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He made his Olympic debut with the Soviet team that won bronze at the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne. He\u2019d add a silver medal in Rome in 1960 and bronze in Tokyo in 1964. His most intensive participation was at the latter Games, playing in all six matches and scoring two goals.<\/p>\n<p>After his playing days, Ageev was also a successful coach in the Soviet Union. The Russian Water Polo federation released a statement to, \u201cexpress our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Viktor Ivanovitch, his bright memory will forever remain in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ageev was part of the Soviet team that took part in the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smithsonianmag.com\/history\/blood-in-the-water-at-the-1956-olympics-1616787\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;Blood in the Water&#8221; game in 1956<\/a>. That semifinal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/passages-gyorgy-karpati-three-time-olympic-water-polo-gold-medalist-84\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">between the Soviet Union and Hungary<\/a> was played against the backdrop of the Soviet army\u2019s bloody suppression of the Hungarian Revolution that year and its subsequent occupation of the country.<\/p>\n<p>Hungary won that game, 4-0. It produced the iconic image of <strong>Ervin Zador<\/strong> of Hungary emerging from the water bloodied from a punch from Soviet player <strong>Valentin Prokopov.<\/strong> Hungary went on to beat Yugoslavia in the final, 2-1. The Soviet Union defeated Germany, 6-4, for bronze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Passages: Viktor Ageev, Triple Olympic Medalist in Water Polo, 86 Viktor Ageev, a three-time Olympic water polo medalist for the Soviet Union, died on Jan. 30. 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