Education
In 2010 he attended the Kuzbass State Pedagogical Academy and selected to be with the Russian team for men"s artistic gymnastics.
In 2010 he attended the Kuzbass State Pedagogical Academy and selected to be with the Russian team for men"s artistic gymnastics.
He is the 2015 European Games All-around bronze medalist. Ignatyev has started gymnastics since 1997. In 2003 he moved to the town of Leninsk-Kuznetsky, training in the sports school for gymnastics.
In 2012, Ignatyev was not selected to compete but was an alternate for the Russian men"s team for the 2012 London Olympics.
In 2014, In May 19-25, at the 2014 European Championships in Sofia. At the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, Ignatyev also competed along teammates (Denis Ablyazin, David Belyavskiy, Nikolai Kuksenkov, Daniil Kazachkov and Ivan Stretovich) with Team Russia finishing 5th in the Team Final.
In June 2015, Ignatyev competed in the 2015 European Games, winning gold in the Team Competition (with teammates David Belyavskiy and Nikolai Kuksenkov).