Hakan Kiper
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hakan Kiper |
| National team |
 Turkey |
| Born | 4 August 1973 |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü |
Hakan Kiper (born August 4, 1973) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, he held numerous Turkish championship titles and meet records, and played for Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. Kiper also represented Turkey, as a 27-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he served as the captain of the national swimming team.
Kiper competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:05.29 from the Speedo Turkish Open Championships in Istanbul.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including three-time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier of Namibia. He rounded out the field to last place in 1:07.46, a 3.34-second deficit from leader Vadim Tatarov of Moldova. Kiper failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixtieth overall on the first day of prelims.[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ "Hakan Kiper". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Yiğit, Hakan (14 September 2000). "Türk sporcuların ilk gün programları" [First day program for Turkish athletes] (in Turkish). NTV (Turkey). Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 240. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ Newberry, Paul (16 September 2000). "Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ↑ "Thorpe, Sydney'i ayağa kaldırdı" [Thorpe picks up a title in Sydney] (in Turkish). Radikal. 17 September 2000. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
External links
- Profile – Galatasaray Swimming (Turkish)