Denis Pankratov

Denis Pankratov (Russian: Денис Панкратов; born 4 July 1974) is a retired Russian butterfly swimmer of the 1990s, who was best known for winning the butterfly double at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States in a unique style. His 100 m butterfly triumph is particularly remembered for his swimming over 25 m of the first lap underwater and then 15 m in the opposite direction, also underwater. He trained at the Volgograd club with fellow individual gold medallist at Swimming World World Swimmer of the Year Yevgeny Sadovyi.

Denis Pankratov
Pankratov in 2015
Personal information
Full nameДенис Панкратов
Nationality Russia
Born (1974-07-04) 4 July 1974
Volgograd, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly
ClubCentral Sport Klub Army, Volgograd
Medal record
Men’s swimming
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta100 m butterfly
1996 Atlanta200 m butterfly
1996 Atlanta4x100 m medley
World Championships (LC)
1994 Rome200 m butterfly
1994 Rome4×100 m medley
1994 Rome4×200 m freestyle
1994 Rome100 m butterfly
World Championships (SC)
1997 Gothenburg 4×100 m medley
European Championships (LC)
1993 Sheffield 200 m butterfly
1993 Sheffield 4×100 m medley
1995 Vienna 100 m butterfly
1995 Vienna 200 m butterfly
1995 Vienna 4×100 m medley
1993 Sheffield 100 m butterfly
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