Luka Turk
Appearance
Personal information | |
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Full name | Luka Turk |
National team | Slovenia |
Born | Radovljica, SR Slovenia, SFR Yugoslavia | 9 September 1986
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
Sport | |
Sport | Swimming |
Strokes | Freestyle |
Club | PK Radovljica |
Coach | Miha Potocnik |
Luka Turk (born September 9, 1986) is a Slovenian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. He has set numerous national records for the freestyle events (200, 400, and 1500 m), including two at the 2007 Slovenian Open Championships.[1][2] Turk was scheduled to compete for the men's 400 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, but withdrew from the games because of a knee injury.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Austria Meeting: Michal Rubicek Doubles, Ties Czech Republic Record". Swimming World Magazine. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Records Tumble at Slovenia Open". Swimming World Magazine. 4 December 2007. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle – Heat 2". NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ "Beijing Games: Swimmer Luka Turk Out of Olympics with Injury". Slovenian Press Agency. 8 August 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
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