Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; November 24, 1930 – October 24, 1998) was a

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athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo,

Yalchiksky District Yalchiksky District (russian: Я́льчикский райо́н; cv, Елчĕк районӗ, ''Yelçĕk rayonĕ'') is an administrativeLaw #28 and municipalLaw #37 district (raion), one of the twenty-one in the Chuvash Republic, Russia ...

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. He was European champion over 400 metres in 1954, when he also won a silver medal over 200 metres. He competed for the

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in the

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held in

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, 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 1970-1976.

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