Dmitri Svatkovskiy
Russian modern pentathlete
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Dmitriy Valerievich Svatkovskiy (Russian: Дмитрий Валерьевич Сватковский; born 27 November 1971) is a Russian modern pentathlete, Olympic champion and politician.
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| Дмитрий Сватковский | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the State Duma for Nizhny Novgorod Oblast | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 September 2018 – 12 October 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Vladimir Panov | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Anatoly Lesun | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Nizhny Novgorod (No. 129) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 27 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | United Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Lyubov Ryabova | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Education | Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture RANEPA | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | sports organiser | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Modern Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Olympics
Svatkovskiy competed for Russia at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he won an individual gold medal.[1] He won a team silver medal with the Unified team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]
Svatkovskiy decided to retire from sports after the 2000 Olympics and worked as a modern pentathlon coach for a short while before going to politics. From 2006-10, Svatkovskiy worked as the minister of economics of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and since 2010 has been the deputy governor of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Since 2006 he has worked as the president of European Modern Pentathlon Federation and is the president of the charitable organization, Five Rings, which provides health and social protection for retired athletes.
He was married to former rhythmic gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Oxana Skaldina, their daughter Daria Svatkovskaya (b. 1996) is also a rhythmic gymnast.[3]
In September 2018, Svatkovsky was elected Member of the State Duma from Nizhny Novgorod constituency at the by-election.[4]
