Ardalion Ignatyev
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Athletics | ||
Competitor for  Soviet Union
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| Olympic Games | ||
| Bronze | 1956 Melbourne | 400 metres |
| European Championships | ||
| Gold | 1954 Bern | 400 metres |
| Silver | 1954 Bern | 200 metres |
Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (Russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; December 22, 1930 – September 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 metros where he won the bronze medal jointly with Finland's Voitto Hellstén.
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 1970-1976. [3]
References
- ↑ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
- ↑ Tilastopaja profile for Ardalion Ignatyev
- ↑ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results".
| Records | ||
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Preceded by Rudolf Harbig |
European Record Holder Men's 400m 25 June 1955 - 18 September 1959 |
Succeeded by Carl Kaufmann |
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