POLYANSKIY Igor

Date of Birth: 16 Jan 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of birth: ZHELEZNOGORSK

Birth Country:

Russian Federation

Place of residence : MOSCOW

Residence Country:

Russian Federation

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Triathlon	Men's Individual	43
	Mixed Relay ROC ROC	14

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Odaiba Marine Park	Men's Individual	Finished
	Odaiba Marine Park	Mixed Relay	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Individual
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	31

World Triathlon Series - Overview

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2019	Individual Ranking	85th	1 x 36th, 1 x 40th
2018	Individual Ranking	56th	1 x 23rd, 1 x 31st, 2 x 39th
2017	Individual Ranking	29th	1 x 8th, 1 x 12th, 1 x 34th
2016	Individual Ranking	29th	2 x 14th, 1 x 16th, 1 x 18th
2015	Individual Ranking	16th	1 x 8th, 1 x 11th, 1 x 12th
2014	Individual Ranking	26th	1 x 18th, 2 x 20th
2013	Individual Ranking	47th	1 x 21st, 1 x 22nd, 1 x 24th
2012	Individual Ranking	42nd	1 x 15th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 30th
2011	Individual Ranking	49th	1 x 24th, 1 x 33rd
2010	Individual Ranking	131st	-

World Triathlon Series - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
8	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:49:34
8	2015	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	53:18
11	2015	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Stockholm, SWE	1:51:14
12	2017	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1:55:05
12	2015	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:48:34
14	2016	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Abu Dhabi, UAE	1:48:07
14	2016	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Hamburg, GER	53:11
15	2015	Sprint	World Triathlon Championship Series	Edmonton, AB, CAN	54:12
15	2012	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:51:10
16	2016	Individual	World Triathlon Championship Series	Yokohama, JPN	1:47:51

World Championships Mixed Relay

Year	Location	Relay X
2016	Hamburg, GER	5
2015	Hamburg, GER	5

European Championships

Year	Location	Individual	Sprint	Relay X
2019	Weert, NED	18	-	-
2019	Kazan, RUS	-	7	-
2018	Glasgow, GBR	8	-	10
2017	Kitzbuhel, AUT	17	-	-
2017	Dusseldorf, GER	-	DNF	-

World Cup overview - Three best ranks per season and event since 2017

Year	Individual	Sprint	Super Sprint Distance
2021	1 x 36th	1 x 38th	-
2019	1 x 12th, 1 x 17th, 1 x 30th	-	-
2018	1 x 8th, 1 x 10th, 1 x 11th	-	1 x 20th
2017	1 x 9th, 1 x 22nd	-	1 x 7th

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Competition	Location	Result
7	2017	Men's Super Sprint Distance	World Cup	Chengdu, CHN	27:00
8	2018	Individual	World Cup	Astana, KAZ	1:38:02
9	2017	Individual	World Cup	Weihai, CHN	1:58:08
10	2018	Individual	World Cup	Miyazaki, JPN	1:50:21
11	2018	Individual	World Cup	Karlovy Vary, CZE	1:53:42
12	2019	Individual	World Cup	Santo Domingo, DOM	1:41:45
17	2019	Individual	World Cup	Nur-Sultan, KAZ	1:46:06
20	2018	Men's Super Sprint Distance	World Cup	Chengdu, CHN	28:56
22	2017	Individual	World Cup	Karlovy Vary, CZE	1:52:21
30	2019	Individual	World Cup	Karlovy Vary, CZE	2:01:31

Legend
X - Mixed, IP - In Progress, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Spending time with family, playing computer games. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

Occupation:

Physical Education, Sport Studies - Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism, Moscow, RUS

Wife Lyubov, daughter Veronica

Languages spoken:

English, Russian

Central Sports Army Club [RUS] / Les Sables Vendee [FRA]

Sergey Karacharov [national], RUS; Dmitry Polyanskiy [personal, brother], RUS

Sporting relatives:

His wife Lyubov Polyanskaya has represented the Russian Federation in triathlon and competed at the 2011 Mixed Relay World Championships in Lausanne, Switzerland. She also won individual bronze at the 2011 European U23 Championships in Eilat, Israel. His older brother Dmitry Polyanskiy has represented Russian Federation in triathlon and competed at the Olympic Games in 2008, 2012 and 2016. He also won bronze at the 2012 Mixed Relay World Championships in Stockholm, Sweden and individual silver medals at the 2016 and 2014 European championships. (triathlon.org, 13 Jun 2021; Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

2010 for Russian Federation, World Cup in Ishigaki, Japan (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

He suffered a back injury that affected his performance at the 2021 World Cup event in Huatulco, Mexico. (sport-express.ru, 22 Jun 2021)

He began training in the sport in 2004 in Zheleznogorsk, Russian Federation. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

"At first, my parents introduced me to swimming but, as they were athletes and were doing triathlon, they taught me running and later triathlon." (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

To win medals at the Olympic Games, European and world championships. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

Finishing first in the 2015 World Cup event in Tiszaujvaros, Hungary. (SportsDeskOnline, 05 Jul 2021, Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

US cyclist Lance Armstrong. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

His parents and older brother Dmitry Polyanskiy. (Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

Philosophy:

"To compete with the strongest, you need to train to the limit of your abilities." (Instagram profile, 07 Jun 2021)

He holds the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (olympic.ru, 01 Mar 2021; Athlete, 25 Apr 2016)

General Interest

General
BROTHERLY INSPIRATION
He believes that training alongside his older brother and fellow international triathlete Dmitry Polyanskiy has helped improve his results in the sport. "Triathlon is a sport where it is much easier to achieve results with a constant sparring partner and a brother in this capacity is just perfect. You are always together, encouraging each other and helping. I have had that since childhood." (sport-express.ru, 22 Jun 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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