Pavel Lednyov
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Pavel Serafimovich Lednyov was a Soviet modern pentathlete
and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than any other player to date. He won four individual World Championships, and two gold medals as a member of the Soviet team.
, 1972
, 1976
and 1980 Summer Olympics
, and won a total of two gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Lednyov became Soviet champion in 1968, and qualified for the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At his first Olympic games he won an individual bronze medal, and a silver medal with the Soviet team, which consisted of Lednyov, Boris Onishchenko
and Stasys Šaparnis
. In Munich in 1972 he won a silver medal in the individual competition, behind András Balczó
, and an Olympic gold medal in the team competition, together with Boris Onishchenko and Vladimir Shmelyov
.
In London in 1973, Lednyov became double World Champion, by winning the individual competition with 5,412 points, 145 points ahead of Shmelyov, and the Soviet team won the team competition before West Germany. In 1973 he also became national champion for the second time. He became double World Champion again in 1974, and in 1975 he became individual World Champion for the third time.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he won an individual silver medal, behind gold winner Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
. In 1978 he became World Champion again, his fourth in the individual competition. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won an individual bronze medal, and also his second Olympic gold medal with the Soviet team, together with Anatoli Starostin
and Yevgeny Lipeyev
.
Modern pentathlon
The modern pentathlon is a sports contest that includes five events: pistol shooting, épée fencing, 200 m freestyle swimming, show jumping, and a 3 km cross-country run...
and Olympic Champion. He won a total of seven Olympic medals in modern pentathlon, more than any other player to date. He won four individual World Championships, and two gold medals as a member of the Soviet team.
Career
Lednyov competed at the 19681968 Summer Olympics
The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Mexico City, Mexico in October 1968. The 1968 Games were the first Olympic Games hosted by a developing country, and the first Games hosted by a Spanish-speaking country...
, 1972
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
, 1976
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
and 1980 Summer Olympics
1980 Summer Olympics
The 1980 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Moscow in the Soviet Union. In addition, the yachting events were held in Tallinn, and some of the preliminary matches and the quarter-finals of the football tournament...
, and won a total of two gold medals, two silver medals and three bronze medals.
Lednyov became Soviet champion in 1968, and qualified for the Summer Olympics in Mexico City. At his first Olympic games he won an individual bronze medal, and a silver medal with the Soviet team, which consisted of Lednyov, Boris Onishchenko
Boris Onishchenko
Boris Onishchenko is a former Ukrainian/Soviet modern pentathlete who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, in the 1972 Summer Olympics, and in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Soviet Union's modern pentathlon team in the 1976 Summer Olympics, infamous...
and Stasys Šaparnis
Stasys Šaparnis
Stasys Šaparnis is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic medalist. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, where he won a silver medal in the team competition, and placed ninth in the individiual competition.-References:...
. In Munich in 1972 he won a silver medal in the individual competition, behind András Balczó
András Balczó
András Balczó is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Balczó participated on the Hungarian team which won the gold medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome...
, and an Olympic gold medal in the team competition, together with Boris Onishchenko and Vladimir Shmelyov
Vladimir Shmelyov
Vladimir Shmelyov is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, where he won a gold medal in the team competition , and placed fifth in the individual competition.-References:...
.
In London in 1973, Lednyov became double World Champion, by winning the individual competition with 5,412 points, 145 points ahead of Shmelyov, and the Soviet team won the team competition before West Germany. In 1973 he also became national champion for the second time. He became double World Champion again in 1974, and in 1975 he became individual World Champion for the third time.
At the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal he won an individual silver medal, behind gold winner Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
Janusz Pyciak-Peciak
Janusz Gerard Pyciak-Peciak is a Polish modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and several times world champion.-Olympics:...
. In 1978 he became World Champion again, his fourth in the individual competition. At the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow he won an individual bronze medal, and also his second Olympic gold medal with the Soviet team, together with Anatoli Starostin
Anatoli Starostin
Anatoli Starostin is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic champion.-Olympics:Starostin competed for the Soviet Union at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he received an individual gold medal, and a team gold medal with the Soviet team...
and Yevgeny Lipeyev
Yevgeny Lipeyev
Yevgeny Lipeyev is a former Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, where he won a gold medal in the team competition , and placed 14th in the individual competition.-References:...
.