Igor Valetov
| Igor Valetov medal table |
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 Soviet Union
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 Olympic games
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| bronze | Munich 1972 | Epee team |
 World championships
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| gold | Havana 1969 | Epee team |
| silver | Vienna 1971 | Epee team |
| bronze | Gothenburg 1973 | Epee team |
Igor Valetov (born February 1, 1946 in Tashkent , Uzbek SSR ) is a former Uzbek sword fencer who competed for the Soviet Union.
successes
Igor Valetov was internationally successful, especially with the Soviet team. At world championships he succeeded in 1969 in Havana with her winning the world title. In 1971 there was a silver medal in Vienna and a bronze medal in Gothenburg in 1973 . At the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich he was eliminated from the singles in the semi-finals, while he reached the battle for bronze with the team after a quarter-final victory against Sweden and a semi-final defeat against Hungary . There the team, which consisted of Hryhorij Kriss , Wiktor Modsolewski , Serhij Paramonow and Georgi Zažitski , defeated France 9: 4 and thus secured the bronze medal.
Web links
- Igor Valetov in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Valetov, Igor |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Uzbek sword fencer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 1, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tashkent , Uzbek SSR |