Ivan Kizimov (russian: Иван Михайлович Кизимов; 28 May 1928 – 22 September 2019)
was a

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and

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and Olympic champion. He was born in

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. He won an individual gold medal in dressage 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 ...

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,"1968 Summer Olympics – Mexico City, Mexico – Equestrian"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 21 September 2008) and a gold medal in team dressage at the

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. ...

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."1972 Summer Olympics – München, Germany – Equestrian"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 21 September 2008) He won a bronze medal in individual dressage at the 1970

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, and team medals in 1966 (bronze), 1970 (gold) and 1974 (silver). He also won eight medals in total at the

European Dressage Championships The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competition ...

, five silver and three bronze medals.

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* * * 1928 births 2019 deaths Soviet male equestrians Russian dressage riders Olympic equestrians of the Soviet Union Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union People from Novocherkassk Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast {{USSR-equestrian-bio-stub