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Pavel Lednyov
Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than any other player to date. He won four individual World Championships, and two gold medals as a member of the Soviet team. Career Lednyov competed in 1968, 1972, 1976 and 1980 Summer Olympics, and won a total of two gold medals, two silver medals, and three bronze medals. Lednyov became Soviet champion in 1968 and qualified for the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At his first Olympic games, he won an individual bronze medal, and a silver medal with the Soviet team, which consisted of Lednyov, Boris Onishchenko, and Stasys Šaparnis. In Munich in 1972, he won a silver medal in the individual competition, behind András Balczó András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. The event was overshadowed by the Munich massacre in the second week, in which eleven Israeli athletes and coaches and a West German police officer at Olympic village were killed by Palestinian Black September members. The motivation for the attack was the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. The 1972 Summer Olympics were the second Summer Olympics to be held in Germany, after the 1936 Games in Berlin, which had taken place under the Nazi regime, and the most recent Olympics to be held in the country. The West German Government had been eager to have the Munich Olympics present a democratic and optimistic Germany to the world, as shown by the Games' official motto, ''"Die Heiteren Spiele"'', or "the cheerful Games". The logo of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soviet Male Modern Pentathletes
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national republics; in practice, both its government and its economy were highly centralized until its final years. It was a one-party state governed by the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, with the city of Moscow serving as its capital as well as that of its largest and most populous republic: the Russian SFSR. Other major cities included Leningrad (Russian SFSR), Kiev (Ukrainian SSR), Minsk ( Byelorussian SSR), Tashkent (Uzbek SSR), Alma-Ata (Kazakh SSR), and Novosibirsk (Russian SFSR). It was the largest country in the world, covering over and spanning eleven time zones. The country's roots lay in the October Revolution of 1917, when the Bolsheviks, under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the Russian Provisional Government ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Deaths
This is a list of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked here. 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 See also * Lists of deaths by day The following pages, corresponding to the Gregorian calendar, list the historical events, births, deaths, and holidays and observances of the specified day of the year: Footnotes See also * Leap year * List of calendars * List of non-standard ... * Deaths by year {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–1949), Republic of China. ** Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City. * January 13 – Anti-Nazi protests in Sofia result in 200 arrests and 36 executions. * January 14 – January 24, 24 – WWII: Casablanca Conference: Franklin D. Roosevelt, President of the United States; Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom; and Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Giraud of the Free French forces meet secretly at the Anfa Hotel in Casablanca, Morocco, to plan the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Soviet Union Top Ten Athletes Of The Year
Since a certain time until 1991 in the end of each year the Federation of Sports Journalists of the USSR held an inquest among its members to name top ten athletes of the year of the USSR. Here is a list of them. List 1971 *Vasily Alexeyev (Athlete of the Year) *Yevgeniy Arzhanov *Valeriy Borzov *Alexander Medved *Faina Melnik *Boris Onishchenko *Lyudmila Pakhomova and Alexander Gorshkov *Irina Rodnina and Aleksei Ulanov *Nina Statkevich *Ludmilla Tourischeva 1972 Alphabetical order. *Mykola Avilov *Vasily Alexeyev *Valeriy Borzov *Lyudmila Bragina *Olga Korbut *Galina Kulakova *Alexander Medved *Viktor Saneyev *Ludmilla Tourischeva *Vyacheslav Vedenin 1973 *Irina Rodnina (Athlete of the Year) *Ludmilla Tourischeva *Faina Melnik *Galina Shugurova *Nadezhda Chizhova *Valeri Kharlamov * Pavel Pervushin (weightlifting) *Levan Tediashvili *Pavel Lednev *Anatoly Karpov 1975 *Tatyana Averina *Sergei Belov *Oleg Blokhin *Irina Kalinina *Anatoly Karpov *Yevgeny Kulikov *Pavel Lednev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yevgeny Lipeyev
Yevgeny Lipeyev (born 28 February 1958) is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Anatoli Starostin and Pavel Lednyov Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...), and placed 14th in the individual competition. References 1958 births Living people Russian male modern pentathletes Soviet male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for the Soviet Union Modern pentathletes at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Krasnodar Friendship Games medalists Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR {{U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatoli Starostin
Anatoli Starostin (born 18 January 1960) is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. Olympics Starostin competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he won an individual gold medal, and a team gold medal with the Soviet team."1980 Summer Olympics – Moscow, Soviet Union – Modern Pentathlon" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on June 13, 2008) He won a team silver medal with the Unified team at the |
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
Janusz Gerard Pyciak-Peciak (born 9 February 1949) is a Polish modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and several times world champion. Olympics Pyciak-Peciak competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. Four years later at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he won an individual gold medal."1976 Summer Olympics – Montreal, Canada – Modern Pentathlon" – ''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on April 16, 2008) He finished 6th at the 1980 Summer Olympics, and the Polish team finished 4th. World championships Pyciak-Peciak became individual world champion in 1977 and in 1981, and received silver medals in 1978 and 1979. He ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vladimir Shmelyov
Vladimir Konstantinovich Shmelyov (31 August 1946 – 14 June 2023) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Boris Onishchenko and Pavel Lednyov Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov (russian: Павел Серафимович Леднёв; 25 March 1943, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia – 23 November 2010, Moscow, Russia) was a Russian modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven ...), and placed fifth in the individual competition. Shmelyov died on 14 June 2023, at the age of 76. Referenc ...
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András Balczó
András Balczó (born 16 August 1938) is a retired Hungarian modern pentathlete. He competed at the 1960, 1968 and 1972 Olympics in the individual and team events and won three gold and two silver medal; he missed only one medal, finishing fourth individually in 1960. Balczó was elected Hungarian Sportsman of the Year 1966, 1969 and 1972, while the pentathlon team was several times chosen as the Hungarian Team of the Year. He was awarded the title of Merited Master of Sport of the USSR in 1972, along with eight other athletes from outside USSR. He is considered one of the most successful athletes in the history of modern pentathlon. 12 May 2010 His wife |
Stasys Šaparnis
Stasys Šaparnis (born 2 October 1939) is a former Lithuanian modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ... in Mexico City, where he won a silver medal in the team competition, and placed ninth in the individual competition. References 1939 births Living people Lithuanian male modern pentathletes Soviet male modern pentathletes Olympic modern pentathletes for the Soviet Union Modern pentathletes at the 1968 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in modern pentathlon Sportspeople from Panevėžys Lithuanian male water polo players Soviet male water polo players Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics {{USSR-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
