Artūrs Jakovļevs (born May 30, 1967) is a Latvian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint butterfly events.[1] He is a three-time Olympian (1992, 1996, and 2000), a former Latvian record holder in the 100 m butterfly, and a member of the national swimming team under head coaches Alberts Pisarevs and Vladimirs Maslovskis.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Artūrs Jakovļevs |
| National team | Latvia |
| Born | 30 May 1967 Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
| Club | Rīga Swimming School |
| Coach | Alberts Pisarevs Vladimirs Maslovskis |
Jakovļevs became the first ever Latvian swimmer to compete at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona since the post-Soviet era. In the 100 m butterfly, he placed thirty-third on the morning prelims in a national record of 55.95.[2]
On his second Olympic appearance in Atlanta 1996, Jakovļevs failed to reach the top 16 final in the 100 m butterfly, finishing in forty-ninth place with a time of 56.62.[3]
Eight years after competing in his first Olympics, Jakovļevs qualified for his third team in the men's 100 m butterfly, as a 33-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[4] He achieved a FINA B-standard entry time of 56.58 from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[5][6] Swimming in heat one, he held off Sri Lanka's Conrad Francis by almost half a body length to race for the fourth seed in his personal best of 56.63. Jakovļevs failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-sixth overall in the prelims.[7][8][9]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artūrs Jakovļevs". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Barcelona 1992: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 9" (PDF). Barcelona 1992. LA84 Foundation. p. 363. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Atlanta 1996. LA84 Foundation. p. 46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
- ^ Zembergs, Māris (20 September 2000). "Uz Sidneju dodas lielākā olimpiešu delegācija" [The largest ever delegation goes to Sydney] (in Latvian). Diena. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "2000 LEN European Aquatics Championships (Helsinki, Finland) – Men's 100m Butterfly Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 206. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (100m Butterfly)". Canoe.ca. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Straumanis, Andris (27 August 2000). "Gold, silver and bronze for Latvian athletes". Latvians Online. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links edit
- Artūrs Jakovļevs at Olympedia
- Artūrs Jakovļevs at Olympics.com
- Artūrs Jakovļevs at the Latvijas Olimpiskā komiteja (in Latvian) (English translation, archive)
