The Soviet Union (USSR) competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 371 competitors, 298 men and 73 women, took part in 180 events in 22 sports.
Viktor Danilovich Saneyev was a Georgian triple jumper who competed internationally for the USSR. He won four Olympic medals – three golds and one silver (1980). Saneyev set the world record on three occasions. He was born in Sukhumi, Georgian SSR, trained in Sukhumi and Tbilisi, and died in Sydney.
Viktor Ivanovich Chukarin was a Soviet gymnast. He won eleven medals including seven gold medals at the 1952 and 1956 Summer Olympics and was the all-around world champion in 1954. He was the most successful athlete at the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Grigorievich Savchenko is a retired Ukrainian amateur middleweight boxer. He won the European title in 1977, the world title in 1978, and two Olympic medals in 1976 and 1980. Savchenko was the Soviet middleweight champion in 1977 and 1980. He retired in 1982 with a record of 241 wins out of 271 bouts, and the same year graduated from the Dnipropetrovsk State Institute of Physical Culture. He later defended a PhD in pedagogy, and became department head and then rector at the same institute. He also served as a board member of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation and headed the Sports and Physical Culture Committee of Verkhovna Rada.
Viktor Frantsevich Zhdanovich is a Soviet and Russian fencer.
Viktor Ivanovich Kneib is a Russian luger who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 9th in the men's doubles event at Nagano in 1998.
Hitoshi Ishigaki is a retired amateur boxer from Japan, who won the gold medal at the 1974 Asian Games in the men's bantamweight division. He represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, falling to eventual bronze medal winner Viktor Rybakov in the third round.
Viktor Bonev Radev was a Bulgarian basketball player. He was born in Maritsa Municipality, Bulgaria. He was a 1.96 m (6'5") tall forward.
Viktor Kudynskyi or Viktor Kudynskyy was a Ukrainian athlete who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Burakov is a Ukrainian former sprinter who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Berendyuha is a Ukrainian former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Nikitovich Lisitsky is a retired Russian gymnast. He competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1964 and 1968 Summer Olympics and won five silver medals, three individual in 1964 and two with the Soviet team, in 1964 and 1968.
Viktor Teplý is a Czech sailor. He competed at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's Laser class.
Viktor Eduardovich Minibaev is a Russian diver who has won medals at World and European level and competed at three Olympic Games.
Viktor Hrebennykov is a Ukrainian rower. He competed in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics and placed 8th.
Viktor Viktorovich Manakov was a Russian cyclist. He won the Gold Medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1980 Summer Olympics. At the 1983 Summer Universiade he won gold in the men's points race and silver in the men's individual pursuit.
Viktor Horváth is a modern pentathlete from Hungary. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he finished nineteenth in the men's event, with a score of 5,272 points.
Reinhold Viktor Pommer (6 January 1935 – 26 March 2014) was a road and track cyclist from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the men's team road race at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia, along with Horst Tüller and Gustav-Adolf Schur.
Viktor Bulat is a Belarusian athlete. He competed in the men's shot put at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Viktor Karachun was a Belarusian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1998 Winter Olympics.
