Ganaagiin Galbadrakh (Mongolian: Ганаагийн Галбадрах; born May 3, 1974) is a Mongolian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Galbadrakh represented Mongolia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and eventually, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where he finished only in the prelims.[2][3]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ganaagiin Galbadrakh |
| National team |  Mongolia |
| Born | 3 May 1974 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Galbadrakh competed only in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.94.[4] He challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-olds Ragi Edde of Lebanon and Dawood Youssef of Bahrain. He pulled himself farther from the top field to a fourth seed in 58.79, nearly four seconds below his entry standard and 5.24 behind leader Gregory Arkhurst of Côte d'Ivoire. Galbadrakh failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-seventh overall in the prelims.[5][6]
References edit
- ^ "Ganaagiin Galbadrakh". 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 22 September 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 5 October 2002. Archived from the original on 28 December 2013. Retrieved 15 May 2013.
- ^ "Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four". Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. Archived from the original on 15 June 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 113. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2013.
- ^ "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 15, 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
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External links edit
- Ganaagiin Galbadrakh at World Aquatics
- Ganaagiin Galbadrakh at SwimRankings.net
- Ganaagiin Galbadrakh at SwimRankings.net
- Ganaagiin Galbadrakh at Olympedia
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