Denys Sylantyev

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Denys Sylantyev
Denys Sylantyev in 2010
Personal information
Full nameDenys Olegovich Sylantyev
Nationality Ukraine
Born (1976-10-03) 3 October 1976 (age 47)
Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubSpartak, Zaporozhye
Spartak Kyiv
Denys Sylantyev
DeputyPeople's Deputy of Ukraine

Denys Olegovich Sylantyev (Ukrainian: Денис Олегович Силантьєв; born 3 October 1976) is a Ukrainian politician and retired swimmer. He competed at four consecutive Olympics between 1996 and 2008 and who won a silver medal in the 200 m butterfly in 2000. At the next Olympics he was the flag bearer for Ukraine.

He won the Mare Nostrum circuit three times: 2000, 2001 and 2002. In 1998 he was named European Swimmer of the Year.

Sylantyev retired from competitions shortly after the 2008 Olympics and focused on politics and development of sport in Ukraine. In the 26 October 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election Sylantyev was as a candidate (placed 8th on the party list) of Radical Party was elected into the Ukrainian parliament.[2]

References

  1. ^ "People's Deputy of Ukraine of the VIII convocation". Official portal (in Ukrainian). Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
  2. ^ Ukraine’s Radical Party of Oleh Lyashko: Facts and Details, RIA Novosti (25/10/2014)

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Awards
Preceded by Swimming World's
European Swimmer of the Year

1998
Succeeded by
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Unknown
Mare Nostrum Series
Overall Winner

2000 – 2002
Succeeded by