Igors Kazanovs (russian: Игорь Яковлевич Казанов; born September 24, 1963) is a former
hurdler
Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...
. Born in
Daugavpils, he represented the
Soviet Union
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and later
Latvia. He was a soldier in the Soviet army. In the
110 metres hurdles
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, he finished fifth in the
1987 World Championship final and sixth in the
1993 World Championship final, having run his personal best of 13.26 seconds in the semifinals. In the
60 metres hurdles, he won four European Indoor gold medals and was a two-time medallist at the World Indoor Championships. He also competed at two
Olympic Games
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.
He has a wife and two daughters.
Competition record
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1963 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Daugavpils
Soviet male hurdlers
Latvian male hurdlers
Olympic male hurdlers
Olympic athletes of Latvia
Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia
World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
Russian Athletics Championships winners
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