Viktor Lipsnis

Viktor Lipsnis

Viktor Lipsnis at the 1960 Olympics
Personal information
Born	(1933-12-06)6 December 1933 Chernihiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died	25 September 1997(1997-09-25) (aged 63)
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	116 kg (256 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Shot put
Club	Spartak Leningrad Burevestnik Leningrad Soviet Army
Achievements and titles
Personal best	19.35 m (1964)
Medal record Representing the Soviet Union European Championships 1958 Stockholm Shot put 1962 Belgrade Shot put

Viktor Lipsnis (Russian: Виктор Липснис, 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.