Ivans Klementjevs

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.

Ivans Klementjevs

Klementjevs in 2010
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 SeoulC-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1985 MechelenC-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1989 PlovdivC-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1989 PlovdivC-1 10000 m
Gold medal – first place1990 PoznańC-1 1000 m
Gold medal – first place1991 ParisC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1983 TampereC-2 500 m
Silver medal – second place1986 MontrealC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1991 ParisC-1 10000 m
Bronze medal – third place1987 DuisburgC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1990 PoznańC-1 10000 m
Representing  Latvia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1992 BarcelonaC-1 1000 m
Silver medal – second place1996 AtlantaC-1 1000 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1993 CopenhagenC-1 1000 m
Bronze medal – third place1995 DuisburgC-1 1000 m
Representing  Poland
World Championships
Gold medal – first place1994 Mexico CityC-1 1000 m

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.[1]

References
  1. vestnesis.lv (10 November 1999). "Par apbalvošanu ar Triju Zvaigžņu ordeni un ordeņa Goda zīmi - Latvijas Vēstnesis" [Of the awarding of the Order of the Three Stars and the Medal of Honor of the Order]. Latvijas Vēstnesis (in Latvian). Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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