Igors Kazanovs
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Igors Kazanovs (Russian: Игорь Яковлевич Казанов; born September 24, 1963) is a former hurdler. Born in Daugavpils, he represented the Soviet Union and later Latvia. He was a soldier in the Soviet army[citation needed]. In the 110 metres hurdles, he finished fifth in the 1987 World Championship final and sixth in the 1993 World Championship final, having ran his personal best of 13.26 seconds in the semifinals. In the 60 metres hurdles, he won four European Indoor gold medals and was a two-time medallist at the World Indoor Championships. He also competed at two Olympic Games.
He has a wife and two daughters.[1]
Competition record[]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing the Soviet Union | |||||
1984 | Friendship Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.76 |
1985 | European Indoor Championships | Piraeus, Greece | 9th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.75 |
1986 | Goodwill Games | Moscow, Soviet Union | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.50 |
1987 | World Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.48 |
1989 | European Indoor Championships | The Hague, Netherlands | 28th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 8.19 |
World Indoor Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 3rd | 60 m hurdles | 7.59 | |
1990 | European Indoor Championships | Glasgow, United Kingdom | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.52 |
Goodwill Games | Seattle, United States | 5th | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
European Championships | Split, Yugoslavia | DNF (f) | 110 m hurdles | 13.54 (sf) | |
1991 | World Indoor Championships | Seville, Spain | 2nd | 60 m hurdles | 7.47 |
World Championships | Tokyo, Japan | 9th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.65 | |
Representing Latvia | |||||
1992 | European Indoor Championships | Genoa, Italy | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.55 |
Olympic Games | Barcelona, Spain | 11th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.77 | |
1993 | World Indoor Championships | Toronto, Canada | 5th | 60 m hurdles | 7.55 |
World Championships | Stuttgart, Germany | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 13.38 | |
1994 | European Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 14th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.75 |
Goodwill Games | St. Petersburg, Russia | 6th | 110 m hurdles | 14.02 | |
1995 | World Indoor Championships | Barcelona, Spain | 17th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.80 |
World Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 12th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.61 | |
1996 | European Indoor Championships | Stockholm, Sweden | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.59 |
Olympic Games | Atlanta, United States | 16th (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.13 | |
1997 | World Indoor Championships | Paris, France | 22nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 |
1998 | European Indoor Championships | Valencia, Spain | 1st | 60 m hurdles | 7.54 |
European Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 22nd (h) | 110 m hurdles | 14.04 | |
1999 | World Indoor Championships | Maebashi, Japan | 13th (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.69 |
(#) indicates overall position in qualifying heats (h) or semifinals (sf) DNF (f) = Did not finish in the final |
References[]
- ^ Ivanov, Vladimir (12 November 2010). "Игорь Казанов: "Медали и титулы... Это было в другой жизни". Часть II" [Igors Kazanovs: "Medals and titles... It was in another life". Part II] (in Russian). telegraf.vesti.lv. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
External links[]
- Igors Kazanovs at World Athletics
- Igors Kazanovs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā Komiteja (in Latvian)
- Igors Kazanovs at the International Olympic Committee
- Igors Kazanovs at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
Categories:
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Daugavpils
- Soviet male hurdlers
- Latvian male hurdlers
- Olympic male hurdlers
- Olympic athletes of Latvia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Competitors at the 1986 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 1990 Goodwill Games
- Competitors at the 1994 Goodwill Games
- World Athletics Championships athletes for the Soviet Union
- World Athletics Championships athletes for Latvia
- World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists
- European Athletics Indoor Championships winners
- Russian Athletics Championships winners
- Soviet athletics biography stubs
- Latvian athletics biography stubs