Veniamin Tayanovich
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Veniamin Igorevich•Tayanovich |
| Used name | Veniamin•Tayanovich |
| Original name | Вениамин Игоревич•Таянович |
| Born | 6 April 1967 in Ufa, Respublika Bashkortostan (RUS) |
| Affiliations | Profsoyuzy, Samara |
| NOC |  Unified Team |
| Nationality |  Russian Federation |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 0 |
| Total | 2 |
Biography
Veniamin Tayanovich made his international début at the 1986 Goodwill Games, where he won gold in the 4x200 m freestyle relay. A freestyle swimmer specializing in the 200, Tayanovich had best individual places of fifth in the 200 free at both 1991 World and European Championships, but he was a solid member of various Soviet relay teams between 1987 and 1992, missing only the 1988 Olympics. During his career Tayanovich won the Olympic 4x200 freestyle relay, as well as silver in the 4x100 free relay silver, in 1992, silver in the medley relay and bronze in the 4x100 free relay at the 1991 World Championships, and the European 4x100 and 4x200 freestyle relay titles in 1991, while taking bronze in the 4x100 m free relay in 1987. He also won both freestyle relays at the 1990 Goodwill Games. Domestically, Tayanovich won Soviet 200 freestyle titles in 1989-90 and 4x200 freestyle relay titles in 1985 and 1992.
Personal Best: 100 m freestyle – 50.07 (1991); 200 m freestyle – 1:49.12 (1991); 400 m freestyle – 3:56.56 (1989).
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | Nationality | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | EUN |
RUS |
Veniamin Tayanovich | |||
| 4 × 100 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Unified Team | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic) | Unified Team | 1 | Gold |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Long Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 23 August 1991 - 23 July 1996: 3:17.11 (23 August 1991; Athina, GRE); 4×200 m freestyle relay – 27 July 1992 - 27 July 2001: 7:11.95 (27 July 1992; Barcelona, ESP))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (4×100 m freestyle relay – 13 December 1987 - 19 March 1989: 3:15.07 (13 December 1987; Monte Carlo, MON))
- Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Long Course Swimming (4×200 m freestyle relay – 27 July 1992 - 13 September 1998: 7:11.95 (27 July 1992; Barcelona, ESP))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (2–0–1 1987 Strasbourg SWM bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for the Soviet Union); 1991 Athina SWM gold: 4×100 m freestyle relay and 4×200 m freestyle relay (competed for the Soviet Union))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–2–1 1986 Madrid SWI silver: 4×100 m freestyle relay (swam in heats only) (competed for the Soviet Union); 1991 Perth SWI silver: 4×100 m medley relay, bronze: 4×100 m freestyle relay (competed for the Soviet Union))