Roman Sloudnov

Medal record
Men’s swimming
Competitor for  Russia
Olympic Games
Bronze 2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke
World Championships (LC)
Gold 2001 Fukuoka 100 m breaststroke
Silver 2001 Fukuoka 50 m breaststroke
World Championships (SC)
Gold 2000 Athens 100 m breaststroke
Gold 2000 Athens 200 m breaststroke
European Championships (LC)
Gold 2002 Berlin 4×100 m medley
Silver 2002 Berlin 100 m breaststroke
Bronze 2002 Berlin 200 m breaststroke
Gold 2006 Budapest 100 m breaststroke
Gold 2006 Budapest 4×100 m medley
Silver 2010 Budapest 4×100 m medley
European Championships (SC)
Gold 1999 Lisbon 100 m breaststroke
Bronze 1999 Lisbon 50 m breaststroke
Gold 2004 Vienna 100 m breaststroke
Silver 2004 Vienna 50 m breaststroke

Roman Andreyevich Sloudnov (Russian: Роман Андреевич Слуднов) (born 24 February 1980 in Omsk) is a Russian swimmer who won a bronze medal in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Sloudnov was also the first male to break the "magic" one minute barrier for the 100 m breaststroke, clocking a 59.97 in the final of the 100 m breaststroke at the Russian National Championships and World Championship Trials in Moscow on 29 June 2001 at age 21. This "record of world records" also beat the world record Sloudnov set the previous day of 1:00.26. Not even a month after breaking the one minute barrier, Sloudnov raised the bar again, hitting the pads at 59.94 in Fukuoka, Japan. He also competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics, but could not match his bronze medal winning performance from Sydney and gained a 6th place in the final.

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Records
Preceded by
Pieter van den Hoogenband		 European Swimmer of the Year
2001		 Succeeded by
Pieter van den Hoogenband