Ivan Ivanov ( Kazakh or

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: Иван Иванов; born 3 January 1992) is a

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ter. He competed at the

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without qualifying for the final. Ivanov won bronze medals at the 2017 Asian Championships and 2018 Asian Games. His personal bests in the event are 20.95 metres outdoors (

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2019) and 20.51 metres indoors (

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2016), both being the current

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. Ivanov took up shot put in 2006 following his brother. A month later, aged 14, he competed at his first national championships. He regularly trains in Portugal because his coach Vladimir Zinchenko is based in that country.

International competitions

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1992 births Living people Kazakhstani male shot putters Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic athletes for Kazakhstan Sportspeople from Almaty Region Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan Asian Games athletes for Kazakhstan Athletes (track and field) at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Asian Athletics Championships medalists {{Kazakhstan-athletics-bio-stub