Hannes Kalteis (born 8 February 1982) is an Austrian former swimmer, who specialized in long-distance freestyle events.[1] Kalteis upset local favorite Guy Noel Schmitt to take the gold in the 1500 m freestyle at the 2000 European Junior Swimming Championships in Dunkerque, France with a time of 15:21.41.[2]
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| Full name | Hannes Kalteis | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 February 1982 Sankt Pölten, Austria | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||||||||
| Club | ESV St. Pölten | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kalteis qualified for two swimming events, as an 18-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, by clearing a FINA A-standard entry time of 15:21.41 from the European Junior Championships.[2][3][4] On the first day of the Games, Kalteis placed forty-second in the 400 m freestyle. Swimming in heat three, he rounded out the field to last place by almost seven seconds behind winner Torwai Sethsothorn of Thailand in 4:03.66.[5][6] Nearly a week later, in the 1500 m freestyle, Kalteis challenged seven other swimmers in heat five, including U.S. swimmers and top medal favorites Erik Vendt and Chris Thompson. He finished the program's longest race in seventh place by less than 0.11 of a second behind Spain's Teo Edo in 15:32.90. Kalteis failed to advance into the final, as he placed twenty-fifth overall in the prelims.[7]
References edit
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hannes Kalteis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ a b "Mocanu Emerges as Euro Junior Star". Swimming World Magazine. 30 July 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Zeit der Vorbereitung ist zu Ende" [Preparation time is over] (in German). Wiener Zeitung. 12 September 2000. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 400m Freestyle Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 133. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
- ^ "Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM". Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. Archived from the original on June 16, 2013. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 1500m Freestyle Heat 5" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 147. Retrieved 26 March 2013.
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