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Igor Aramovich Ter-Ovanesyan (Ukrainian: І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н, romanized: Íhor Arámovych Ter-Ovanesián, Russian: Игорь Арамович Тер-Ованесян; born 19 May 1938) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former long jumper and coach, of Armenian descent.
Ter-Ovanesyan set two world records during his career, both at high altitude – 8.31 in June 1962 at Yerevan and 8.35 in October 1967 at Mexico City. Ter-Ovanesyan won 15 Soviet titles – in 1957, 1959-60, 1962-69 and 1971 in long jump and in 1958, 1959 and 1963 in 4x100 relay.
Jun 6, 2014 · IGOR TER OVANESYAN - U.S.S.RBorn in Kiev to an Armenian father and a Russian mother, Ter-Ovanesyan trained at Burevestnik, first in Kiev, later in Lviv, and ...
Oct 5, 2015 · The mark was Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, a 22-year old at the time, who appeared to have a Western flair and a love for things Americana. He self-taught himself English. He listened to jazz. And his idol was Jesse Owens.
Ter-Ovanesyan set two world records during his career, both at high altitude – 8.31 in June 1962 at Yerevan and 8.35 in October 1967 at Mexico City. Ter-Ovanesyan won 15 Soviet titles – in 1957, 1959-60, 1962-69 and 1971 in long jump and in 1958, 1959 and 1963 in 4x100 relay.
Aug 17, 2013 · This year the IAAF and CIFP are honoured to present this Special Fair Play Award to Igor Ter-Ovanesyan on Saturday. Ter-Ovanesyan broke the World Long Jump record on two occasions, was a two-time Olympic Games bronze medallist and three-time European champion, and competed internationally for the Soviet Union across three decade from the 1950s ...
Igor TER-OVANESYAN | Profile | World Athletics. Country. Soviet Union. Born. 19 MAY 1938. Athlete Code. 14350967. Follow me. Honours Summary. 2 x Olympic Games Bronze medallist. 3 x European champion. 2 x European Championships Silver medallist. 1 x In Top 8 at Olympic Games. More Honours. Personal Bests. Seasons Bests. Results. Progression.
Igor Ter-Ovanesyan: It was exactly that he was talking about the sports, trying to say that sports do not have a political border. It doesn't matter where you live, but methodics of...
The 1960 bronze medalist, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan, had won the 1958 and 1962 European Championships and was a big threat to Boston. He had broken Boston’s world record in 1962, but Boston regained it, twice, in 1964.
In those first three jumps, the Soviet favorite, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan had the longest leap at 7.78 meters. The group narrowed to six competitors, and as the day got longer, Boston recognized the day as a war of attrition – no one was going to hit anything close to world record levels.
