Élie de Poliakoff
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born1870
Kharkiv, Russian Empire
Died1942 (aged 71–72)
Sport
SportEquestrian

Élie de Poliakoff (Russian: Илья Поляков) was a Russian-Jewish aristocrat and equestrian, who was regarded "among the best sportsmen in Paris".[1] He competed in the long jump, hacks and hunter and four-in-hand events at the 1900 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Poliakoff was born in Kharkiv, Russian Empire, in 1870. He had at least five brothers and two sisters.[4] Élie de Poljakow was the son of banker Lazar Polyakov. He lived in Paris and died in 1942.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Paris letter". The Queen. CIX (2832): 556. 6 April 1901. Retrieved 16 February 2022 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Élie de Polyakov Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Élie de Polyakov". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "Le carnet du "Figaro" | Deuils". Le Figaro (in French). 31 March 1937. p. 2. Retrieved 16 February 2022 – via Gallica.
  5. ↑ "Ensemble de deux moulins à foulon, dits moulins Chardon, puis centrale hydroélectrique Poliakoff" [Set of two fulling mills, called Chardon mills, then Poliakoff hydroelectric power station]. L'inventaire du patrimoine (in French). Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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