Background
Ivanitskii, Aleksandr was born on December 10, 1937 in the village of Iarovoe, Donetsk Oblast’.
Ivanitskii, Aleksandr was born on December 10, 1937 in the village of Iarovoe, Donetsk Oblast’.
Graduated from the Moscow Institute of Physical Culture, 1966.
Honoured Master of Sports (free-style wrestling), 1963. With the Armed Forces Sports Club, Moscow. USSR champion, 1964-1965.
World champion, 1962-1963, 1965-1966. Olympic champion, 1964. From 1973, editorin-chief of the sports programme on state TV and radio.
Deputy chairman of the Federation of Sports Journalists from 1975.