Yevgeny Sadovyi

Yevgeny Sadovyi
Personal information
Born19 January 1973 (1973-01-19) (age 51)
Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubVolga Volgograd
Medal record
Representing the  Unified Team
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 200 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle
Representing the  Soviet Union
European Championships (LC)
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 400 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle
Representing  Russia
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 4×100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 1993 Sheffield 200 m freestyle
Yevgeny Sadovyi at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Yevgeny Viktorovich Sadovyi (Russian: Евгений Викторович Садовый; born 19 January 1973) is a retired Russian freestyle swimmer who won three gold medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics at Barcelona and was subsequently chosen by Swimming World magazine as the Male World Swimmer of the Year.

Career

Born in Volzhsky, Volgograd Oblast, Sadovyi started swimming at the age of six. In 1981, his family moved to Volgograd, and two years later, young Yevgeny started to train for the international competitions.

In 1991, at the European Championship in Athens, Yevgeny Sadovyi was a gold medallist in the 400 m and 4×200 m relay, both freestyle.[1]

In 1992 at Barcelona, the 19-year-old Sadovyi revealed as the strongest swimmer of the Olympic games, winning three gold medals and setting two world records in the 400 m freestyle and 4×200 m freestyle relay for his team. He missed the Giorgio Lamberti's world record in the 200 m freestyle race by a 0.01 second, but cut 1.47 seconds off Kieren Perkins' record in the 400 m, beating the same Australian swimmer.[1]

In 1993, Sadovyi was second in the 200 m freestyle at the European Championship in Sheffield, plus two other golds in freestyle relays. He retired in September 1996 to work as a swimming coach, first in his native Volgograd, then in Moscow, with the national team, and later in Libya.[1] His trainees include Sergey Ostapchuk and Yekaterina Kibalo.[2]

In 1996, Sadovyi graduated from an Olympic school and later from the State Institute of Sport, both in Volgograd.[2]

Personal bests

In long-course swimming pools Sadovyi's personal bests are:[1]

  • 200 m freestyle: 1:46.70
  • 400 m freestyle: 3:45.00

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Yevgeny Sadovy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Садовый Евгений Викторович. Administration of Volgograd Oblast
Records
Preceded by Men's 400 metres freestyle
world record holder (long course)
29 July 1992 – 11 September 1994 		Succeeded by
Awards
Preceded by World Swimmer of the Year
1992 		Succeeded by
Preceded by European Swimmer of the Year
1992 		Succeeded by