Zurab Khomasuridze
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Zurab Khomasuridze |
| National team |
 Georgia |
| Born |
22 March 1980 Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Zurab Khomasuridze (Georgian: ზურაბ ხომასურიძე; born March 22, 1980) is a Georgian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He is a multiple-time Georgian swimming champion and record holder in the 200, 400, and 1500 m freestyle.
Khomasuridze qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an invitation time of 1:57.06.[2] He participated in the first heat against two other swimmers Igor Erhartić of Serbia and Montenegro and 14-year-old Ruslan Ismailov of Kyrgyzstan. He saved a second spot over a young Ismailov by a 3.51-second margin in 1:58.02. Khomasuridze failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.[3][4]
Khomasuridze is currently a head coach for the Georgian swimming team. He also trained with Irakli Revishvili and Irakli Bolkvadze, both of whom succeeded him and later competed at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, respectively.[5]
References
- ↑ "Zurab Khomasuridze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ Thomas, Stephen (15 August 2004). "Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ↑ "Sitting of the committee of the sports and youth issues". Parliament of Georgia. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2013.