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