Vyacheslav Ionov (; 26 June 1940 – 25 June 2012) was a

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sprint canoeist Canoe sprint is a water sport in which athletes race in specially designed sprint canoes or sprint kayaks on calm water over a short distance. Prior to November 2008, canoe sprint was known as flatwater racing. The term is still in use today ...

who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a gold in the K-4 1000 m event at the

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. Ionov also won a gold medal in the K-4 10000 m event at the

1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1966 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in the East Berlin suburb of Grünau in East Germany. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. From 19 to 21 August, competitors used the regatta course o ...

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. He was born in

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Vyacheslav Ionov at Infosport.ru

Vyacheslav Ionov at Sport-strana.ru
1940 births 2012 deaths Canoeists from Moscow Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Soviet male canoeists Russian male canoeists Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics 20th-century Russian sportsmen {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub