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POTAPOV |
| Sport |
Open Water Swimming |
| NOC |
Russia
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| Gender | Men |
| Born | 01 Jul 1999
in Volgograd, RUS |
| Height | 1.88 m |
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Further Personal Information |
Residence |
Volgograd, RUS |
General Interest |
Hobbies |
Computer games, reading books, watching movies. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2020) |
Memorable sporting achievement |
Winning gold medals in the 800m and 1500m freestyle at the 2017 European Junior Championships in Netanya, Israel, and claiming bronze in the 1500m freestyle at the 2017 World Junior Championships in Indianapolis, IN, United States of America. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2020; SportsDeskOnline, 17 May 2021) |
Other sports |
He represented the Russian Federation in open water swimming at international junior level. He won silver medals in the 7.5km event at the 2016 European Junior Championships in Piombino, Italy, and in the 5km event at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Tenero, Switzerland. (SportsDeskOnline, 17 May 2021; tenero2015.ch, 12 Jul 2015) |
Most influential person in career |
Coach Tatiana Mankevich, his mother, and his brother. (Athlete, 26 Jun 2016) |
Awards and honours |
In 2016 he received the title of Master of Sport of International Class in the Russian Federation. (Athlete, 15 Sep 2020; minsport.gov.ru, 09 Nov 2016) |
Sport Specific Information |
Name of coach |
Alexander Mankevich [personal], RUS |
When and where did you begin this sport? |
He began swimming in 2006 at age seven in Volgograd, Russian Federation. |
Further Personal Information |
Occupation |
Athlete, Student |
Languages |
Russian |
Sport Specific Information |
Club / Team |
Ugra Sports Training Centre: Surgut, RUS |
Further Personal Information |
Higher education |
Coaching - Volgograd State Academy of Physical Education: Russia |
Sport Specific Information |
Why this sport? |
"My goal was just to learn how to swim." |
Olympic Games |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2016 |
Rio de Janeiro, BRA |
1500m Freestyle |
15:00.99 |
World Championships Short Course |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| Heats |
2018 |
Hangzhou, CHN |
1500m Freestyle |
14:33.82 |
European Championships |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
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2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
1500m Freestyle |
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2018 |
Glasgow, SCO |
800m Freestyle |
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World Cup |
| Rank |
Year |
Venue |
Event |
Result |
| 6 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Freestyle |
3:52.88 |
| 2 |
2019 |
Kazan, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
15:24.71 |
| 28 |
2018 |
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Overall Ranking |
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| 1 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
400m Freestyle |
3:54.78 |
| 1 |
2018 |
Kazan, RUS |
1500m Freestyle |
15:27.92 |
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