Ardalion Ignatyev
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Representing  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1956 Melbourne | 400 metres |
| European Championships | ||
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1954 Bern | 400 metres |
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1954 Bern | 200 metres |
Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (Russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; November 24, 1930 – October 24, 1998)[1][2] was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR.
He was European champion over 400 metres in 1954, when he also won a silver medal over 200 metres. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal jointly with Finland's Voitto Hellsten. After his career was finished, Ignatyev worked at sports school in Cheboksary as a director, and was also a lecturer at Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University from 1970 to 1976.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ^ Ardalion Ignatyev at Tilastopaja (registration required)
- ^ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.
European Athletics Championships champions in men's 400 metres | |
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- 1930 births
- 1998 deaths
- People from Yalchiksky District
- Sportspeople from Chuvashia
- Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health alumni
- Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
- Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
- Russian male sprinters
- Soviet male sprinters
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic athletes for the Soviet Union
- European Athletics Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)
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