Ivans Klementjevs

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'''Ivans Klementjevs''' (born 18 November 1960 in Burtiki) is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. The highlight was the gold medal in 1988, which he won as a competitor for the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union.

He also won a total of twelve C-1 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (C-1 1000 m: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994; C-1 10000 m: 1989), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1986, C-1 10000 m: 1991), and three bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1987, 1995; C-1 10000 m: 1990). Klementjev's only non C-1 world championship medal was a silver in the C-2 500 m event in 1983.

After retiring from canoeing, Klementijevs entered politics and was a Riga city councillor for the National Harmony Party from 2001 to 2005, and since 2006 is a member of the Saeima for Harmony.

He was awarded with the highest Latvian state decoration - the Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|last=vestnesis.lv|date=1999-11-10|title=Par apbalvošanu ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni un ordeņa Goda zīmi - Latvijas Vēstnesis|trans-title=Of the awarding of the Order of the Three Stars and the Medal of Honor of the Order|url=https://www.vestnesis.lv/|access-date=2020-12-01|website=Latvijas Vēstnesis|language=lv}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}} *{{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929170051/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=KLEMEIVA01 |date=September 29, 2007 |title=Ivans Klementjevs at DatabaseOlympics.com}} *{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2010-01-05 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 }} *{{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=2009-11-09 |title=ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/ivans-klementjevs-1.html |title=Ivans Klementjevs |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090830045056/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kl/ivans-klementjevs-1.html |archive-date=2009-08-30 |url-status=dead}}

==External links== * {{Olympedia}} * {{Olympics.com|org_archive=20160921020009}} * {{LOK|id=269|old_id=ivans-klementjevs-269|archive=20210907065334}}

{{Footer Olympic Champions C-1 1000 m}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 1000 m Men}} {{Footer World Champions Canoe Sprint C-1 10000 m Men}}

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