Name Ardalion Ignatyev | Role Olympic athlete | |
Died September 24, 1998, Cheboksary, Russia Olympic medals Athletics at the 1956 Summer Olympics - Men's 400 metres People also search for Voitto Hellsten, Karl-Friedrich Haas, Charles Jenkins Sr. | ||
Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (Russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; December 22, 1930 – September 24, 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR.
He was European champion over 400 metres in 1954, when he also won a silver medal over 200 metres. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia in the 400 metres where he won the bronze medal jointly with Finland's Voitto Hellstén.
After his career was finished, Ignatyev worked at sports school in Cheboksary as a director, and was also a lecturer at Yakovlev Chuvash State Pedagogical University from 1970-1976.
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