IGOR TER OVANESYAN – U.S.S.R
Born in Kiev to an Armenian father and a Russian mother, Ter-Ovanesyan trained at Burevestnik, first in Kiev, later in Lviv, and then in Moscow. He participated in the Olympic Games five times (1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972) and twice won a bronze medal (in 1960 and 1964). He also repeatedly took medals at the European Championships: golden in 1958, 1962 and 1969, silver in 1966 and 1971.
Ter-Ovanesyan beat the world record on two occasions:
8.31 metres on 10 July 1962 in Yerevan
8.35 metres on 19 October 1967 in Mexico City
At that time he was competing for the world champion title with the American long jumper Ralph Boston
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