Vitaly Melnikov (swimmer)

Russian swimmer

Vitaly Melnikov

Personal information

Born

20 March 1990 (1990-03-20) (age 34)
Voronezh, Russia

Sport

Swimming

Medal record

Representing Russia

European Championships (SC)
Disqualified	2013 Herning	4×50 m men's medley
Disqualified	2013 Herning	4×50 m mixed medley
Disqualified	2013 Herning	100 m backstroke

Vitaly Viktorovich Melnikov (Russian: Виталий Викторович Мельников; born 20 March 1990) is a Russian backstroke swimmer.

Career

At the 2013 European Short Course Swimming Championships, he won an individual silver medal in the 100 m backstroke and two medley relay gold medals, in the men's and mixed competitions, breaking world records in both medley events.^[1] Those results were annulled after a positive doping test of his samples taken during those European Championships. Melnikov was suspended from competitions in April 2014, and banned in March 2015 until 12 December 2015.^[2]

References

^ Russia Clips Mixed 200 Medley Relay World Record; Second Mark for Yuliya Efimova. swimmingworldmagazine.com. 13 December 2013
^ Российский пловец Виталий Мельников дисквалифицирован на два года за допинг. Tass.ru. 16 March 2015