Dmitriy Balandin
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| Full name | Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 April 1995 Almaty, Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Vladimir Rybchenko[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin (Kazakh: Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; born April 4, 1995 in Almaty) is a Kazakhstani swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He currently holds two Kazakh records in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke, and also set a historic milestone for his nation by striking the breaststroke triple at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.[2]
Balandin emerged as an unexpected medal contender at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, where he competed in all breaststroke events. In the men's 200 m breaststroke, Balandin moved from a top seed in the prelims to stun the entire crowd and crush the twelve-year-old meet record set by Japanese swimmer and four-time Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima in a time of 2:07.67 for the gold medal, jumping him into third in the world rankings.[3][4] The following day, in the men's 100 m breaststroke, Balandin threw down a Kazakh record in 59.92 to pick up his second gold of the meet. Additionally, he raced his stretch to overhaul a minute barrier for the first time in Asian Games history.[5][6] On the final day of swimming, Balandin completed a remarkable meet with another Games record of 27.78 for his third straight gold of the meet in the 50 m breaststroke.[7][8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Dmitriy Balandin". Incheon 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "Boring blown out of the water by Kazakhstan's speedy pair". Hong Kong Standard. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "China Dominates Third Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Xu, Haijing (23 September 2014). "China sweeps 6 more golds to lead swim tally". GlobalPost. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "China Sets Asian Record in 400 Free Relay to Close Night". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
- ↑ Linden, Julian (24 September 2014). "Hagino and Shen each collect fourth golds at Asiad". Incheon: Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ↑ "China Caps Amazing Meet With Four More Golds at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
- ↑ "Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games". Tengri. Retrieved 27 September 2014.