Denis Petrashov
Personal information
Native nameДенис Евгеньевич•Петрашов
Full nameDenis Evgenyevich Petrashov
National team Kyrgyzstan
Born (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan[1]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
College teamLouisville Cardinals
Medal record
Youth Olympics
Silver medal – second place 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m breaststroke
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Israel 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place 2022 Israel 200 m breaststroke

Denis Petrashov (born February 1, 2000) is a Kyrgyzstani competitive swimmer. He competed in the Men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and both the Men's 100-meter (swimming a 1:00.23, setting a Kyrgyzstani national record) and 200-meter breaststroke events at the 2021 Summer Olympics. Petrashov won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 2018 Youth Olympics, and gold medals at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 100 m and 200 m breaststroke events.

Biography

Petrashov's hometown is Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.[2] His father is former three-time Olympian and former breaststroke national record holder Yevgeny Petrashov.[3][4]

He competed in the Men's 200-meter breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics and both the Men's 100-meter (swimming a 1:00.23, setting a Kyrgyzstani national record) and 200-meter breaststroke events at the 2021 Summer Olympics.[5][6]

Petrashov won the gold medal in the 200-meter breaststroke at the 10th Asian Age Group Swimming Championships 2019 in Bangalore, India.[7] He won two silver medals.[7] in men's 50 and 100 meters breaststroke.[7]

He is also a 2-time Asian Games finalist, and a Youth Olympics silver medalist.[8] Petrashov currently holds national record Kyrgyz records (breaststroke long course).

Petrashov won gold medals at the 2022 Maccabiah Games in Israel in the 100 m (in a time of 1:00.46, bettering the record set in the prior Maccabiah Games by American B.J. Johnson) and 200 m breaststroke events.[9][10]

Attending the University of Louisville and competing for the Louisville Cardinals, in 2022 Petrashov swam 51.92/1:51.89.[8][11] At the 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championships, he was runner-up in the 200 breaststroke and seventh in the 100 breaststroke.[2] He did not score at the 2022 NCAAs, after losing a swim-off for 16th in the 100, and not matching his ACC 200 breast time.[11]

Major results

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Kyrgyzstan
2015 World Championships Russia Kazan, Russia 50th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:22.84[12]
2016 Olympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 38th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:16.57
Asian Championships[13] Japan Tokyo, Japan 19th (h) 50 m breaststroke 30.08
17th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:04.28
6th 200 m breaststroke 2:17.45
2017 2017 Maccabiah Games[14] Israel Jerusalem, Israel 5th 100 m breaststroke 1:03.37
5th 200 m breaststroke 2:18.84
World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary 48th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:03.14
32nd (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:18.43
2018 Asian Games Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia 16th (h) 50 m breaststroke 28.73
11th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:02.12
5th 200 m breaststroke 2:12.19
Youth Olympic Games Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina 7th 50 m breaststroke 28.70
2nd 100 m breaststroke 1:01.34
9th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:16.70
2019 World Championships South Korea Gwangju, South Korea 28th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:00.94
24th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:11.65
2021 Olympic Games Japan Tokyo, Japan 27th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:00.23
28th (h) 200 m breaststroke 2:10.07
2022 World Championships Hungary Budapest, Hungary[15] 20th (h) 50 m breaststroke 27.89[16]
20th (h) 100 m breaststroke 1:00.86
12th (sf) 200 m breaststroke 2:11.00

See also

References

  1. ^ "Denis Petrashov - Player Profile - Swimming". Eurosport.
  2. ^ a b "Denis Petrashov - Swimming & Diving". University of Louisville Athletics.
  3. ^ "Denis Petrashov". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Olympedia – Denis Petrashov". www.olympedia.org.
  5. ^ Pelshaw, Anya (26 July 2022). "Multiple Israeli National Record Holders Highlight 21st Maccabiah Games". SwimSwam.
  6. ^ "Denis Petrashov". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  7. ^ a b c "Kyrgyz swimmer Denis Petrashov is a champion of Asia". m.akipress.com.
  8. ^ a b Penland, Spencer (22 December 2021). "59.8/2:10 LCM Breaststroker Denis Petrashov Joining Louisville for Spring 2022". SwimSwam.
  9. ^ Mokrenko, Anastasia (18 July 2022). "Kyrgyz swimmer Denis Petrashov wins gold medal at Maccabiah Games -". 24.kg.
  10. ^ Mokrenko, Anastasia (20 July 2022). "Swimmer Denis Petrashov wins another gold medal at Maccabiah Games". 24.kg. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  11. ^ a b Gibbs, Robert (22 August 2022). "College Previews: #12 Louisville Men Retooling in Quest to Return to Top 10". SwimSwam.
  12. ^ Simon Barclay (2016). 16th World Aquatics Championships - Kazan 2015. Complete Results & Athlete Index
  13. ^ "All Results 2016 Asian Swimming Championships" (PDF). swim.seiko.co.jp. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  14. ^ "20th Maccabiah Games 2017 Swimming Results". Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  15. ^ "19th FINA World Championships Budapest (HUN) Results Book" (PDF). pp. 14, 64, 135. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  16. ^ Race, Retta (20 June 2022). "Budapest 2022, Day 3 Asia Recap: S. Korea Wins First LC Worlds Medal Since 2011". SwimSwam.

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