Ivans Klementjevs (born 18 November 1960 in Burtiki) is a Soviet-born Latvian politician and former sprint canoeist who competed from the mid-1980s to the late 1990s. He won three Olympic medals in C-1 1000 m at the 1988, 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. The highlight was the gold medal in 1988, which he won as a competitor for the USSR. He trained at Trudovye Rezervy and later at the Armed Forces sports society in Riga when Latvia was part of the Soviet Union.

He also won a total of twelve C-1 medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with seven golds (C-1 1000 m: 1985, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994; C-1 10000 m: 1989), two silvers (C-1 1000 m: 1986, C-1 10000 m: 1991), and three bronzes (C-1 1000 m: 1987, 1995; C-1 10000 m: 1990). Klementjev's only non C-1 world championship medal was a silver in the C-2 500 m event in 1983.

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After retiring from canoeing, Klementijevs entered politics and was a Riga city councillor for the National Harmony Party from 2001 to 2005, and since 2006 is a member of the Saeima for Harmony.

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He was awarded with the highest Latvian state decoration - the Order of the Three Stars, 4th Class in 1999.

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1960 births

Living people

People from Krustpils Municipality

National Harmony Party politicians

Social Democratic Party "Harmony" politicians

Deputies of the 9th Saeima

Deputies of the 10th Saeima

Deputies of the 11th Saeima

Deputies of the 12th Saeima

Deputies of the 13th Saeima

Soviet male canoeists

Canoeists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Olympic canoeists for the Soviet Union

Olympic gold medalists for the Soviet Union

Latvian male canoeists

Canoeists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Olympic canoeists for Latvia

Olympic silver medalists for Latvia

Olympic medalists in canoeing

ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in Canadian

Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Latvian Academy of Sport Education alumni

Latvian people of Russian descent