Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov
Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov (Russian Вячеслав Николаевич Иванов; born July 30, 1938 in Moscow ) is a former rower from the Soviet Union. He became the first rower three Olympic gold medals in the one and one of the most successful rowers at all.
- 3.1 The Olympic Games
- 3.2 World Championships
- 3.3 Henley Royal Regatta
- 3.4 European Championships
Career
Ivanov began in 1952 with the rowing. In 1955 he was third in the 17- round Russian championship behind Yuri Tjukalow and Alexander Berkutow. In 1956, he won his first Soviet Championship title in the one, and 1966 should be followed by ten more. Also at the European Championships in 1956 won Ivanov and was nominated for the Olympic Games in Melbourne in One, Tjukalow and Berkutow differed from common in the double sculls and were in Melbourne in this boat class Olympic champion.
In Melbourne Ivanov won his heat and his semi-final. The other semi-final was won by the American John B. Kelly, Jr., the son of the Olympic champion of 1920 John Kelly sr. and brother of the actress Grace Kelly. In the final of the Australian Stuart MacKenzie took the lead after 1500 meters, he led before Kelly, the Poland Teodor Kocerka and Ivanov. In the last half a kilometer sprinted Ivanov, while the others kept their pace. Until the finish line Ivanov had overtaken his three opponents and won five seconds ahead of Mackenzie and Kelly.
Mackenzie proved in the next few years as the strongest opponent of Ivanov. Ivanov started twice at the prestigious Henley Royal Regatta and was each second behind Mackenzie. Since there was no World Rowing Championships until 1962, the Australian Mackenzie was allowed to row at European Championships. 1957 and 1958 he won before the West German Klaus von Fersen and Ivanov. 1959 Ivanov was the second time European champion as he could about Klaus spurt of heels in time for the finish line. In this race, Ivanov was the very first one rower history with 6:58,8 minutes under the seven- minute mark.
At the Olympic Games in Rome in 1960 were Mackenzie and heels not at the start. Mackenzie had indeed won in Henley, but resigned due to illness not in Rome. Klaus von Fersen defeated in the All-German Olympic qualification East Berlin Achim Hill. Ivanov won his heat, while Hill qualified through the repechage for the final. In contrast to Melbourne could compete in the final in Rome six rowers, so that there was no semi-finals. In the finals, it dominated Achim Hill, but was überspurtet of Ivanov at the end of the race. Ivanov ultimately won with six seconds ahead of Achim Hill and Poland Teodor Kocerka.
1962 were held on the Rotsee near Lucerne, the first World Rowing Championships. Ivanov was the leading Stuart Mackenzie intercept the final spurt and became the first One world champion in rowing.
In Tokyo, at the Olympic Games in 1964 Mackenzie was not at the start. The Heats won Achim Hill, the American Donald Spero and the Swiss Gottfried Kottmann while Ivanov had in the repechage after his defeat by Spero. Ivanov won his repechage. The finals took place at quite contrary wind conditions. After 1500 meters by Achim Hill and Ivanov began his usual comeback. However, the movements of the water cost him more strength than usual and just before the finish Ivanov was higher in the lead, but could not hold his own pace. After 8:22,51 minutes Ivanov rescued with three and a half seconds ahead of Hill to the finish, the Swiss was third before the young Argentinian Alberto Demiddi.
In the years 1966 and 1967 Ivanov still occurred, although at international championships, but won no medals. After 1968, he missed the Olympics due to injury, he finished his career in 1969.
In addition to his successes in rowing Ivanov was also active in other sports. In Nordic skiing, he fulfilled the requirements for the title of Master of Sports, he played football and volleyball at CSKA Moscow and joined the wrestling and boxing at light heavyweight.
Appreciation
Tactics
By Vyacheslav Ivanov in rowing 's tactics changed, rowed all world class rowers on the same tactical system. After the acceleration phase after the start we reached the uniform distance blow it by holding it to the finish, or at least tried to. Changes the order arose mostly only when eased towards the end of the race in which one or the other rowers forces.
Although Ivanov drove to the starting line also in shock, but he was the first rowers, which basically increased the stroke rate after 1500 meters and overtake his opponents on the last 500 meters tried giving him very often succeeded. This race tactics was subsequently taken over by many rowers, what the training completely changed, because the pure endurance training was now added the training of the increase in pace and top speed.
Historical classification
Even before it was Ivanov three rowers managed to win three Olympic gold medals. The American John B. Kelly sr. and Paul Costello had this done in the 1920s, the Briton Jack Beresford won from 1920 to 1936 at five Olympic Games in four boat classes three gold medals and two silver medals. Vyacheslav Ivanov, however, was the first rower, who won three times in one. This was according to him only the Finns Pertti Karppinen. And only in 1996 succeeded the British Steven Redgrave to win a fourth gold medal in rowing, in 2000 he won for the fifth time then even gold.