Igor Vladimirovich Sysoyev (, also transliterated as ''Sysoev''; 5 September 1980 – 12 May 2024) was a Russian professional triathlete.

Background

Igor Vladimirovich Sysoyev was born in

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on 5 September 1980. From 2003 he was married to the Russian triathlete and long distance swimmer Irina Abysova. He died in a traffic collision in the

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, on 12 May 2024, at the age of 43.

Career

Sysoyev was the winner of the Russian Cup of the year 2009 and according to the official Russian rating of the year 2009, which takes into account various Russian and international competitions, he was the number 10 among the best Russian triathletes. At the Russian Championships 2010 in

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Sysoyev placed 5th. In 2010 Sysoyev took part in the Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'', representing the club ''Metz Tri.'' At the opening triathlon of this French circuit in Dunkirk (23 May 2010) he placed 20th. At the ''Triathlon de Paris'' (18 July 2010) he placed 80th, at the Grand Final in La Baule (Triathlon Audencia, 18 September 2010), however, he was again the best of his club placing 18th.

ITU competitions

In the ten years from 2001 to 2009 Sysoyev took part in 67 ITU competitions and achieved 24 top ten positions. At the Olympic Games in Athens he placed 15th, and at the Olympic Games in Beijing he placed 9th. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU ''Athlete's Profile Page.''See . Retrieved 5 July 2011. Unless indicated otherwise the following events are triathlons and belong to the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start''

References

External links

Russian Triathlon Federation
in Russian * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sysoyev, Igor 1980 births 2024 deaths Olympic triathletes for Russia Sportspeople from Saint Petersburg Triathletes at the 2008 Summer Olympics Russian male triathletes Road incident deaths in Russia 21st-century Russian sportsmen