Sergey Dyachkov (Azerbaijani: Sergey Dyaçkov;[1] born May 28, 1982) is an Azerbaijani former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[2] Dyachkov qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 57.73.[3] He challenged six other swimmers in heat one, including 34-year-old Mumtaz Ahmed of Pakistan. He raced to fifth place in 58.26, more than half a second (0.50) off his entry time. Dyachkov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-seventh overall out of 71 swimmers in the preliminaries.[4][5]

Sergey Dyachkov
Personal information
Full nameSergey Dyachkov
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1982-05-28) 28 May 1982 (age 41)
Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

References edit

  1. ^ "Barselonada Su İdmani Növləri̇ Üzrə Dünya Çempi̇onati Başlanir".
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sergey Dyachkov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
  3. ^ "Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 100 Freestyle Prelims Day 4: Lezak, Crocker Fail to Qualify. Hoogie Best with 48.70". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2013.