Full Name | Polina Komar (Полина Комар) |
Nation | Russian Federation |
Birthdate | November 4, 1999 |
Olympics | 2020 |
Status | Retired (2021) |
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Career Highlights
2020 Olympic champion in team… Five-time World champion (2017, 2019) and three-time European champion (2018, 2021)… Junior World champion in 2016 in the free combination event.
2022: Did not compete internationally after FINA banned athletes from Russia and Belarus from its competitions due to the nations’ involvement in the invasion of Ukraine and the breach of the Olympic Truce.
2021: Olympic Gold medalist in the team event in Tokyo… Won gold in technical team at the European Championships… Also swam in that event at the third World Series stop in Kazan.
2020: Did not compete internationally due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the cancellation of all meets.
2019: Won three gold medals at the 2019 FINA World Championships in technical team, free team and free combination… Won the technical and free team events at the European Cup in St. Petersburg and helped the team qualify to the 2020 Olympics…Competed as part of the technical and free team routines all season, and won gold in both at the Russian Nationals (ASWS #3) and the Spanish Open (ASWS #8).
2018: Earned two gold medals at the 2018 European Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in the technical and free team. Won gold in the technical and free team events at the Budapest Open… Placed first at the French Open in technical team.
2017: Made her debut in the senior category… Two-time World champion in technical and free team in Budapest, Hungary.
2016: Swam in the junior category… Junior World champion in the free combination in Kazan, Russia… Junior European champion in the combo in Rijeka, Croatia.