Ivan Deriuhin

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.

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)
Kiyv, Ukraine
Sport
SportModern pentathlon
Medal record
Men's modern pentathlon
Representing  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
1956 Melbourne Team
World Championships
1961 Moscow Team
1961 Moscow Individual

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

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