Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov

Who is Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov?

Vyacheslav Nikolayevich Ivanov is known to most of the non-Russian speaking world as Vyacheslav Ivanov, was one of the most accomplished rowers of his generation. He rowed for the Soviet Union, and he won the Olympic Gold medals in the single scull at 1956 Melbourne Games, 1960 Rome Games and 1964 Tokyo Games.

Ivanov was the first man to win the single scull event three times in the Olympics. At the time, only Americans John B. Kelly, Sr. and Paul Costello and Briton Jack Beresford had won three Olympic Gold Medals in the sport of rowing. The only other person to match Ivanov's achievement and win three Gold Medals in the single scull is Finland's Pertti Karppinen.