Igor Andreyevich Polyanski

Igor Andreyevich Polyanski (Russian: Игорь Андреевич Полянский, also transliterated as Polyanskiy or Polyansky), born 16 January 1990 in Zhelesnogorsk), is a Russian professional triathlete, Russian Sprint Champion 2010[1] and a permanent member of the Russian national team.[2]

Igor Polyanski at the Triathlon de Dunkerque, 2010.
Igor Polyanski representing Saint-Raphaël Tri at the Triathlon de Dunkerque, 2010.

He tested positive for doping at the 2020 Summer Olympics and might get suspended pending further review.[3][4]

Career

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Polyanski placed 13th (junior category) in the Russian Cup of the year 2009,[5] and 6th at the Junior World Championships. In 2010, Igor Polyanski won the U23 supersprint at the Russian Championships in Penza and the U23 bronze medal on the Olympic Distance.[6]

In 2010, Igor Polyanski also took part in the prestigious French Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux representing the club Saint-Raphaël Tri. At the first competition of this circuit in Dunkirk (23 May 2010), Polyanski placed 49th.[7] Incidentally, none of the five athletes representing Saint-Raphaël Tri was French: Dmitry Polyanski, Karl Shaw, Olivier Marceau, Kristian Mac Cartney, and Igor Polyanski. At the Triathlon de Paris (18 July 2010), Igor Polyanski placed 9th and at the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010) he placed 41st.

Igor Polyanski is the younger brother of the professional triathlete Dmitry Polyanski, the husband of the Ukrainian Russian triathlete Anastasiya Polyanskaya. According to media reports, Igor and Lyubov Ivanovskaya are a couple. All four of them will represent Saint Raphaël Triathlon in the Club Championship in 2010.[citation needed]

ITU Competitions

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In the five years from 2006 to 2010, Igor Polyanski took part in 16 ITU competitions and achieved 8 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page.[8] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank
2006-10-18 European Cup (Junior) Alanya 22
2007-10-24 European Cup (Junior) Alanya 8
2008-05-10 European Championships (Junior) Lisbon 14
2008-06-05 BG World Championships (Junior) Vancouver 8
2008-09-06 European Cup (Junior) Pulpí 6
2008-10-26 European Cup (Junior) Alanya 4
2009-07-02 European Championships (Junior) Holten 10
2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final (Junior) Gold Coast 6
2009-10-10 Asian Cup Palembang DNF
2009-10-17 Premium Asian Cup Hong Kong 13
2010-04-25 World Cup Ishigaki 22
2010-05-30 African Cup Larache 7
2010-06-27 Premium Asian Cup Burabay 3
2010-08-28 European Championships (U23) Vila Nova de Gaia (Porto) DNF
2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World Championships Budapest 18
2010-10-24 Premium European Cup Alanya 21
2011-02-26 Pan American Cup and South American Championships Salinas 5
2011-04-03 European Cup Antalya DNF
2011-04-17 World Cup Ishigaki DQ
2011-06-24 European Championships Pontevedra 34
2011-06-26 European Championships (Elite Mix Relay) Pontevedra 9
2011-07-03 European Cup Penza 7

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · DQ = disqualified

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Федерация триатлона Красноярского края | krastriathlon.ru" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  2. ^ See "Официальный сайт федерации триатлона России". Archived from the original on 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2011-04-05.. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Russian triathlete Igor Polyanskiy suspended over possible anti-doping violation". Inside the Games. 2021-08-13. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ "Polyanskiy banned after positive test". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  5. ^ "Кубок России по триатлону - 2009". ftr.org.ru. 2011-10-09. Archived from the original on 2011-10-09. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
  6. ^ See "Официальный сайт федерации триатлона России". Archived from the original on 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2010-06-15.. Retrieved 15 June 2010.
  7. ^ See "IPITOS, Résultats". Archived from the original on 2010-05-27. Retrieved 2010-05-27.. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
  8. ^ "Results for: Polyanskiy, Igor (RUS)". triathlon.org. Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2022-10-31.