Vyacheslav Ionov (Russian: Вячеслав Ионов; 26 June 1940 – 25 June 2012) was a Soviet sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1960s.[1] He won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Ionov also won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in East Berlin. He was born in Moscow.[2]

Vyacheslav Ionov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo K-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1966 East Berlin K-4 10000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1967 Duisburg K-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place 1967 Duisburg K-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place 1965 Bucharest K-4 10000 m

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  1. ^ Ушел из жизни Олимпийский чемпион по гребле на байдарках и каноэ Вячеслав Николаевич ИОНОВ (in Russian). Russian National Federation of Rowing and Canoeing. 2012-06-26. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
  2. ^ Sport-reference.com profile

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