Yevgeny Petrashov (born September 4, 1974) is a Kyrgyzstani former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and a former Kyrgyzstan record holder in both 100 and 200 m breaststroke.

Yevgeny Petrashov
Personal information
Full nameYevgeny Petrashov
National team Kyrgyzstan
Born (1974-09-04) 4 September 1974 (age 49)
Frunze, Kirghiz SSR,
Soviet Union
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke

Biography edit

His son is Olympic swimmer Denis Petrashov.[2]

Petrashov made his first Kyrgyz team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in the men's 100 m breaststroke, finishing in forty-second place with a time of 1:07.44.[3] He also placed twenty-first, as a member of the Kyrgyzstan team, in the 4 × 100 m medley relay (3:56.24).[4]

On his second Olympic appearance in Sydney 2000, Petrashov fell to last place and fifty-ninth overall in heat four of the 100 m breaststroke by a 3.30-second margin behind joint winners Arsenio López of Puerto Rico and Valērijs Kalmikovs of Latvia, finishing the race at 1:07.32.[5]

Petrashov swam for his third time in the 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He achieved a FINA B-standard of 1:04.82 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty.[6] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including Madagascar's Jean Luc Razakarivony, who also competed in the same number of Games. He earned a seventh spot by four hundredths of a second (0.04) behind Razakarivony in 1:07.78. Petrashov ended his third and final Olympic stint with a fifty-fifth-place effort on the first day of preliminaries.[7][8]

Petrashov currently serves as the head coach of Kyrgyzstan's swimming squad.[9]

Major Results edit

Individual edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Kyrgyzstan
1996 Olympic Games   Atlanta, United States 42nd (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:07.44
1998 World Championships   Perth, Australia 39th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:06.57
31st (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:23.50
2000 Olympic Games   Sydney, Australia 59th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:07.32
2004 Olympic Games   Athens, Greece 55th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:07.78
2006 Asian Games   Doha, Qatar 27th (h) 50 m butterfly 26.85
2007 World Championships   Melbourne, Australia 81st (h) 50 m butterfly 26.19

Relay edit

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Kyrgyzstan
1996 Olympic Games   Atlanta, United States 21st (h) 4 × 100 m medley relay 3:56.24

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Petrashov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  2. ^ "Olympedia – Denis Petrashov". www.olympedia.org.
  3. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Medley Relay Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 52. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  5. ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 240. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  6. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. ^ Whitten, Phillip (14 August 2004). "Prelims, Men's 100 Breaststroke: Kitajima, Hansen Qualify One-Two; Japanese Sets Olympic Record". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
  9. ^ "Пловцы из Кыргызстана выступят на Кубке мира" [Swimmers from Kyrgyzstan will compete at the World Champs] (in Russian). 24.kg. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2015.

External links edit