Dmitry Koptur

Dmitry Koptur
Personal information
Full name Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Koptur
National team  Belarus
Born (1978-09-06) 6 September 1978
Minsk, Belarusian SSR,
Soviet Union
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle
Club SK VS Minsk
Coach Henadziy Vishniakou

Dzmitry Uladzimiravich Koptur (also Dmitry Koptur, Belarusian: Дзмітрый Уладзіміравіч Коптур; born September 6, 1978) is a Belarusian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] He is a 2000 Olympian and a three-time Belarusian record holder in the 400, 800, and 1500 m freestyle.

Koptur competed in three swimming events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He cleared a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:27.86 (400 m freestyle) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[2] On the first day of the Games, Koptur placed twenty-second in the 400 m freestyle. Swimming in heat four, he rounded out the field to last place by almost ten seconds behind winner Massimiliano Rosolino of Italy in 3:55.26.[3][4] Four days later, Koptur teamed up with Pavel Lagoun, Igor Koleda, and Valeryan Khuroshvili in the 4×200 m freestyle relay. Swimming the third leg, Koptur recorded a split of 1:51.14, but the Belarusians fell short to sixth place and twelfth overall in a final time of 7:24.83.[5][6] In his final event, 1500 m freestyle, Koptur challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including top favorites Ricardo Monasterio of Venezuela and Spyridon Gianniotis of Greece. He held off Gianniotis by seven hundredths of a second (0.07) to earn a second spot in a time of 15:29.62. Koptur failed to reach the top 8 final, as he placed twentieth overall on the last day of prelims.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Dmitry Koptur". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 4" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 134. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 341. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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