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Igor Polyansky
1967 - Today

Igor Polyansky
Igor Nikolaevich Polianski (Russian: Игорь Николаевич Полянский) (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 the 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke and a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Igor Polyansky is the 276th most popular swimmer (up from 289th in 2019), the 2,852nd most popular biography from Russia (up from 3,027th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Russian Swimmer.
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Among SWIMMERS
Among swimmers, Igor Polyansky ranks 276 out of 709. Before him are Therese Alshammar, Franziska van Almsick, Camille Muffat, Lyn McClements, Kathleen Nord, and Milorad Čavić. After him are Tiffany Cohen, Bengt Baron, Mike Bruner, John Naber, Rūta Meilutytė, and Florent Manaudou.
Most Popular Swimmers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTherese Alshammar
1977 - Present
HPI: 46.26
Rank: 270
Franziska van Almsick
1978 - Present
HPI: 46.16
Rank: 271
Camille Muffat
1989 - 2015
HPI: 46.14
Rank: 272
Lyn McClements
1951 - Present
HPI: 46.08
Rank: 273
Kathleen Nord
1965 - 2022
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 274
Milorad Čavić
1984 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 275
Igor Polyansky
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 276
Tiffany Cohen
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.86
Rank: 277
Bengt Baron
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.83
Rank: 278
Mike Bruner
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.74
Rank: 279
John Naber
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.70
Rank: 280
Rūta Meilutytė
1997 - Present
HPI: 45.67
Rank: 281
Florent Manaudou
1990 - Present
HPI: 45.62
Rank: 282
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1967, Igor Polyansky ranks 684. Before him are Joe DeLoach, James Murphy, Marco V, Rogério Sampaio, Dan Peters, and Nicole Uphoff. After him are Ramona Portwich, Roland Schimmelpfennig, Akiko Yajima, Isidora Žebeljan, Jan Hřebejk, and Dragoje Leković.
Others Born in 1967
Go to all RankingsJoe DeLoach
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 678
James Murphy
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 46.00
Rank: 679
Marco V
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 680
Rogério Sampaio
WRESTLER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 681
Dan Peters
MUSICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 682
Nicole Uphoff
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 683
Igor Polyansky
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 684
Ramona Portwich
ATHLETE
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 685
Roland Schimmelpfennig
WRITER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 686
Akiko Yajima
ACTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 687
Isidora Žebeljan
COMPOSER
1967 - 2020
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 688
Jan Hřebejk
FILM DIRECTOR
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 689
Dragoje Leković
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.87
Rank: 690
In Russia
Among people born in Russia, Igor Polyansky ranks 2,852 out of 3,761. Before him are Mariya Lasitskene (1993), Mikhail Shtalenkov (1965), Mikhail Devyatyarov (1959), Lilia Vaygina-Efremova (1977), Olga Kaniskina (1985), and Khetag Gazyumov (1983). After him are Olga Danilova (1970), Yelena Podkaminskaya (1979), Nikolay Pimenov (null), Alex Bogomolov Jr. (1983), Andrei Kravchuk (1962), and Aleksandr Anyukov (1982).
Others born in Russia
Go to all RankingsMariya Lasitskene
ATHLETE
1993 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,846
Mikhail Shtalenkov
HOCKEY PLAYER
1965 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,847
Mikhail Devyatyarov
SKIER
1959 - Present
HPI: 45.99
Rank: 2,848
Lilia Vaygina-Efremova
ATHLETE
1977 - Present
HPI: 45.98
Rank: 2,849
Olga Kaniskina
ATHLETE
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.96
Rank: 2,850
Khetag Gazyumov
WRESTLER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 2,851
Igor Polyansky
SWIMMER
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 2,852
Olga Danilova
SKIER
1970 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2,853
Yelena Podkaminskaya
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 45.91
Rank: 2,854
Nikolay Pimenov
ATHLETE
HPI: 45.90
Rank: 2,855
Alex Bogomolov Jr.
TENNIS PLAYER
1983 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 2,856
Andrei Kravchuk
FILM DIRECTOR
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 2,857
Aleksandr Anyukov
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 45.89
Rank: 2,858
Among SWIMMERS In Russia
Among swimmers born in Russia, Igor Polyansky ranks 5. Before him are Oscar Grégoire (1877), Vladimir Salnikov (1960), Alexander Popov (1971), and Nikolai Pankin (1949). After him are Denis Pankratov (1974), Nina Zhivanevskaya (1977), Anastasia Davydova (1983), Natalia Ishchenko (1986), Yuliya Yefimova (1992), Arkady Vyatchanin (1984), and Svetlana Romashina (1989).
Oscar Grégoire
1877 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1
Vladimir Salnikov
1960 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 2
Alexander Popov
1971 - Present
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 3
Nikolai Pankin
1949 - 2018
HPI: 52.73
Rank: 4
Igor Polyansky
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.94
Rank: 5
Denis Pankratov
1974 - Present
HPI: 45.11
Rank: 6
Nina Zhivanevskaya
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.55
Rank: 7
Anastasia Davydova
1983 - Present
HPI: 42.72
Rank: 8
Natalia Ishchenko
1986 - Present
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 9
Yuliya Yefimova
1992 - Present
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 10
Arkady Vyatchanin
1984 - Present
HPI: 40.69
Rank: 11
Svetlana Romashina
1989 - Present
HPI: 40.66
Rank: 12