Maria Awori
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Maria Awori |
| National team |  Kenya |
| Born | 8 November 1984 |
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 47 kg (104 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Maria Awori (born November 8, 1984) is a Kenyan former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Awori competed for Kenya, as a 15-year-old teen, in the women's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. She received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 1:04.00.[2] She challenged seven other swimmers in heat one, including fellow 15-year-old Nathalie Lee Baw of Mauritius. She raced to the third seed in a time of 1:06.23, more than two seconds below her entry standard. Awori failed to advance into the semifinals, as she placed forty-ninth overall in the prelims.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Maria Awori". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Women's 100m Freestyle Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 174. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Results from the Summer Olympics – Swimming (Women's 100m Freestyle)". Canoe.ca. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Results from Swimming – Day 5 Prelims". Sydney 2000. Canoe.ca. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
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