Danila Izotov

Danila Izotov

Personal information
Full name	Danila Sergeyevich Izotov
Nickname(s)	Dan
Nationality	Russian
Born	(1991-10-02) 2 October 1991 Novouralsk, Russian SFSR, Russia
Height
Weight	84.5 kg (186 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	freestyle
Club	Dinamo
Medal record Representing Russia Olympic Games 2008 Beijing 4×200 m freestyle 2012 London 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 2009 Rome 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 4×200 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 4×200 m freestyle 2015 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle 2009 Rome 200 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 200 m freestyle 2013 Barcelona 4×100 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2010 Dubai 4×200 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 200 m freestyle 2010 Dubai 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 200 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 100 m freestyle 2014 Doha 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 2010 Budapest 4×100 m freestyle 2010 Budapest 4×200 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2008 Rijeka 200 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 100 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 200 m freestyle 2013 Herning 200 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 100 m freestyle 2009 Istanbul 200 m freestyle 2013 Herning 100 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m freestyle 2010 Eindhoven 4×50 m medley Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan 200 m freestyle 2013 Kazan 4×100 m freestyle 2013 Kazan 4×200 m freestyle

Danila Sergeevich Izotov (Russian: Данила Сергеевич Изотов; born 2 October 1991) is a Russian swimmer, a member of the Russian National team since 2008, and a multiple medalist at the Olympic Games and World Championships, as well as a European champion. He is coached by his father, Sergey Alexandrovich Izotov. He is the nephew of soviet swimmer Elvira Vasilkova.

Career

Izotov made his debut in the Russian national team at the 2007 European Youth Olympic Festival in Belgrade, Serbia, where he won four gold medals - 100 m, 200 m, 400 m freestyle and 4×100 mixed relay.

Izotov won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay together with Alexander Sukhorukov, Yevgeny Lagunov and Nikita Lobintsev.

In 2009, he set a world record in the 4 × 100 m medley in short swimming pools of 3:19.16 in St. Petersburg. At the 2009 World Championships in Rome he was the only Russian individual medalist – a bronze in the 200 m freestyle. Besides he swam the third laps in the finals of 4×100 and 4 × 200 m relay races, where the Russians won the silver medal.

At the 2012 London Olympics, Izotov along with teammates (Andrey Grechin, Nikita Lobintsev, Vladimir Morozov) won Russia the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m freestyle .

Education

Izotov is a student of the Institute of Physical Culture, Ural State Pedagogical University (USPU) Yekaterinburg.

Awards and titles

Honoured Master of Sports of Russian Federation.

The medal of order for the merits before the motherland of the 2nd degree – for the valuable contribution in the development of physical culture and sport, high sports achievements on the XXIX Olympic Games of 2008 in Beijing (2009).

Notes

1. The decree of the President of Russian Federation from 2 August 2009 N885 “ about state awarding of Russian Federation

External links

• Danila Izotov bio page (Russian)
• Danila Izotov Sports bio
• and results on www.swimrankings.net