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Ivans Klementjevs

1960 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Ivans Klementjevs is the 17,358th most popular politician (up from 17,567th in 2024), the 199th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 209th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Latvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ivans Klementjevs ranks 17,358 out of 19,576. Before him are Moses Nagamootoo, Hari Kostov, Patxi López, Jon Kyl, Alberto Vaquina, and Mohammed Yusuf. After him are Gerd Müller, Herman Gref, Avdullah Hoti, Pedro Morenés, Georgi Bliznashki, and Duma Boko.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Ivans Klementjevs ranks 506. Before him are Alison Bechdel, Lisa Martin, Thomas Lubanga Dyilo, Yuri Shargin, Emir Mutapčić, and Thierry Vigneron. After him are Lee Archambault, Mustapha El Biyaz, James Kwesi Appiah, Frederik Ndoci, Branko Miljuš, and Valerie Brisco-Hooks.

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In Latvia

Among people born in Latvia, Ivans Klementjevs ranks 199 out of 323. Before him are John Konrads (1942), Māris Gailis (1951), Jānis Akuraters (1876), Roberts Zīle (1958), Nikolai Ekk (1902), and Andrejs Prohorenkovs (1977). After him are Einars Repše (1961), Vera Zozulya (1956), Alvis Hermanis (1965), Guntars Krasts (1957), Jānis Ķipurs (1958), and Andris Šķēle (1958).

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Among POLITICIANS In Latvia

Among politicians born in Latvia, Ivans Klementjevs ranks 49. Before him are Aigars Kalvītis (1966), Inese Vaidere (1952), Alexei Kudrin (1960), Solvita Āboltiņa (1963), Māris Gailis (1951), and Roberts Zīle (1958). After him are Einars Repše (1961), Guntars Krasts (1957), Andris Šķēle (1958), Artis Pabriks (1966), Ināra Mūrniece (1970), and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis (1962).

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