Arkady Vyatchanin
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| Full name | Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Russia Serbia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 April 1984 Vorkuta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.99 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | New York Athletic Club | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arkady Arkadyevich Vyatchanin (Russian: Аркадий Аркадьевич Вятча́нин, Serbian Cyrillic: Аркадиј Аркадјевич Вјатчањин; born 4 April 1984) is a Russian-born Serbian backstroke swimmer. Vyatchanin has lived and trained in Taganrog since 1999 and is a student of the South Federal University. Vyatchanin has been a member of the Russian National Team since 2000. In 2015 he started to compete for Serbia.[1]
Change of Nationality and National Team
In 2013 he announced an intention to leave the Russian team and compete for another country saying he gave all he could to team Russia.[2] In January 2015 Serbian swimming federation announced that Vyatchanin is in process of getting Serbian citizenship and that will represent this country in future.[3]
Achievements
- 2009 European Short Course Championships - gold medal (100 m backstroke)
- 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal (200 m backstroke)
- 2008 Olympic Games - bronze medal (100 m backstroke)
- 2006 European Championships - gold medal (100 m backstroke)
- 2006 European Championships - gold medal (200 m backstroke)
- 2005 World Championships - silver medal (4 × 100 m medley relay)
- 2004 Olympic Games - fourth place (4 × 100 m medley relay)
- 2004 World Short Course Championships - bronze medal (200 m backstroke)
- 2004 World Short Course Championships - bronze medal (4 × 100 m medleyrelay)
- 2003 World Championships - silver medal (100 m backstroke)
See also
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| Preceded by Helge Meeuw |
Men's 200 metre backstroke European record holder (long course) August 5, 2006 – August 2, 2013 |
Succeeded by Radosław Kawęcki |
| Preceded by George Du Rand |
Men's 200 metre backstroke world record holder (short course) November 15, 2009 – November 27, 2015 |
Succeeded by Mitch Larkin |
| Preceded by Markus Rogan |
Men's 200 metre backstroke European record holder (short course) November 15, 2009 – present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Aschwin Wildeboer Faber |
Men's 100 metre backstroke world record holder (short course) December 12, 2009 – December 18, 2009 |
Succeeded by Nick Thoman |
| Preceded by Aschwin Wildeboer Faber |
Men's 100 metre backstroke European record holder (short course) December 12, 2009 – December 19, 2010 |
Succeeded by Stanislav Donets |
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