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Igor Ter-Ovanesyan was born on 19 May, 1938 in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a Soviet and Ukrainian long jumper and coach. Discover Igor Ter-Ovanesyan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?

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Age 85 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 19 May 1938
Birthday 19 May
Birthplace Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russia

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Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Height, Weight & Measurements

At 85 years old, Igor Ter-Ovanesyan height is 1.86 m and Weight 78 kg.

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Height 1.86 m
Weight 78 kg
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Igor Ter-Ovanesyan Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Igor Ter-Ovanesyan worth at the age of 85 years old? Igor Ter-Ovanesyan’s income source is mostly from being a successful jumper. He is from Russia. We have estimated Igor Ter-Ovanesyan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1938

Igor Aramovich Ter-Ovanesyan (І́гор Ара́мович Тер-Ованеся́н, Игорь Арамович Тер-Ованесян; born 19 May 1938) is a Soviet and Ukrainian former long jumper and coach.

Competing for the Soviet Union, he was a five-time European and two-time Olympic medalist in this event.

1956

He also competed at the 1956, 1968 and 1972 Olympics and finished fourth in 1968.

1958

At the European Championships he won outdoor gold medals in 1958, 1962 and 1969, and an indoor silver medal in 1971.

Ter-Ovanesyan became the first European long jumper to break the 8 meter barrier.

He broke the European long jump record eight times and the world long jump record twice.

1960

Ter-Ovanesyan won Olympic bronze medals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome – with a jump of 8.04 meters – and at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo – with a jump of 7.99 meters.

1962

Ter-Ovanesyan had the annual world's best long jumps in 1962, 1966, 1967 and 1969.

After retiring from competitions, Ter-Ovanesyan became a national coach.

His pupils included Ineta Radēviča, Valery Podluzhny, Vilma Bardauskienė and Tatyana Kolpakova.

1963

In 1963, he won the United States Indoor Championships.

They had a son, Igor (b. 1963), and a daughter, Karen (b. 1967).

His second marriage was to Olga Arturovna Klein.

1982

In 1982, they had a daughter, Jana Igorevna Klein.

1983

In 1983–1989 he headed the Soviet track and field team.

1985

In 1985, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honour.

Ter-Ovanesyan was born in Kyiv to an Armenian discus thrower, Aram Avetisovich Ter-Ovanesyan, and a Ukrainian volleyball player, Valentina Ilinskaya.

His parents met at the Kyiv State Institute of Physical Education, where they both taught sports-related topics.

Ter-Ovanesyan took up athletics when he was 15, and within two years was included to the Soviet national team.

Ter-Ovanesyan trained at Burevestnik, first in Kiev, later in Lviv, and then in Moscow.

He holds a PhD and a title of Professor at the Department of Athletics, Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture.

He published several sports-related books in Russian.

2017

In February 2017, Ter-Ovanesyan held a press conference in Moscow, during which he said that East German successes due to state-sponsored doping are legitimate results of "good pharmacology" and should not be condemned.

On the eve of the Rome Olympics, athlete Dave Sime of the USA was approached by the Central Intelligence Agency and recruited to help secure Ter-Ovanesyan's defection.

Sime approached Ter-Ovanesyan and introduced him to a CIA agent in Rome, but that agent's manner frightened Ter-Ovanesyan off and he did not defect.

Ter-Ovanesyan has been married twice.

His first marriage was to Margarita Yurievna Yemelyanova.