Jarrod Poort
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| Nickname | "Poorty" | ||||||||
| National team |  Australia | ||||||||
| Born | 31 October 1994 Hurstville, New South Wales | ||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||
| Weight | 85 kg (187 lb) | ||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||
| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | ||||||||
| Club | West Illawarra Aquatic SC | ||||||||
Medal record
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Jarrod Poort (born 31 October 1994) is an Australian competition swimmer. He represented Australia in the 1500 metre freestyle at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.[1][2]
Poort competed for Australia in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in the 10-kilometre marathon swimming event.[3] In the race he built a lead of 1 minute and 20 seconds, but was caught 1 km before the finish, and finished 21st.[4]
Competition record
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| Representing Australia
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| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 18th | 1500 metre freestyle | 15:20.82 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 21st | 10km | 1:53:40.7 |
References
- ^ "Jarrod Poort". london2012.com.
- ^ "1500m Freestyle Men". olympic.org. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Jarrod Poort athlete profile". rio2016.com. Retrieved 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016: Weertman snatches victory from Gianniotis in open water". Yahoo. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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