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Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin (Kazakh: Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; born 4 April 1995) is a retired Kazakh breaststroke swimmer. He won the 200 m breaststroke at the 2016 Summer Olympics, as well as the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke events at the 2014 Asian Games.[1]

Dmitriy Balandin

Balandin in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin
National team	Kazakhstan
Born	(1995-04-04) 4 April 1995 (age 27) Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Coach	Vladimir Rybchenko[1]
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Kazakhstan Event 1st 2nd 3rd Olympic Games 1 0 0 Asian Games 3 0 3 Summer Universiade 1 1 2 Total 5 1 5 Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m breaststroke Asian Games 2014 Incheon 50 m breaststroke 2014 Incheon 100 m breaststroke 2014 Incheon 200 m breaststroke 2018 Jakarta 100 m breaststroke 2018 Jakarta 50 m breaststroke 2018 Jakarta 4×100 m medley Summer Universiade 2015 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke 2017 Taipei 200 m breaststroke 2015 Gwangju 50 m breaststroke 2017 Taipei 100 m breaststroke

Career

Balandin 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]

In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Balandin won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke, setting up new national record with 2:07.46. This was his first Olympic medal, and Kazakhstan's first-ever medal in a swimming event.[3]

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.[4][5] 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.[6][7] 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.[8][9]

Recognition

In 2016, a new pool was opened and named after Dmitry Balandin at Al-Farabi Kazakh National University in Alma-Ata.[10]

In 2016, Dmitry Balandin was chosen as one of the nominees in the "proposed candidates" category of the national project «El Tulgasy» (Name of the Motherland) The idea of the project was to select the most significant citizens of Kazakhstan whose names are now associated with the achievements of the country. More than 350,000 people voted in this project, and Balandin was voted into 3rd place in his category.[11]

Personal best times

Event	Time	Location	Date	Notes
50 m breaststroke	27.24	Kazan	4 August 2015
100 m breaststroke	59.38	Kazan	2 August 2015
200 m breaststroke	2:07.46	Rio de Janeiro	10 August 2016	NR

References

External links

• Profile – Aquatics Kazakhstan

На других языках

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[de] Dmitri Balandin

Dmitri Igorewitsch Balandin (kasachisch Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; * 4. April 1995 in Almaty) ist ein kasachischer Schwimmer, der bei Wettbewerben im Brustschwimmen antritt.

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- [en] Dmitriy Balandin

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[es] Dmitri Balandin

Dmitri Igorevich Balandin –en kazajo, Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин– (Almaty, 4 de abril de 1995) es un deportista kazajo que compite en natación.[1]

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[fr] Dmitriy Balandin

Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin (en kazakh : Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин, né le 4 avril 1995 à Almaty) est un nageur kazakh, spécialiste de la brasse.

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[it] Dmitrij Balandin

Dmitrij Igorevič Balandin (in alfabeto cirillico Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин; Alma Ata, 4 aprile 1995) è un nuotatore kazako specializzato nella rana, campione olimpico alle Olimpiadi 2016 nei 200m rana e detentore dei record nazionali nei 100 e 200 metri.

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[ru] Баландин, Дмитрий Игоревич

Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин (род. 4 апреля 1995, Алма-Ата, Казахстан) — казахстанский пловец, олимпийский чемпион 2016 года на дистанции 200 метров брассом, трёхкратный чемпион Азиатских игр 2014 года, победитель Универсиады 2015 года. Рекордсмен Казахстана на дистанциях 50, 100 и 200 метров брассом, заслуженный мастер спорта Республики Казахстан (2016). Первый в истории представитель Казахстана по плаванию, выигравший олимпийское золото.

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