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.
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Representing  Soviet Union
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1988 Seoul | C-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1985 Mechelen | C-1 1000 m |
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1989 Plovdiv | C-1 1000 m |
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1989 Plovdiv | C-1 10000 m |
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1990 Poznań | C-1 1000 m |
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1991 Paris | C-1 1000 m |
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1983 Tampere | C-2 500 m |
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1986 Montreal | C-1 1000 m |
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1991 Paris | C-1 10000 m |
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1987 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
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1990 Poznań | C-1 10000 m |
Representing  Latvia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | C-1 1000 m |
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1996 Atlanta | C-1 1000 m |
| World Championships | ||
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1993 Copenhagen | C-1 1000 m |
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1995 Duisburg | C-1 1000 m |
Representing  Poland
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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 to 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 edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Ivans Klementjevs at Olympedia
- Ivans Klementjevs at Olympics.com
- Ivans Klementjevs at Olympic.org (archived)
- Ivans Klementjevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
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