Igor Andreyevich Polyanski


Igor Andreyevich Polyanski, is a Russian professional triathlete, Russian Sprint Champion 2010 and a permanent member of the Russian National Team.
Polyanski placed 13th in the Russian Cup of the year 2009, 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.
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, Polyanski placed 49th. 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, Igor Polyanski placed 9th and at the Grand Final in La Baule '' 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.

ITU Competitions

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.
Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2006-10-18European Cup Alanya22
2007-10-24European Cup Alanya8
2008-05-10European Championships Lisbon14
2008-06-05BG World Championships Vancouver8
2008-09-06European Cup Pulpí6
2008-10-26European Cup Alanya4
2009-07-02European Championships Holten10
2009-09-09Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast6
2009-10-10Asian CupPalembangDNF
2009-10-17Premium Asian CupHong Kong13
2010-04-25World CupIshigaki22
2010-05-30African CupLarache7
2010-06-27Premium Asian CupBurabay3
2010-08-28European Championships Vila Nova de Gaia DNF
2010-09-08Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipsBudapest18
2010-10-24Premium European CupAlanya21
2011-02-26Pan American Cup and South American ChampionshipsSalinas5
2011-04-03European CupAntalyaDNF
2011-04-17World CupIshigakiDQ
2011-06-24European ChampionshipsPontevedra34
2011-06-26European Championships Pontevedra9
2011-07-03European CupPenza7

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