Artur Valeryevich Dilman (Russian: Артур Валерьевич Дильман; born August 29, 1990) is a Kazakh swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] He represented his nation Kazakhstan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has won a career total of six medals (two in each color) in a major international competition, spanning both the indoor and outdoor Asian Games.[2] Dilman also spent his college sports career in the United States as a member of the Drury Panthers swimming and diving team under head coach Brian Reynolds, while pursuing his sports management studies at Drury University in Springfield, Missouri.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Artur Valeryevich Dilman |
| National team |  Kazakhstan |
| Born | 29 August 1990 Alma-Ata, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle, medley |
| College team | Drury University (U.S.) |
| Coach | Brian Reynolds (U.S.) |
Medal record | |
Dilman competed for the Kazakh swimming squad in the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he snatched the top spot with a 1:52.42 to clear the invincible FINA B-cut (1:52.53) by 0.11 of a second at the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty.[3] Swimming in heat two, Dilman tried to hold on with Singapore's Bryan Tay and Estonia's Vladimir Sidorkin heading into the 150-metre turn for the top three spots, but faded down the final stretch to finish with a fifth-place time in 1:52.90. Dilman failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-second overall out of fifty-eight swimmers in the prelims.[4]
On June 17, 2012, Dilman ordered a six-month suspension by the Kazakhstan Swimming Federation, after he was tested positive for a banned substance methylhexaneamine, following an in-competition doping test at the ENKA Open in Istanbul.[5][6] On March 13, 2013, Dilman helped out his college team Drury Panthers to claim their ninth consecutive title in the men's freestyle relay at the NCAA Division II Swimming Championships.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Artur Dilman". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Mariano, Clyde (8 November 2009). "Molina misses bronze medal". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 200m Freestyle" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 15. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 3". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Keith, Braden (15 August 2012). "2008 Olympian Artur Dilman Gets 6-Month Doping Suspension". Swim Swam. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ "Doping Offence – Arthur Dilman (KAZ)". FINA. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Basnett, Chris (11 March 2013). "Drury swimmers celebrate twin titles". Springfield News-Leader. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Krzyzanowski, Richie (9 March 2013). "Drury claims team title sweep; two more records fall". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
External links edit
- Profile – Kazakhstan Swimming Federation
- Player Bio – Drury Panthers
- NBC Olympics Profile
- Artur Dilman on Twitter
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