Igor Ter-Ovanesyan

Igor Ter-Ovanesyan
Ter-Ovanesyan in the 1960s
Personal information
Native name
І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н
Born19 May 1938 (1938-05-19) (age 87)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportLong jump
ClubBurevestnik
Achievements and titles
Personal best8.35 m (1967)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1960 Rome Long jump
1964 Tokyo Long jump
European Championships
1958 Stockholm Long jump
1962 Belgrade Long jump
1969 Athens Long jump
1966 Budapest Long jump
1971 Helsinki Long jump
European Indoor Championships
1971 Sofia Long jump

Igor Aramovich Ter-Ovanesyan (Ukrainian: І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н, romanizedÍhor 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. Competing for the Soviet Union, he was a five-time European and two-time Olympic medalist in this event. In 1985, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.