Evgeny Drattsev

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Evgeny Drattsev
Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesOpen water
Medal record
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2007 Melbourne 5 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Melbourne 10 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Shanghai 5 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Barcelona 25 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Budapest 25 km marathon
World Open Water Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Roberval 5 km marathon
Silver medal – second place 2010 Roberval 10 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Naples 10 km marathon
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Berlin 25 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Budapest 10 km marathon
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Berlin 10 km marathon
European Open Water Championships
Silver medal – second place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km
Silver medal – second place 2008 Dubrovnik 5 km team

Yevgeny Yuryevich Drattsev (also Evgeny Drattsev, Russian: Евгений Юрьевич Дратцев; born 24 January 1983) is a Russian swimmer, who specialized in open water marathon.[1] He is considered one of the fastest professional open water swimmers in the world, finishing near the top of

Melbourne, Australia.[2][3]

Biography

Drattsev qualified for the

Seville, Spain.[4] He swam in the first ever men's 10 km open water marathon, against a field of 24 other competitors, including former pool swimmers Petar Stoychev of Bulgaria and Thomas Lurz of Germany, and his teammate Vladimir Dyatchin. Drattsev finished the race in fifth place, with a time of 1:52:08.9, approximately seventeen seconds behind winner Maarten van der Weijden of the Netherlands.[5]

At the

FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup circuit, by reaching the top position in all eight meets of the series, including his first-place finish in Santos, Brazil.[9] Drattsev continued his medal streak in the 10 km marathon by claiming the bronze at the 2010 European Aquatics Championships in Balatonfüred, Hungary, with a time of 1:54:26.6.[10]

In 2011, Drattsev won the gold medal at the third stage of FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix in

Shanghai, China, where he won the bronze medal in the men's 5 km marathon, with a time of 56:18.5, approximately one second behind Greece's Spyridon Gianniotis.[12] He also achieved a fifth-place finish in the team trials
, along with his fellow open water swimmers Sergey Bolshakov and Ekaterina Seliverstova.

In 2012, Drattsev decided to withdraw from the FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier, held in

Eilat, Israel (third stage).[13]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Evgeny Drattsev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  2. Swimming World Magazine. 17 March 2007. Archived from the original
    on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  3. Swimming World Magazine. 20 March 2007. Archived from the original
    on 29 March 2007. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  4. Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original
    on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  5. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original
    on 17 August 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  6. Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original
    on 28 June 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  7. Swimming World Magazine. 18 July 2010. Archived from the original
    on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  8. ^ Staff (21 July 2010). "Australia's Melissa Gorman handed back bronze in world open water 10km". The Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  9. Swimming World Magazine. 1 February 2010. Archived from the original
    on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  10. Xinhua. 5 August 2010. Archived from the original
    on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  11. Swimming World Magazine. 7 February 2011. Archived from the original
    on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  12. Swimming World Magazine. 21 July 2011. Archived from the original
    on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.
  13. Swimming World Magazine. 2 April 2012. Archived from the original
    on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2013.

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