Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov
Mikhail Ivanov | |
Mikhail Ivanov (2005) |
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Full name | Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov |
nation | Russia |
birthday | November 20, 1977 |
place of birth | Ostrow , Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic , Soviet Union |
Career | |
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Trainer | Alexander Alexejewitsch Gruschin |
National squad | since 1997-2007 |
status | unknown |
End of career | 2007 |
Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov ( Russian Михаил Петрович Иванов; born November 20, 1977 in Ostrow , Russian SFSR , Soviet Union ) is a former Russian cross-country skier .
Life
Ivanov won gold with the Russian cross-country relay at the Junior World Championships in 1996 in Asiago, Italy . He then won two races in the Cross-Country World Cup : on March 4, 2000 in Lahti ( Finland ) the mass start over 30 km in the classic technique and a year later in Falun ( Sweden ) the race over 15 km classic.
In 2001 he won the bronze medal over 30 km classic at the Nordic World Ski Championships in Lahti .
His greatest success is winning the gold medal over 50 km classic at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City . Ivanov was only subsequently named Olympic champion after Johann Mühlegg , who started for Spain, had to surrender his gold medal after a positive doping test .
Ivanov's last result in the World Cup points was a 26th place in the pursuit race in Vernon ( Canada ) in the 2005/2006 season. Ivanov has not competed in the World Cup since January 2007.
Web links
- Mikhail Petrovich Ivanov in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)
- Mikhail Petrowitsch Ivanov in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Ivanov, Mikhail Petrovich |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian cross-country skier |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 20, 1977 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Ostrov , Pskov Oblast |