Dmitriy Balandin

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 nameDmitriy Igorevich Balandin
National team Kazakhstan
Born (1995-04-04) 4 April 1995
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
CoachVladimir 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
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 200 m breaststroke
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta100 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta4×100 m medley
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2015 Gwangju 100 m breaststroke
Silver medal – second place 2017 Taipei 200 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Gwangju 50 m breaststroke
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Taipei 100 m breaststroke
Balandin on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan

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
  1. "Dmitriy Balandin". Incheon 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  2. "Boring blown out of the water by Kazakhstan's speedy pair". Hong Kong Standard. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  3. "Olympic swimming results 2016: Dmitriy Balandin wins men's 200m breaststroke, first swimming medal for Kazakhstan". SB Nation. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. "China Dominates Third Night of Swimming at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  5. Xu, Haijing (23 September 2014). "China sweeps 6 more golds to lead swim tally". GlobalPost. Archived from the original on 26 September 2014. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  6. "China Sets Asian Record in 400 Free Relay to Close Night". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
  7. Linden, Julian (24 September 2014). "Hagino and Shen each collect fourth golds at Asiad". Incheon: Reuters. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
  8. "China Caps Amazing Meet With Four More Golds at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
  9. "Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games". Tengri. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  10. https://baigenews.kz/news/obshchestvo/v_chest_dmitriya_balandina_v_almati_otkrili_bassein_foto/. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. "ЕЛ ТҰЛҒАСЫ / ИМЯ РОДИНЫ / События / Разделы сайта / Деловой журнал Exclusive". 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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