Ivans Klementjevs is a Latvian former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in the C-1 1000 meters event, at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics, capturing gold at the 1988 Seoul Olympics while representing the Soviet Union. Over his career he also won twelve World Championship medals in C-1 events, seven of them gold, two silver and three bronze. He later became a Latvian politician.
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Career HighlightWon Olympic gold in 1988 as a competitor for the USSR, among three Olympic medals in the C-1 1000 m 1 Classification
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1960-11-18T00:00:00Z
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born 18 November 1960
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is a Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist
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The highlight was the gold medal in 1988, which he won as a competitor for the USSR
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Ivans Klementjevs (born 18 November 1960 in Burtiki) is a Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s.
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He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.
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