Ants Antson

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Ants Antson (1966)

Ants Arturowitsch Antson ( Russian Антс Артурович Антсон ; born November 11, 1938 in Tallinn ; † October 31, 2015 ) was an Estonian speed skater and sports official who competed internationally during his active time during the Soviet Union's occupation of his country .

Career

Antson was successful as a youth as a track and field athlete, tennis player and ice hockey player before devoting himself to speed skating. From 1963 he was trained at Kalev Tallinn by the former Olympic champion Boris Schilkow , who led him to the top of the world. In 1964 he won the title over 10,000 m at the Soviet championships, was second over 5000 m and fifth in the all-around competition. In the same year he made his debut in international competitions and became European all- around champion . At the Olympic Winter Games in Innsbruck in 1964 , he won the gold medal over 1500 m and finished fifth over 10,000 m. He then set a world record over 3000 m in Oslo with 4: 27.3 minutes. At the speed skating all-around world championship in 1964 , however, he fell over 500 m and was only 15th in the overall standings. Nevertheless, at the end of the season he was awarded the Oscar Mathisen Memorial Trophy .

At the Soviet all-around championships, Antson won silver in 1965, bronze in 1966, gold in 1967 and silver again in 1968. He also won the Soviet championship title in the 1500 m in 1967 and 1968. Internationally, he was unable to win a medal at the all-around championships in 1967: he finished fourth at both the World Cup and the European Championship .

Antson started at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble as defending champion over 1500 m and was twelfth at the same time as his compatriot Valeri Kaplan . He then retired from active sports and worked from then on in the Sports Federation of the Estonian SSR . After the Singing Revolution , Antson was a member of the Estonian Olympic Committee and became the first Olympic standard-bearer in Estonia after breaking away from the Soviet Union at the 1992 Winter Olympics .

Honors

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Suri olümpiavõitja Ants Antson
  2. ↑ Bearers of decorations - Ants Antson . www.president.ee. Retrieved December 28, 2009.

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SURNAME Antson, Ants
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Antson, Ants Arturowitsch
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Soviet speed skater and Estonian sports official
DATE OF BIRTH November 11, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Tallinn
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2015