Ivan Kizimov | |
Birth Date: | 28 May 1928 |
Birth Place: | Novocherkassk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
Nationality: | Russian |
Sport: | Equestrian |
Ivan Kizimov (Russian: Иван Михайлович Кизимов; 28 May 1928 – 22 September 2019)[1] was a Soviet and Russian equestrian and Olympic champion.[2] He was born in Novocherkassk. He won an individual gold medal in dressage at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City,[3] and a gold medal in team dressage at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[4] He won a bronze medal in individual dressage at the 1970 Dressage World Championship, and team medals in 1966 (bronze), 1970 (gold) and 1974 (silver).[2] He also won eight medals in total at the European Dressage Championships, five silver and three bronze medals.