Leonid Grigoryev

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Leonid Grigoryev ( Russian Леонид Григорьев , English transcription Leonid Grigoryev; born August 17, 1926 in Saint Petersburg ) is a former Soviet long jumper .

In 1951 he won bronze at the World Festival of Youth and Students .

At the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki, he finished sixth and at the 1954 European Athletics Championships in Bern twelfth.

In 1954 he became a Soviet champion. He set his personal best of 7.62 m on October 23, 1954 in Prague .

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