Maxim Podoprigora
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Austria |
Born | (1978-04-18) April 18, 1978 (age 46) Kiev, Ukraine |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Club | ASV Wien |
Maxim Podoprigora (born April 18, 1978 in Kiev, Ukraine)[1] is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from Austria. He has swum for Austria at three Olympics (2000, 2004 and 2008[2]) swimming the 200 breaststroke at all three and the 100 breaststroke in 2004.[2][3]
He swims for Vienna Swim Club (ASV Wien) and studied at the University of Vienna.[2] He serves in the Austrian Army.[2]
His primary event is the 200 breaststroke.[4] In 2001, he garnered a silver medal at the World Championships in the event, in an Austrian Record of 2:11.09. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 200 breaststroke. At the European Short Course Championships, he has won medals in the event in: 1998 (bronze), 2001 (gold), and 2002 (silver).
He is Jewish.[3]
References
- ^ Podoprigora's entry from sports-reference.com; retrieved 2012-03-29.
- ^ a b c d "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics | Maxim PODOPRIGORA Profile & Bio, Photos & Videos". 2008.nbcolympics.com. April 18, 1978. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ a b "Podoprigora, Maxim". Jewsinsports.org. April 18, 1978. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Swimming – Maxim Podoprigora (Austria): season totals". The-sports.org. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
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- 1996: Aleksandr Gukov (BLR)
- 1998: Adam Whitehead (GBR)
- 1999–2000: Stéphan Perrot (FRA)
- 2001: Maxim Podoprigora (AUT)
- 2002: Davide Rummolo (ITA)
- 2003: Ian Edmond (GBR)
- 2004: Paolo Bossini (ITA)
- 2005: Sławomir Kuczko (POL)
- 2006–2007: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2008: Hugues Duboscq (FRA)
- 2009: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2010: Marco Koch (GER)
- 2011: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2012: Vyacheslav Sinkevich (RUS)
- 2013: Dániel Gyurta (HUN)
- 2015: Marco Koch (GER)
- 2017: Kirill Prigoda (RUS)
- 2019: Arno Kamminga (NED)
- 2021: Ilya Shymanovich (BLR)