Dmitri Svatkovskiy

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Dmitriy Valerievich Svatkovskiy (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Сватковский; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and politician.

Dmitriy Svatkovskiy
Дмитрий Сватковский
Member of the State Duma for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast
In office
25 September 2018 – 12 October 2021
Preceded byVladimir Panov
Succeeded byAnatoly Lesun
ConstituencyNizhny Novgorod (No. 129)
Personal details
Born (1971-11-27) 27 November 1971 (age 52)
Moscow, RSFSR, USSR
Political partyUnited Russia
Spouse(s)
(divorced)

Lyubov Ryabova
Children
EducationMoscow State Academy of Physical Culture
RANEPA
Occupationsports organiser
Sports career
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Country Russia
SportModern Pentathlon
Retired2000
Medal record
Modern pentathlon
Olympic Games
Representing  Unified Team
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Men's Team
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney Men's Individual

Olympics

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Svatkovskiy competed for Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won an individual gold medal.[1] He won a team silver medal with the Unified team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]

Svatkovskiy decided to retire from sports after the 2000 Olympics and worked as a modern pentathlon coach for a short while before going to politics. From 2006-10, Svatkovskiy worked as the minister of economics of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and since 2010 has been the deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Since 2006 he has worked as the president of European Modern Pentathlon Federation and is the president of the charitable organization, Five Rings, which provides health and social protection for retired athletes.

He was married to former rhythmic gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Oxana Skaldina, their daughter Daria Svatkovskaya (b. 1996) is also a rhythmic gymnast.[3]

In September 2018, Svatkovsky was elected Member of the State Duma from Nizhny Novgorod constituency at the by-election.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Modern Pentathlon" Archived 2008-08-26 at the Wayback MachinedatabaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on June 13, 2008)
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Dmitri Svatkovskiy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Самые известные семьи отечественного спорта". Retrieved 26 April 2013.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Олимпийский чемпион Дмитрий Сватковский стал депутатом Госдумы РФ
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