Igor Polyansky
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Swimming | |||
Competitor for  Soviet Union |
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| Olympic Games | |||
| Gold | 1988 Seoul | 200m Backstroke | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | 100m Backstroke | |
| Bronze | 1988 Seoul | 4x100m Medley | |
| World Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 100m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1986 Madrid | 200m Backstroke | |
| Bronze | 1986 Madrid | 4x100m Medley | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Gold | 1985 Sofia | 100m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1985 Sofia | 200m Backstroke | |
| Gold | 1987 Strasbourg | 4x100m Medley | |
| Silver | 1987 Strasbourg | 200m Backstroke | |
Igor Nikolaevich Polyansky (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Полянский) (born March 20, 1967 in Novosibirsk) is a former backstroke swimmer from the USSR. He is married and has a son and a daughter living in New Zealand.
Polyansky trained at Dynamo in Novosibirsk. In 1986 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. From 1985 to 1990 Polyansky was a member of the USSR National Team.[1] He won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, including the gold in the 200m Backstroke. Polyansky won gold medals at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in 100m backstroke and 200m backstroke and a bronze medal in 4x100m medley. [2]
On March 3, 1985 in Erfurt, GDR, Polyansky set the new world record in 200m backstroke at 1:58.14, that stood six years.[3] Three years later he improved World record time in 100m backstroke three times: first on March 15 and March 16 in Tallinn, USSR, to 55.17 and 55.16 respectively and then on July 16 in Moscow to 55.00. The latter was beaten by David Berkoff a month later. [4]
In 1989 Polyansky graduated from Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture.[1] He currently resides in New Zealand and currently runs a swimming school – Waterlions, in partnership with his wife. He is an active member of the Auckland Swimming Community, coaching from the Epsom Girls Grammar and Massey High School campuses.
