Ivan William Fuqua (August 11, 1909 – January 14, 1994) was an American athlete, a gold medal winner in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

He was a sophomore at Indiana University and was IU’s first Olympic Gold Medalist.

At the Los Angeles Olympics, or Games of the X Olympiad, Fuqua ran the opening leg in the American 4 × 400 m relay team, winning the gold medal - Indiana University's first - with a new world record of 3:08.2.

He entered the Navy during World War II, and was discharged in 1946 with the rank of lieutenant commander.

[3] Ivan Fuqua died in Providence, Rhode Island at the age of 84.