Lyubov Polyanskaya


Lyubov Andreyevna Ivanovskaya Polyanskaya, born 20 June 1989, is a Russian professional triathlete from Yaroslavl and a permanent member of the Russian National Elite Team.
Lyubov Ivanovskaya's maiden name still appears in official ITU rankings, in official FTR documents, however, she is now referred to with her new surname Polyanskaya'' only.

Sports career

Lyubov Ivanovskaya attended a high performance sports school in Yaroslavl, the Специализированная детско-юношеская школа олимпийского резерва N. 7. In 2005, she was among the 60 excellent students who were granted 500 ruble a month by the governor of the Oblast Yaroslavl.
According to the Russian Triathlon Federation's ranking of the year 2009, she was number 4 of all Russian female Elite triathletes, and number 7 in the Russian Cup ranking.
In the individual Elite ranking of the year 2010 Ivanovskaya is number 5.
At the 2010 Youth Spartakiad she placed 4th.
At the Russian Elite Aquathlon Championships 2011 Ivanovskaya won the bronze medal.
Ivanovskaya also took part in various non ITU events, e.g. in Cyprus on 12 April 2009 and in Brazil on 28 February 2010.
In March 2011 Ivanovskaya opened the new season with the sprint gold medal at the Volkswagen Aldiana Triathlon on Cyprus, where the Russian elite triathletes had their training camp.

French Club Championship Series

In 2010 Lyubov Ivanovskaya took part in the prestigious French Club Championship series Lyonnaise des Eaux representing the club Sainte-Geneviève Triathlon.
The only triathlon of this circuit she attended, however, was the opening triathlon at Dunkirk. Though placing 44th, Ivanovskaya was among the three triathlètes classants l'équipe and the second best runner of her club behind Alexandra Razarenova.
Sainte-Geneviève Triathlon relies almost exclusively on foreign elite stars. At the Grand Final in La Baule, Sainte-Geneviève Triathlon placed last in the club ranking and did not even have three triathlètes classants l'équipe, i.e. not even Razarenova, the best of her club, could manage to push her club to a better result.
In 2011 Ivanovskaya represented Saint Raphaël Triathlon, like Igor Polyanski and Igor's brother Dmitry Polyanski and his wife Anastasiya Polyanskaya.

ITU Competitions

In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Ivanovskaya took part in 25 ITU competitions and achieved 10 top ten positions.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the Athlete's Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the events are triathlons and belong to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
2004-10-27 European CupAlanya22
2005-10-26 Premium European CupAlanya31
2006-10-18 European Cup Alanya7
2007-06-29 European Championships Copenhagen19
2007-08-30 BG World Championships Hamburg39
2007-10-24 European Cup Alanya5
2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon15
2008-06-05 BG World Championships Vancouver25
2008-09-06 European Championships PulpíDNF
2008-10-26 Premium European CupAlanya19
2009-07-05 Premium Asian CupBurabay2
2009-07-12 Asian CupKokshetauDNF
2009-08-09 World CupTiszaújváros31
2009-08-23 European CupKarlovy Vary 12
2009-08-30 Premium European CupKedzierzyn Kozle14
2009-10-10 Asian CupPalembang2
2009-10-10 Aquathlon Asian ChampionshipsPalembang2
2009-10-17 Premium Asian CupHong Kong6
2009-11-08 World CupHuatulco17
2010-05-30 African CupLarache7
2010-08-28 European Championships Vila Nova de Gaia 7
2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final: U23 World ChampionshipBudapest16
2010-10-16 World CupTongyeongDNF
2010-10-24 Premium European CupAlanya7
2010-11-13 Premium European CupEilat9
2011-04-03 European CupAntalya15
2011-04-17 World CupIshigakiDNF
2011-07-03 European CupPenza5

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish