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Ardalion Ignatyev

1930 - 1998

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Ardalion Vasilyevich Ignatyev (Russian: Ардалион Васи́льевич Игна́тьев; November 24, 1930 – October 24, 1998) was a Soviet athlete who mainly competed in the 400 metres. He was born in the village of Novoye Toyderyakovo, Yalchiksky District, Chuvash ASSR. He was European champion over 400 metres in 1954, when he also won a silver medal over 200 metres. He competed for the USSR in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, 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 to 1976. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ardalion Ignatyev is the 1,862nd most popular athlete (down from 1,823rd in 2019), the 2,302nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 2,419th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Russian Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Ardalion Ignatyev ranks 1,862 out of 6,025. Before him are Tatyana Talysheva, Markus Rühl, Franz Keller, Imre Farkas, Valentina Yegorova, and Sheila Lerwill. After him are Joshua Cheptegei, Ferenc Török, Elemér Somfay, András Szente, Josiah McCracken, and Calvin Smith.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Ardalion Ignatyev ranks 544. Before him are Derek Bailey, Rolf Harris, Gun Röring, Blue Mitchell, Yevgeny Maskinskov, and Edward Seaga. After him are Terence Bayler, Geoffrey Holder, Violetta Ferrari, F. Albert Cotton, Douglas Hurd, and Tommy Kono. Among people deceased in 1998, Ardalion Ignatyev ranks 282. Before him are Fred Davis, René Ferrier, Ricardo Tormo, Eleanor Garatti, Persis Khambatta, and Naim Talu. After him are Cliff Barker, Francesc Xavier Bultó, Bernhard Minetti, Claudia Testoni, Ran Laurie, and Mae Questel.

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In Russia

Among people born in Russia, Ardalion Ignatyev ranks 2,302 out of 3,761. Before him are Alexander Volkov (1964), Andrei Chesnokov (1966), Tatyana Talysheva (1937), Yevgeniya Simonova (1955), Vladimir Bogomolov (1924), and Valentina Yegorova (1964). After him are Vladimir Fedotov (1943), Qaysin Quli (1917), Sergei Ignashevich (1979), Nadia Petrova (1982), Alexander Afinogenov (1904), and Sergei Bodrov Jr. (1971).

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Among ATHLETES In Russia

Among athletes born in Russia, Ardalion Ignatyev ranks 90. Before him are Tamara Bykova (1958), Rinnat Safin (1940), Tamara Manina (1934), Lyudmila Titova (1946), Tatyana Talysheva (1937), and Valentina Yegorova (1964). After him are Andrey Abduvaliyev (1966), Leonid Shcherbakov (1927), Oleg Golovanov (1934), Vyacheslav Lemeshev (1952), Yelena Petushkova (1940), and Lyudmila Andonova (1960).

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