Vyacheslav Ionov

Vyacheslav Ionov
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1964 TokyoK-4 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1966 East BerlinK-4 10000 m
European Championships
Gold medal – first place1967 DuisburgK-4 10000 m
Silver medal – second place1967 DuisburgK-4 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1965 BucharestK-4 10000 m

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]

References

  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. Retrieved 26 June 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Sport-reference.com profile