Aytekin Mindan (born 31 March 1981) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He held a Turkish record of 1:50.40 in the 200 m freestyle, until it was matched by Kemal Arda Gurdal in 2012. He studied at Istanbul Bilgi University.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Aytekin Mindan |
| National team |  Turkey |
| Born | 31 March 1981 |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
| Club | İstanbul Yuzme Ihtisas Club |
Mindan made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to advance into the succeeding rounds in any of his individual events, finishing forty-second in the 200 m freestyle (1:54.86), and thirty-ninth in the 400 m freestyle (4:01.46).[3][4]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Mindan maintained his program by qualifying for two swimming events. He cleared FINA B-standard entry times of 1:51.14 (200 m freestyle) and 4:00.41 (400 m freestyle) from the Turkish Open Senior Championships in Izmir.[5][6] On the first day of the Games, Zolezzi placed forty-first in the 400 m freestyle. Swimming in heat two, Mindan rounded out the field of seven swimmers to last place by a 10.33-second margin behind winner Giancarlo Zolezzi in 4:06.85.[7][8] In his second event, 200 m freestyle, Mindan fell again to last place in heat four and fifty-second overall by 1.84 seconds behind Philippines' Miguel Molina with a time of 1:55.65.[9][10]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aytekin Mindan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
- ^ "Yüzme Kafilesi Listesi" (PDF) (in Turkish). Universiade 2005 Izmir. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 124. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 Freestyle Prelims: Hackett Edges Thorpe, Qualifies First for Final; Jensen and Keller Easily Through". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 4". 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. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
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