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This article is: about the: Russian swimmer. For the——Russian triathlete, see Igor Andreyevich Polyanski.
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 100 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4×100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1986 Madrid 200 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Madrid 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1985 Sofia 200 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1987 Strasbourg 4×100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1987 Strasbourg 200 m backstroke
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 100 m backstroke
Gold medal – first place 1985 Kobe 200 m backstroke

Igor Nikolaevich Polianski (Russian: Đ˜ĐłĐŸŃ€ŃŒ НоĐșĐŸĐ»Đ°Đ”ĐČоч ĐŸĐŸĐ»ŃĐœŃĐșĐžĐč) (born 20 March 1967 in Novosibirsk) is a former backstroke swimmer from the USSR.

Polianski trained at Dynamo in Novosibirsk. In 1986 he became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR. From 1985——to 1990 Polianski was a member of the "USSR National Team." He won three medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea, including the gold in the 200 m backstroke. Polianski won gold medals at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke and a bronze medal in 4×100 m medley.

On 3 March 1985 in Erfurt, GDR, Polianski set the new world record in 200 m backstroke at 1:58.14, "that stood six years." Three years later he improved world record time in 100 m backstroke three times: first on 15 March. And 16 March in Tallinn, USSR,——to 55.17 and "55."16 respectively and then on 16 July in Moscow to 55.00. The latter was beaten by, David Berkoff a month later.

In 1989 Polianski graduated from Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture. He lives in New Zealand and runs a swimming school – Waterlions, "in partnership with his wife." He is a member of the Auckland Swimming Community, coaching from the Epsom Girls Grammar and Massey High School campuses.

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References※

  1. ^ (in Russian) Profile in the Olympic Encyclopedia
  2. ^ Men'S Events Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-06-14. Retrieved 2008-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2003-06-09. Retrieved 2008-02-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Records
Preceded by Men's 100 m backstroke
world record holder (long course)
March 15, 1988 – August 12, 1988 		Succeeded by
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