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'''Michael Williamson''' (born February 5, 1981) is an Irish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Michael Williamson|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/michael-williamson-1.html|22 April 2013}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the [[2003 Summer Universiade]] in [[Daegu, South Korea]] with a time of 2:15.52.<ref>{{cite news|title=Williamson wins bronze at World University Games|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/swimming/2003/0824/174937-swimming/|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|date=24 August 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jeffrey|first=Josh|title=China Wins Two, Four Games Records Fall on Day One of World University Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/5798.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=24 August 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> |
'''Michael Williamson''' (born February 5, 1981) is an Irish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.<ref>{{cite sports-reference|Michael Williamson|http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/michael-williamson-1.html|22 April 2013}}</ref> He won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the [[2003 Summer Universiade]] in [[Daegu, South Korea]] with a time of 2:15.52.<ref>{{cite news|title=Williamson wins bronze at World University Games|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/swimming/2003/0824/174937-swimming/|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|date=24 August 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Jeffrey|first=Josh|title=China Wins Two, Four Games Records Fall on Day One of World University Games|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/5798.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=24 August 2003|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> |
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Williamson qualified for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200 m breaststroke]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], by achieving a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:14.18 from the British Olympic trials in [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104060028000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Williamson books place in the Olympics|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/swimming/2004/0408/180471-swimming/|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|date=8 April 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> He challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including top medal favorites [[Brendan Hansen]] of the United States and [[Dániel Gyurta]] of Hungary. He raced to sixth place by more than a second behind Gyurta's teammate [[Richárd Bodor]], outside his entry time of 2:15.75. Williamson failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-second overall in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531220.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 August 2004|accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Men’s 200 Breaststroke Prelims, Day 4: 15 Year-Old Daniel Gyurta Continues the Hungarian Tradition, Leads with a Swift 2:11.29|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7855.asp|publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]]|date=17 August 2004|accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref> |
Williamson qualified for the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre breaststroke|men's 200 m breaststroke]] at the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], by achieving a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:14.18 from the British Olympic trials in [[Sheffield]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=000104060028000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=[[PDF]]|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=Omega Timing|accessdate=24 March 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Williamson books place in the Olympics|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/swimming/2004/0408/180471-swimming/|publisher=[[Raidió Teilifís Éireann|RTÉ]]|date=8 April 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> He challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including top medal favorites [[Brendan Hansen]] of the United States and [[Dániel Gyurta]] of Hungary. He raced to sixth place by more than a second behind Gyurta's teammate [[Richárd Bodor]], outside his entry time of 2:15.75. Williamson failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-second overall in the preliminaries.<ref>{{cite web|title=Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3531220.stm|work=[[Athens 2004]]|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=17 August 2004|accessdate=11 April 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Thomas |first=Stephen |title=Men’s 200 Breaststroke Prelims, Day 4: 15 Year-Old Daniel Gyurta Continues the Hungarian Tradition, Leads with a Swift 2:11.29 |url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7855.asp |publisher=[[Swimming World Magazine]] |date=17 August 2004 |accessdate=11 April 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20051203025210/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7855.asp |archivedate= 3 December 2005 |df= }}</ref> |
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Three months after the Games, Williamson announced his retirement from swimming, following a controversy which questioned and rattled his Olympic bid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic swimmer Williamson quits|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/4013593.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 November 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> |
Three months after the Games, Williamson announced his retirement from swimming, following a controversy which questioned and rattled his Olympic bid.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olympic swimmer Williamson quits|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/4013593.stm|publisher=[[BBC Sport]]|date=15 November 2004|accessdate=22 April 2013}}</ref> |
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| Full name | Michael Williamson | ||||||||||||||
| National team |  Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1981 Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke | ||||||||||||||
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Michael Williamson (born February 5, 1981) is an Irish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He won a bronze medal in the 200 m breaststroke at the 2003 Summer Universiade in Daegu, South Korea with a time of 2:15.52.[2][3]
Williamson qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by achieving a FINA A-standard entry time of 2:14.18 from the British Olympic trials in Sheffield.[4][5] He challenged seven other swimmers on the sixth heat, including top medal favorites Brendan Hansen of the United States and Dániel Gyurta of Hungary. He raced to sixth place by more than a second behind Gyurta's teammate Richárd Bodor, outside his entry time of 2:15.75. Williamson failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-second overall in the preliminaries.[6][7]
Three months after the Games, Williamson announced his retirement from swimming, following a controversy which questioned and rattled his Olympic bid.[8]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Williamson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Williamson wins bronze at World University Games". RTÉ. 24 August 2003. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ Jeffrey, Josh (24 August 2003). "China Wins Two, Four Games Records Fall on Day One of World University Games". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Breaststroke Startlist (Heat 6)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Williamson books place in the Olympics". RTÉ. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 17 August 2004. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (17 August 2004). "Men's 200 Breaststroke Prelims, Day 4: 15 Year-Old Daniel Gyurta Continues the Hungarian Tradition, Leads with a Swift 2:11.29". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Olympic swimmer Williamson quits". BBC Sport. 15 November 2004. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
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