Soviet-Ukrainian shot putter
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Place of Birth: Chernihiv, Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
About Viktor Lipsnis
- Viktor Lipsnis (Russian: ?????? ???????, 6 December 1933 – 25 September 1997) was a Soviet shot putter who won silver medals at the 1958 and 1962 European championships.
- He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fourth and tenth place, respectively.
- Lipsnis was born in Ukraine, but lived through most of his career in Saint Petersburg.
- He won three Soviet titles (1960–1962) and set eight Soviet records (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964) in the shot put.
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