Dmitry Polyanski

Dmitry Andreyevich Polyanski, born on 19 November 1986 in Zheleznogorsk in Krasnoyarsk Krai, is a Russian professional triathlete and a member of the national elite team. He took part in his first International Triathlon Union race in Gyor in 2003 and was awarded the Russian title Master of Sports. In 2007 he won the Russian Championship and a world championship in the team category in Tiszaujvaros, and in 2009 he became U23 European Champion. Together with Alexander Bryukhankov and Ivan Vasiliev he qualified for the London Olympics of 2012. Between 2005 and 2011 he started 74 ITU triathlons, with 41 top ten finishes and 15 medals. In 2010 he raced in the French Club Championship Series for the club Saint-Raphael Tri, alongside his brother Igor, also a triathlete, and his wife Anastasiya, a Ukrainian triathlete.