Merdan Ataýew

Merdan Ataýew (born 8 May 1995) is a Turkmenistan swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He placed 33rd in the heats with a time of 56.34 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[2] He was the flagbearer for Turkmenistan during the opening ceremony.[3]

Merdan Ataýew
Personal information
Born (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke

Major Results
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Turkmenistan
2014 Asian Games Incheon, South Korea 9th (h) 50 m backstroke 26.31
7th 100 m backstroke 56.63
2015 World Championships Kazan, Russia 45th (h) 50 m backstroke 26.64
49th (h) 100 m butterfly 57.57
2016 Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 33rd (h) 100 m backstroke 56.34
Asian Championships[4] Tokyo, Japan 8th 50 m backstroke 26.00
8th 100 m backstroke 55.94
2017 Islamic Solidarity Games Baku, Azerbaijan 2nd 50 m backstroke 25.82
2nd 100 m backstroke 55.44
2018 Asian Games Jakarta, Indonesia 8th 50 m backstroke 25.88
10th (h) 100 m backstroke 56.20

References
  1. "Merdan Ataýew". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  4. "All Results 2016 Asian Swimming Championships" (PDF). swim.seiko.co.jp. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Serdar Hudayberdiyev		 Flagbearer for  Turkmenistan
Rio de Janeiro 2016		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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