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Irakli Revishvili

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Irakli Revishvili
Personal information
Full nameIrakli Revishvili
NicknameRevisha
National team Georgia
Born (1989-11-03) 3 November 1989 (age 35)
Tbilisi, Georgian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight74 kg (163 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle
CoachZurab Khomasuridze

Irakli Revishvili (Georgian: ირაკლი რევიშვილი; born November 3, 1989) is a Georgian swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.[1] He represented his nation Georgia at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and has currently owned two Georgian national records in both the 200 and 400 m freestyle.[2] Revishvili also trained for the national swimming team under the tutelage of head coach and 2004 Olympian Zurab Khomasuridze.

Revishvili received a wild card invitation from FINA to compete as a lone Georgian male swimmer in the 200 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2][3] He pulled away from a small field of swimmers to take victory in the opening heat with 1:53.60, but failed to advance further to the semifinals, finishing fifty-third overall in the prelims.[4]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irakli Revishvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Beijing 2008". Georgian National Olympic Committee. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Beijing 2008: Swimming Day 2– Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Best Swimming. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ^ "Swimming: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 1". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2013.