Denis Petrashov

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Denis Petrashov
Denis Petrashov 5. Islamic Solidarity Games 2021 Konya Swimming Men 50 m breaststroke Medal ceremony 20220813.jpg
Personal information
Native nameДенис Евгеньевич•Петрашов
Full nameDenis Evgenyevich Petrashov
National teamFlag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
Born (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24)
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan [1]
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Breaststroke
College team Louisville Cardinals
Medal record
Youth Olympics
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 Buenos Aires 100 m breaststroke
Maccabiah Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Israel 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Israel 200 m breaststroke

Denis Petrashov (born February 1, 2000) is a Kyrgyz 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 Kyrgyz 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.

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan
2015 World Championships Flag of Russia.svg Kazan, Russia 50th (h)200 m breaststroke 2:22.84 [12]
2016 Olympic Games Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 38th (h)200 m breaststroke 2:16.57
Asian Championships [13] Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 19th (h)50 m breaststroke30.08
17th (h)100 m breaststroke1:04.28
6th200 m breaststroke2:17.45
2017 2017 Maccabiah Games [14] Flag of Israel.svg Jerusalem, Israel 5th100 m breaststroke1:03.37
5th200 m breaststroke2:18.84
World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg Budapest, Hungary 48th (h)100 m breaststroke 1:03.14
32nd (h)200 m breaststroke 2:18.43
2018 Asian Games Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta, Indonesia 16th (h)50 m breaststroke 28.73
11th (h)100 m breaststroke 1:02.12
5th200 m breaststroke 2:12.19
Youth Olympic Games Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 7th50 m breaststroke 28.70
2nd100 m breaststroke 1:01.34
9th (h)200 m breaststroke 2:16.70
2019 World Championships Flag of South Korea.svg Gwangju, South Korea 28th (h)100 m breaststroke 1:00.94
24th (h)200 m breaststroke 2:11.65
2021 Olympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 27th (h)100 m breaststroke 1:00.23
28th (h)200 m breaststroke 2:10.07
2022 World Championships Flag of Hungary.svg 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

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