Ivan Ivankov

Ivan Ivankov
Ivankov in 2000
Personal information
Country represented Belarus
Former countries represented Soviet Union
Born (1975-04-10) April 10, 1975 (age 49)
Minsk
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
Medal record
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Brisbane All-around
Gold medal – first place 1997 Lausanne All-around
Gold medal – first place 2001 Ghent Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1997 Lausanne Team competition
Silver medal – second place 2001 Ghent All-around
Silver medal – second place 2002 Debrecen High bar
Bronze medal – third place 1993 Birmingham Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Brisbane High bar
Bronze medal – third place 1997 Lausanne Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Tianjin Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Ghent Parallel bars
World Cup Final
Gold medal – first place 1998 Sabae High bar
Silver medal – second place 1998 Sabae Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Glasgow High bar
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1994 Prague All-around
Gold medal – first place 1994 Prague Team competition
Gold medal – first place 1996 Copenhagen All-around
Silver medal – second place 1994 Prague Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 1996 Copenhagen Floor exercise
Silver medal – second place 1996 Copenhagen Pommel horse
Silver medal – second place 2000 Bremen All-around
Silver medal – second place 2000 Bremen High bar
Silver medal – second place 2000 Bremen Parallel bars
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Copenhagen Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Bremen Still rings
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Volos Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Volos Parallel bars
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Paris Team
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2001 Beijing Rings

Ivan Ivankov (Belarusian: Іван Аляксандравіч Іванкоў, Łacinka: Ivan Aliaksandravič Ivankoŭ; born April 10, 1975, in Minsk) is a retired Belarusian artistic gymnast. Ivankov; a very big name in the gymnastics world, which he earned throughout years of competition and hard work. The 1994 and 1997 all-around World Champion, and the 1994 and 1996 all-around European Champion, Ivankov has competed for over a decade on the international circuit. Despite his numerous achievements at the World Championships, Europeans and other events, Ivankov has suffered a string of misfortunes at the Olympics, and has never won an Olympic medal. He had to share a third place with another competitor, after which, the bronze Olympic medal wasn’t given to him.