| Medal record | ||
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| Men'sswimming | ||
Representingthe Soviet Union | ||
Olympic Games | ||
 | 1988 Seoul | 200 m backstroke |
 | 1988 Seoul | 100 m backstroke |
| 1988 Seoul | 4×100 m medley |
| World Championships (LC) | ||
| 1986 Madrid | 100 m backstroke |
| 1986 Madrid | 200 m backstroke |
| 1986 Madrid | 4×100 m medley |
| European Championships (LC) | ||
| 1985 Sofia | 100 m backstroke |
| 1985 Sofia | 200 m backstroke |
| 1987 Strasbourg | 4×100 m medley |
 | 1987 Strasbourg | 200 m backstroke |
| Summer Universiade | ||
| 1985 Kobe | 100 m backstroke |
| 1985 Kobe | 200 m backstroke |
Igor Nikolaevich Polianski (Russian:Игорь Николаевич Полянский) (born 20 March 1967 inNovosibirsk) is a formerbackstrokeswimmer from theUSSR.
Polianski trained atDynamo in Novosibirsk. In 1986, he became theHonoured Master of Sports of the USSR. From 1985 to 1990, Polianski was a member of the USSR National Team.[1] He won three medals at the1988 Summer Olympics inSeoul, South Korea, including the gold in the 200 m backstroke. Polianski won gold medals at the 1986 World Aquatics Championships in the 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke and a bronze medal in the 4×100 m medley.[2]
On 3 March 1985 inErfurt,GDR, Polianski set the new world record in the 200 m backstroke at 1:58.14 that stood six years.[3] Three years later, he improved the world record time in the 100 m backstroke three times: first on 15 March and 16 March inTallinn,USSR, to 55.17 and 55.16 respectively, and then on 16 July inMoscow to 55.00. The latter was beaten byDavid Berkoff a month later.[4]
In 1989, Polianski graduated from the Omsk State Institute of Physical Culture.[1] He lives inNew Zealand and runs a swimming school, Waterlions, in partnership with his wife. He is a member of theAuckland Swimming Community, coaching from theEpsom Girls Grammar andMassey High School campuses.
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| Preceded by | Men's 100 m backstroke world record holder (long course) March 15, 1988 – August 12, 1988 | Succeeded by |
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