Vladimir Vladimirovich Ignatenko (; born 17 April 1955) is a Ukrainian former Soviet sprinter who competed in the 100 metres.Vladimir Ignatenko. Track and Field Statistics. Retrieved 2021-04-13. At the 1978 European Athletics Championships he was the bronze medallist in the 100 m and a member of the bronze medal-winning Soviet 4 × 100 metres relay team, alongside Sergey Vladimirtsev, Nikolay Kolesnikov and Aleksandr Aksinin.European Championships (Men). GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-13. Ignatenko won a relay gold medal with Kolesnikov, Aksinin and Juris Silovs at the 1977 Universiade. He also represented his country in the relay at the 1979 IAAF World Cup.IAAF World Cup Statistics Book. IAAF. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
He was a two-time national champion at the Soviet Athletics Championships, completing a 100/200 m double in 1978.Soviet Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2021-04-13.
He was born in Nizhyn, Ukrainian SSR, to Vladimir and Halyna Ignatenko, a military officer and primary school teacher respectively. He took up a variety of sports in his youth, including football, cycling and cross-country skiing. He enrolled in the Soviet Army and it was there that his sprint speed was noticed, and his superiors passed him to the army sports team for training. An injury at the end of the 1978 season curtailed his career.Спортивні досягнення українців. Спринтер, який знає вагу секунди . vseosvita.ua (2020-03-16). Retrieved 2021-04-13.
International competitions 1977UniversiadeSofia, Bulgaria1st4 × 100 m relay38.75Team of Nikolay Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Aksinin, Juris Silovs, and Ignatenko1978European Indoor ChampionshipsMilan, Italy10th (sf)60 m6.795th in heat 2European ChampionshipsPrague, Czechoslovakia3rd100 m10.375th (sf)200 m20.745th fastest in semis3rd4 × 100 m relay38.82Team of Sergey Vladimirtsev, Nikolay Kolesnikov, Aleksandr Aksinin and Ignatenko1979World CupMontreal, Canada6th4 × 100 m relay39.52
National titles Soviet Athletics Championships 100 m: 1978 200 m: 1978
See also List of Soviet Athletics Championships winners List of international medallists in men's 100 metres List of European Athletics Championships medalists (men)
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