Viktor Ivanovich Ageev (, 29 April 1936 – 30 January 2023) was a Soviet

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player who competed for the

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in the

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, in the

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, and in the

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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 for 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 Water polo players from Moscow Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics European Water Polo Championship medalists {{Russia-waterpolo-bio-stub

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