Kreshnik Gjata

Kreshnik Gjata
Personal information
Full name Kreshnik Gjata
National team  Albania
Born (1983-06-23) 23 June 1983
Pogradec, Albania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Kreshnik Gjata (born June 23, 1983) is an Albanian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Gjata qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 26.64.[2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 16-year-old Chris Hackel of Mauritius. He posted a lifetime best of 26.61 to earn a fourth spot by a 1.28-second margin behind winner Hackel. Gjata failed to advance into the semifinals, as he shared a sixty-fifth place tie with Kyrgyzstan's Semen Danilov in the prelims.[3][4]

References

  1. "Kreshnik Gjata". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  3. "Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 20 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  4. Thomas, Stephen (19 August 2004). "Men’s 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
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