Ardalion Ignatyev

Ardalion Ignatyev

Medal record
Men's Athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
	1956 Melbourne	400 metres
European Championships
	1954 Bern	400 metres
	1954 Bern	200 metres

Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (Russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; November 24, 1930 – October 24, 1998)^[1][2] 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 Hellsten. 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 to 1976.^[3]

1. ^ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
2. ^ Ardalion Ignatyev at Tilastopaja (subscription required)
3. ^ "Ardalion Ignatyev Bio, Stats and Results". Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Records
Preceded by Rudolf Harbig	European Record Holder Men's 400 m 25 June 1955 - 18 September 1959	Succeeded by Carl Kaufmann

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