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Ivans Klementjevs (born 18 November 1960 in Burtiki) is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. The highlight was the gold medal in 1988, which he won as a competitor for the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union.
 Klementjevs in 2010 | ||
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| Men's canoe sprint | ||
Representing  Soviet Union | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Seoul | C-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1985 Mechelen | C-1 1000 m |
| 1989 Plovdiv | C-1 1000 m |
| 1989 Plovdiv | C-1 10000 m |
| 1990 Poznań | C-1 1000 m |
| 1991 Paris | C-1 1000 m |
 | 1983 Tampere | C-2 500 m |
| 1986 Montreal | C-1 1000 m |
| 1991 Paris | C-1 10000 m |
 | 1987 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
| 1990 Poznań | C-1 10000 m |
Representing  Latvia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | C-1 1000 m |
| 1996 Atlanta | C-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 1993 Copenhagen | C-1 1000 m |
| 1995 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
Representing  Poland | ||
| World Championships | ||
| 1994 Mexico City | C-1 1000 m |
He also won a total of twelve C-1 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (C-1 1000 m: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994; C-1 10000 m: 1989), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1986, C-1 10000 m: 1991), and three bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1987, 1995; C-1 10000 m: 1990). Klementjev's only non C-1 world championship medal was a silver in the C-2 500 m event in 1983.
After retiring from canoeing, Klementijevs entered politics and was a Riga city councillor for the National Harmony Party from 2001–2005, and since 2006 is a member of the Saeima for Harmony.
He was awarded with the highest Latvian state decoration - the Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class in 1999.[1]
References
- vestnesis.lv (10 November 1999). "Par apbalvošanu ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni un ordeņa Goda zīmi - Latvijas Vēstnesis" [Of the awarding of the Order of the Three Stars and the Medal of Honor of the Order]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- Ivans Klementjevs at DatabaseOlympics.com at the Wayback Machine (archived September 29, 2007)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ivans Klementjevs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009.
External links
- Ivans Klementjevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (archived) (in Latvian)
- Ivans Klementyev at the International Olympic Committee
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На других языках
- [en] Ivans Klementjevs
[fr] Ivans Klementjevs
Ivans Klementjevs, né le 18 novembre 1960 à Jēkabpils, est un céiste soviétique puis letton, champion olympique et sept fois champion du monde de sa discipline. Il pratique la course en ligne. Après sa carrière sportive, Klementjevs rentre dans la politique[it] Ivans Klementjevs
Ivans Klementjevs (Riga, 18 novembre 1960) è un ex canoista sovietico, dal 1992 lettone.[ru] Клементьев, Иван Ильич
Ива́н Ильи́ч Клеме́нтьев (латыш. Ivans Klementjevs; 18 ноября 1960, д. Бунтики, Екабпилсский район, Латвийская ССР, СССР) — советский и латвийский гребец на каноэ, олимпийский чемпион и многократный чемпион мира, латвийский политик. Заслуженный мастер спорта СССР (1984). Старший брат Ефимия Клементьева (род. 1963), также выступавшего за Латвию в гребле на каноэ (участник Олимпийских игр 1992 и 2000 годов), основавший вместе с ним спортивный клуб «Братья Клементьевы».Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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