Vladimir Ignatenko
Personal information
Birth nameВолодимир Володимирович Ігнатенко
Born (1955-04-17) 17 April 1955
Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR
Sport
Country Soviet Union
SportAthletics
Event100 metres
Achievements and titles
National finals2 Soviet titles (1978)
Personal best(s)100 m: 10.31 (1978)
200 m: 20.74 (1978)

Vladimir Vladimirovich Ignatenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Володимирович Ігнатенко; born 17 April 1955) is a Ukrainian former Soviet sprinter who competed in the 100 metres.[1] At the 1978 European Athletics Championships he was the bronze medallist in the 100 m and a member of the bronze medal-winning Soviet 4 × 100 metres relay team, alongside Sergey Vladimirtsev, Nikolay Kolesnikov and Aleksandr Aksinin.[2] Ignatenko won a relay gold medal with Kolesnikov, Aksinin and Juris Silovs at the 1977 Universiade.[3] He also represented his country in the relay at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.[4]

He was a two-time national champion at the Soviet Athletics Championships, completing a 100/200 m double in 1978.[5]

He was born in Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR, to Vladimir and Halyna Ignatenko, a military officer and primary school teacher respectively. He took up a variety of sports in his youth, including football, cycling and cross-country skiing. He enrolled in the Soviet Army and it was there that his sprint speed was noticed, and his superiors passed him to the army sports team for training. An injury at the end of the 1978 season curtailed his career.[6]

International competitions

Representing the  Soviet Union
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventResultNotes
1977 Universiade Sofia, Bulgaria 1st 4 × 100 m relay 38.75 [7]
1978 European Indoor Championships Milan, Italy 10th (sf) 60 m 6.79 5th in heat 2
European Championships Prague, Czechoslovakia 3rd 100 m 10.37
5th (sf) 200 m 20.74 5th fastest in semis
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 38.82 [8]
1979 World Cup Montreal, Canada 6th 4 × 100 m relay 39.52

National titles

See also

References

  1. ↑ Vladimir Ignatenko. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  2. ↑ European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  3. ↑ "Final results". Chicago Tribune. 24 August 1977. p. 64. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ↑ IAAF World Cup Statistics Book. IAAF. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  5. ↑ Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  6. ↑ Спортивні досягнення українців. Спринтер, який знає вагу секунди (in Ukrainian). vseosvita.ua (2020-03-16). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
  7. ↑ Team of Nikolay Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Juris Silovs, and Ignatenko
  8. ↑ Team of Sergey Vladimirtsev, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Aksinin and Ignatenko
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