Merdan Ataýew

Merdan Ataýew
Personal information
Born	8 May 1995 (age 29)
Height	196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Backstroke

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]

Major Results

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Turkmenistan
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	9th (h)	50 m backstroke	26.31
2014	Asian Games	Incheon, South Korea	7th	100 m backstroke	56.63
2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	45th (h)	50 m backstroke	26.64
2015	World Championships	Kazan, Russia	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
	Asian Championships^[4]	Tokyo, Japan	8th	100 m backstroke	55.94
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	50 m backstroke	25.82
2017	Islamic Solidarity Games	Baku, Azerbaijan	2nd	100 m backstroke	55.44
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	8th	50 m backstroke	25.88
2018	Asian Games	Jakarta, Indonesia	10th (h)	100 m backstroke	56.20

References

^ "Merdan Ataýew". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
^ "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 16 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
^ "All Results 2016 Asian Swimming Championships" (PDF). swim.seiko.co.jp. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2018.

External links

Merdan Ataýew at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Serdar Hudayberdiyev	Flagbearer for Turkmenistan Rio de Janeiro 2016	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[Bio-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.

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