Ivan Ivankov

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ivan Ivankov
Occupation	Artistic Gymnast
Date Of Birth	Apr 10, 1975(1975-04-10)
Age	49
Birthplace	Minsk
Country	Belarus
Birth City	Minsk
Horoscope	Aries

Ivan Ivankov Biography

Ivan Ivankov is one of the most popular and richest Artistic Gymnast who was born on April 10, 1975 in Minsk, Minsk, Belarus. Ivankov was born in Minsk, Belarus in 1975. He began gymnastics at the age of 6, and by the time he was 14, was a member of the Soviet national junior team, training at the prestigious Round Lake national gymnastics center.

1994 was Ivankov’s breakout year. At the 1994 World Championships in Brisbane, he won the all-around gold, defeating reigning Olympic champion and teammate Vitaly Scherbo in the process. The same year, Ivankov won his first all-around senior European Championships title and placed well in other international competitions.

Ivankov’s Achilles injury required serious rehabilitation, reconstructive surgery and muscle grafts, and months of physical therapy. His condition was considered to be career-ending, however, only a year after rupturing his Achilles, Ivankov returned to win his second all-around gold medal at the 1997 World Championships. One year later, he won the all-around at the Goodwill Games in New York City.

In 2000, Ivankov competed in the 2000 Olympics where he finished 4th in the all-around, and 5th in the individual parallel bars and still rings event finals.

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, Ivankov began representing Belarus. He competed at both the 1992 Junior European Championships, where he helped the Belarusian team to a gold medal finish, and the senior European Championships in Budapest, where he placed 13th in the all-around. He competed in his first World Championships in 1993, where he won a bronze medal on the rings.

Ivan Ivankov Net Worth

Ivan Ivankov is one of the richest Artistic Gymnast from Belarus. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ivan Ivankov 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ivan Ivankov (Belarusian: Іван Аляксандравіч Іванкоў , Łacinka: Ivan Aliaksandravič Ivankoŭ; born April 10, 1975 in Minsk) is a retired Belarusian artistic gymnast. The 1994 and 1997 all-around World Champion, and the 1994 and 1996 all-around European Champion, Ivankov has competed for over a decade on the international circuit. Despite his numerous achievements at the World Championships, Europeans and other events, Ivankov has suffered a string of misfortunes at the Olympics, and has never won an Olympic medal.

Ivankov established himself as a top up-and-coming gymnast at the 1991 Junior European Championships in Greece, where he won the all-around, pommel horse, high bar, vault and rings titles, and earned a silver medal on floor.

Competing on the vault in Brisbane, Ivankov suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon. The injury forced him to miss the 1995 World Championships in Sabae, but he recovered sufficiently to win his second European Championships in 1996 and was considered to be a major medal threat for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. However, after arriving in Atlanta, Ivankov’s Achilles snapped as he was walking across a parking lot, ending his Olympic bid.

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In recent years, Ivankov resided in Oklahoma and coached at the Bart Conner Gymnastics Academy. In 2009, he accepted a coaching job for the Illinois Fighting Illini men’s gymnastics team. In 2012, he was awarded the National Assistant Coach of the Year award as the Fighting Illini won the 2012 NCAA Men’s Gymnastics Championship. He owns a gym called Elite Gymnastics Academy in Massachusetts. As of 2019, he is also now a coach for Champions Gymnastics Academy in Katy, TX.

Facts & Trivia

Ivan Ranked on the list of most popular Artistic Gymnast. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Belarus. Ivan Ivankov celebrates birthday on April 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Ivan Ivankov

1. Ivan Ivankov is a retired Belarusian artistic gymnast.
2. He won 10 medals at the World Championships.
3. Ivankov competed in three Olympic Games (1996, 2000, and 2004).
4. He won an Olympic gold medal in the team event in 1996.
5. Ivankov was known for his strength on the rings and vault.
6. He was named “Belarusian Athlete of the Year” four times.
7. Ivankov retired from competitive gymnastics in 2008.
8. He later became a coach and worked with the Belarusian national team.
9. In 2017, he was elected as a member of the FIG Athletes’ Commission.
10. Ivankov is considered one of Belarus’ greatest athletes of all time.