Lyubov Ivanovskaya

Lyubov Ivanovskaya, now referred to as Lyubov Polyanskaya, is a Russian professional triathlete from Yaroslavl, born on 20 June 1989, and a permanent member of the Russian National Elite Team. Her maiden name still appears in official ITU rankings. She attended a high performance sports school for the Olympic reserve in Yaroslavl and in 2005 was among 60 excellent students granted a monthly stipend by the governor of the Yaroslavl Oblast. She was fourth among Russian elite women in the Russian Triathlon Federation ranking for 2009 and fifth in 2010, placed fourth at the 2010 Youth Spartakiad, and won the bronze medal at the 2011 Russian Elite Aquathlon Championships. In seven years from 2004 to 2010 she took part in 25 ITU competitions with 10 top ten positions, and in 2010 she raced the French Club Championship Series for Sainte-Genevieve Triathlon.