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{{Infobox swimmer
| name = Dmitriy Balandin
| image = Dmitry Balandin Olympic champion - Men's 200 metre breaststroke Rio-2016.jpg
| imagesize= 
| caption = Balandin in 2016
| fullname = Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin
| nicknames =
| national_team  = {{KAZ}}
| strokes = [[Breaststroke swimming|Breaststroke]]
| club =
| coach = Vladimir Rybchenko<ref name=incheon2014/>
| collegeteam =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|4|df=yes}}
| birth_place =  [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]
| death_date = 
| death_place = 
| height = {{height|m=1.95|0|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|85|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}
| medaltemplates=
{{MedalCountry|{{KAZ}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]] | [[Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|50 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|100 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|2014 Incheon]] | [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|200 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalCompetition | [[Universiade|Summer Universiade]]}}
{{MedalGold | [[2015 Summer Universiade|2015 Gwangju]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Summer Universiade|100 m breaststroke]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 Summer Universiade|2015 Gwangju]] | [[Swimming at the 2015 Summer Universiade|50 m breaststroke]]}}
| show-medals = yes
| updated = 
}}
[[File:Dmitriy Balandin 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan.jpg|thumb|235px|Balandin on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan]]
'''Dmitriy Igorevich Balandin''' ({{lang-ru|Дмитрий Игоревич Баландин}}; born 4 April 1995) is a Kazakh [[breaststroke]] swimmer. He won the 200 m breaststroke at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]], as well as the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke events at the [[2014 Asian Games]].<ref name=incheon2014>{{cite web|title=Dmitriy Balandin|url=http://www.incheon2014ag.org/Sports/Biographies/Athletes_Profile/?ParticCode=5105693&lang=en|publisher=[[Incheon 2014]]|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref>

==Career==
Balandin currently holds two Kazakh records in the 100 and 200 m breaststroke, and also set a historic milestone for his nation by striking the breaststroke triple at the [[2014 Asian Games]] in [[Incheon, South Korea]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Boring blown out of the water by Kazakhstan's speedy pair|url=http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=21&art_id=149862&sid=43056523&con_type=1&d_str=20140926&fc=7|publisher=[[Hong Kong Standard]]|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref>
 
In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Balandin won a gold medal in the 200 m breaststroke, setting up new national record with 2:07.46. This was his first Olympic medal, and Kazakhstan's first-ever medal in a swimming event.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic swimming results 2016: Dmitriy Balandin wins men's 200m breaststroke, first swimming medal for Kazakhstan|url=http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/10/12432998/olympics-2016-swimming-results-200m-breaststroke-mens-gold-Dmitriy-Balandin|publisher=[[SB Nation]]|accessdate=10 August 2016}}</ref>

Balandin emerged as an unexpected medal contender at the [[2014 Asian Games]] in [[Incheon]], where he competed in all breaststroke events. In the [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200 m breaststroke]], Balandin moved from a top seed in the prelims to stun the entire crowd and crush the twelve-year-old meet record set by Japanese swimmer and four-time Olympic champion [[Kosuke Kitajima]] in a time of 2:07.67 for the gold medal, jumping him into third in the world rankings.<ref>{{cite news|title=China Dominates Third Night of Swimming at Asian Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/china-dominates-third-night-of-swimming-at-asian-games/|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Xu |first=Haijing |title=China sweeps 6 more golds to lead swim tally |url=http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140923/sports-focus-china-sweeps-6-more-golds-lead-swim-tally |archive-url=https://archive.is/20140926053224/http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/140923/sports-focus-china-sweeps-6-more-golds-lead-swim-tally |dead-url=yes |archive-date=26 September 2014 |publisher=[[GlobalPost]] |date=23 September 2014 |accessdate=25 September 2014 }}</ref> The following day, in the [[Swimming at the 2014 Asian Games|men's 100 m breaststroke]],  Balandin threw down a Kazakh record in 59.92 to pick up his second gold of the meet. Additionally, he raced his stretch to overhaul a minute barrier for the first time in Asian Games history.<ref>{{cite news|title=China Sets Asian Record in 400 Free Relay to Close Night|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/china-sets-asian-record-in-400-free-relay-to-close-night/|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=24 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Linden|first=Julian|title=Hagino and Shen each collect fourth golds at Asiad|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/09/24/uk-games-asian-swimming-idUKKCN0HJ17Q20140924|publisher=[[Reuters]]|location=[[Incheon]]|date=24 September 2014|accessdate=25 September 2014}}</ref> On the final day of swimming, Balandin completed a remarkable meet with another Games record of 27.78 for his third straight gold of the meet in the 50 m breaststroke.<ref>{{cite news|title=China Caps Amazing Meet With Four More Golds at Asian Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/news/china-caps-amazing-meet-with-four-more-golds-at-asian-games/|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|accessdate=26 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Kazakhstani swimmer Dmitriy Balandin wins 3 gold medals at Asian Games|url=http://en.tengrinews.kz/laws_initiatives/Kazakhstani-swimmer-Dmitriy-Balandin-wins-3-gold-medals-at-Asian-Games-256464/|publisher=[[Tengri]]|accessdate=27 September 2014}}</ref>

==Personal best times==

=== Long course ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Event
! Time
! Location
! Date
! Notes
|-
|50 m breaststroke
|'''27.24'''
|[[Kazan, Russia|Kazan]]
|4 August 2015
|
|-
|100 m breaststroke
|'''59.38'''
|[[Kazan, Russia|Kazan]]
|2 August 2015
|
|-
|200 m breaststroke
|'''2:07.46'''
|[[Rio de Janeiro]]
|10 August 2016
|[[List of Kazakhstani records in swimming|NR]]
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Dmitriy Balandin}}
*[http://www.aquatics.kz/en/federation/swimming/athletes/sports/balandin/?sid=23jc8906482pueht1575o3ufs4 Profile – Aquatics Kazakhstan]

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[[Category:Swimmers at the 2014 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in swimming]]
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[[Category:Sportspeople from Almaty]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani people of Russian descent]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic swimmers of Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists for Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Olympic gold medalists in swimming]]


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