Nikolay Petrovich Ivanov (, 20 August 1949 â 8 June 2012) was a Leningrad-born Russian rower who competed for the Soviet Union in the 1972 Summer Olympics and in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1972, he was a crew member of the Soviet boat which finished fifth in the coxed pairs event. Four years later he won the gold with the Soviet boat in the coxed fours competition.