Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Ryzhkov (russian: Евгений Александрович Рыжков; born May 15, 1985 in Quaraghandy) is a

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

i breaststroke and medley

swimmer Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open water (e.g., in a sea or lake). Competitive swimming is one of the most popular Olympic ...

, who won the bronze medal over 200 m

breaststroke Breaststroke is a swimming style in which the swimmer is on their chest and the torso does not rotate. It is the most popular recreational style due to the swimmer's head being out of the water a large portion of the time, and that it can be s ...

at the 2006 Short Course World Championships.

Achievements

* 2006 FINA Short Course World Championships - bronze medal (200 m breaststroke) *

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

- disqualified (200 m individual medley)

References

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1985 births Living people Kazakhstani male breaststroke swimmers Kazakhstani male medley swimmers Olympic swimmers of Kazakhstan Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Asian Games medalists in swimming Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2006 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-swimming-bio-stub