Ivan Konstantinovich Deriuhin (Ukrainian: Іван Костянтинович Дерюгін, Russian: Ива́н Константи́нович Дерю́гин; 25 November 1928 – 10 January 1996) was a Soviet modern pentathlete and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, where he won a gold medal in the team competition (together with Aleksandr Tarasov and Igor Novikov, and placed ninth in the individual competition.[1][2]

Ivan Deriuhin
Personal information
Born(1928-11-25)25 November 1928
Zmiiv, Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died10 January 1996(1996-01-10) (aged 67)
Kyiv, Ukraine
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Melbourne Team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1961 Moscow Team
Silver medal – second place 1961 Moscow Individual

Together with Albina Deriugina, he raised the award-winning Soviet gymnast Irina Deriugina.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile: Ivan Deryugin". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 21 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2009.
  2. ^ "Olympics Statistics: Ivan Deryugin". databaseolympics.com. Archived from the original on 2012-11-14. Retrieved 2012-07-22.
  3. ^ "Irina Deriugina: biografi og gymnastikets personlige liv". Erch 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2021.