Nikolay Petrovich Ivanov (, 20 August 1949 – 8 June 2012) was a

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-born

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who competed for the

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in the

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and in the

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. In 1972, he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which finished fifth in the coxed pairs event. Four years later he won the gold with the Soviet boat in the coxed fours competition.

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* 1949 births 2012 deaths Russian male rowers Soviet male rowers Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic rowers for the Soviet Union Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rowing Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Place of death missing Rowers from Saint Petersburg World Rowing Championships medalists for the Soviet Union European Rowing Championships medalists 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{Russia-rowing-bio-stub