ðə sˈʌn ʌv tˈuː əlˈɪmpɪk tʃˈæmpiənz ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks, vˈæləntˌɪn ˈaɪvɐnˌɑːv ænd lˈɪdɪjə ˌaɪvɐnˈoʊvə, hiː lˈɪvz ɪn mˈɑːskoʊ wˌɛɹ hiː wˈɜːks æz ɐ fˈɪzɪkəl ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən tˈiːtʃɚ.
The son of two Olympic champions of 1956, Valentin Ivanov and Lidiya Ivanova, he lives in Moscow where he works as a physical education teacher.