Ivan Šabjan (born 21 November 1961) is a Yugoslav-born Croatian sprint canoer who competed from 1986 to 1996. He won a complete set of medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a gold in 1987 (C-1 10000 m), a silver in 1986 (C-1 10000 m), and a bronze in 1986 (C-1 1000 m).

Ivan Šabjan
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1987 Duisburg C-1 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1986 Montreal C-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Montreal C-1 1000 m

Šabjan also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of eighth twice, both in the C-1 1000 m event (1988 for Yugoslavia, 1996 for Croatia).

References edit

  • 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. "Ivan Šabjan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-04-06.