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Vyacheslav Ivanov

Ivanov at the 1964 European Championships
Personal information
Birth name	Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov
Born	(1938-07-30)30 July 1938 Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR
Died	5 August 2024(2024-08-05) (aged 86) Moscow, Russia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Rowing
Club	Krasnoye Znamya/CSKA, Moscow
Coached by	I. Ya. Demyanov Arkady Nikolayev
Medal record Representing the  Soviet Union Olympic Games 1956 Melbourne Single sculls 1960 Rome Single sculls 1964 Tokyo Single sculls World Championships 1962 Lucerne Single sculls European Championships 1956 Bled Single sculls 1957 Duisburg Single sculls 1958 Poznań Single sculls 1959 Mâcon Single sculls 1961 Prague Single sculls 1964 Amsterdam Single sculls 1967 Vichy Single sculls Diamond Challenge Sculls 1957 Henley-on-Thames Single sculls 1958 Henley-on-Thames Single sculls Gold Cup Challenge 1956 Philadelphia Single sculls 1958 Philadelphia Single sculls 1960 Philadelphia Single sculls 1962 Philadelphia Single sculls

Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov (Russian: Вячеслав Николаевич Иванов; 30 July 1938 – 5 August 2024) was a Soviet rower, and one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation. He crewed for the Soviet Union, and he won the Olympic gold medals in the single sculls class at the 1956 Melbourne Games, the 1960 Rome Games, and the 1964 Tokyo Games.

Ivanov was the first man to win the single sculls event three times in the Olympics. At the time, only Americans Jack Kelly Sr. and Paul Costello and Briton Jack Beresford had won three Olympic gold medals in the sport of rowing (since surpassed by Steve Redgrave and others). The only other person to match Ivanov's achievement and win three gold medals in the single scull is Finland's Pertti Karppinen.

Rowing career

Ivanov started as a boxer, in 1950. In 1952, he combined boxing with rowing, eventually opting for the latter sport. By 1955, at the age of 17, he won the USSR junior championships and finished third in the senior championships, beating the Olympic single scull champion Yuriy Tyukalov. In 1956, he won his first Soviet and European titles and an Olympic gold medal. At the Olympics he was placing fourth at the 1500 meter mark. With only 500 meters left, he began a devastating sprint, catching Teodor Kocerka, Jack Kelly Jr., and then Stuart Mackenzie who had been leading the race. At the award ceremony, excited, Ivanov dropped his gold medal into Lake Wendouree, where the race took place. His diving attempts to rescue the medal failed, and the IOC later provided him with a replacement.

After the Olympics Mackenzie consistently defeated Ivanov at the Henley Royal Regatta and at the European Rowing Championships in 1957 and 1958. Disappointed by his losses, Ivanov was considering retirement, but was brought back to shape by his coach Arkady Nikolayev. In 1959 Ivanov regained the European title. He also set a world best time of 6:58.8 for a 2000 m single scull race, becoming the first person to break the seven-minute barrier.

At the 1960 Olympics, Ivanov won again with a blistering sprint, defeating Achim Hill by more than 6 seconds. Mackenzie withdrew because of illness. In 1962, Ivanov won the first ever World Rowing Championship, defeating Mackenzie and Seymour Cromwell. At the 1963 European Rowing Championships, he came fourth. Ivanov faced Hill again at the 1964 Olympics. This time he trailed Hill by 7 seconds with 500 m to go, but finished 3.73 seconds ahead owing to his trademark sprint. Ivanov missed the 1965 European Rowing Championships due to illness. Ivanov was hoping to compete at the 1968 Olympics, but was left out of the Soviet team in favor of a younger rower (Viktor Melnikov). Melnikov failed to reach the Olympic final, while Ivanov retired next year.

In addition to the Olympics, Ivanov won 11 Soviet single scull titles (1956–1966) and 4 European titles. He was awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1960) and two Orders of the Badge of Honour (1957 and 1965).

Life after retirement

In 1960, at the peak of his rowing career, Ivanov graduated from a military school, and in 1969 received his master's degree from the Volgograd Institute of Physical Education. After retiring from competitions he served as a Soviet Navy officer and retired in the rank of captain. He then resumed competing in rowing in the masters category.

Ivanov died on 5 August 2024, at the age of 86.

Publications

• Вячеслав Николаевич Иванов (2010). Ветры олимпийских озер. Ассоциация любителей гребного спорта. ISBN 978-5-903274-40-6.

References

1. ^ Вячеслав Николаевич Иванов. olimpic.su
2. ^ Аркадий Николаевич НИКОЛАЕВ (1918–2000). dubrowskijboris.jimdo.com
3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Vyacheslav Ivanov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
4. ^ Иванов Вячеслав Николаевич. Olympic Encyclopedia (2006)
5. ^ Rudern – Europameisterschaften (Herren – Einer). sport-komplett.de
6. ^ Rowing at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls. sports-reference.com
7. ^ "Вячеслав Николаевич ИВАНОВ". www.ukrrowing.com.ua. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 3 April 2006.
8. Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games: Men's Single Sculls. sports-reference.com
9. "Aus aller Welt". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 19, no. 192. 20 August 1963. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
10. "Iwanow nicht am Start". Neue Zeit (in German). Vol. 20, no. 194. 20 August 1965. p. 5. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
11. "Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov 1938 – 2024". Hear The Boat Sing. Retrieved 5 August 2024.

External links

• Vyacheslav Ivanov at World Rowing
• Vyacheslav Ivanov at Olympics.com
• Vyacheslav Ivanov at Olympedia
• Ivanov and Karppinen on YouTube

• 1938 births
• 2024 deaths
• Rowers from Moscow
• Russian male rowers
• Soviet male rowers
• Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR
• Recipients of the Order of the Badge of Honour
• Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia)
• Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour
• European Rowing Championships medalists
• Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union
• Olympic medalists in rowing
• Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union
• Rowers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
• Rowers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
• Rowers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
• World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union
• 20th-century Russian sportsmen