Ivan was born in Kazakhstan and began studying judo there. When he was 9, his family moved to Barnaul, Russia, where he continued his judo training and schooling. He had coaches including Igor Votyakov and Dmitry Sergeyev. Ivan won gold at the 2009 World Championships in Rotterdam and bronze at the 2012 London Olympics in the men's 81kg category, defeating Japanese wrestler Takahiro Nakai. He also won the prestigious "World Masters" tournament in Tyumen, Russia in 2013.

1. by Fyodorov Vadim,
Form 10, school №1,,
village Topchikha.

2. Ivan was born in Kazakhstan, where he began studying judo. When Ivan was
9 years old, his parents moved to Barnaul, where he continued his judo
classes and attended school number 40.

3. His coach was Igor Votyakov and bronze medalist
Dmitry Sergeyev-1992
.

4. In 2009 he won the European Championship in Tbilisi. At
the World Championships 2009 in Rotterdam he was the
only Russian to win the gold medal.

5. At the Olympic Games in London in 2012 he won a bronze medal
in judo in the weight category up to 81 kg, after beating the
Japanese Takahiro Nakai.

6. On the 26th of May 2013 he was
the winner of the famous
tournament «World
Masters», which took place in
the city of Tyumen.

7. On the 26th of May 2013 he was
the winner of the famous
tournament «World
Masters», which took place in
the city of Tyumen.