Daniel Martin (swimmer)
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| Full name | Daniel Cristian Martin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team |  Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 October 2000 Bucharest[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Backstroke | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SCM Bacău | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coach | Iulian Matei | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Daniel Cristian Martin (born 5 October 2000) is a Romanian competitive swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events. He collected a total of seven medals in a junior international tournament, spanning the Youth Olympic Games, the World Championships, the European Championships, and the European Youth Olympic Festival. Additionally, Martin posted his own personal best of 53.52 to force a two-way tie for a golden finish and a meet record with Russia's Kliment Kolesnikov at the 2018 European Junior Swimming Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[2] Martin currently trains as a member of the aquatics squad at the municipal sports club in his native Bacău, under the tutelage of his personal coach Iulian Matei.[3]
Martin launched into the global scene as a junior swimmer at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina. There, he flipped with an early lead at the initial length of the men's 100 m backstroke final, before fading to a runner-up finish in 53.59, more than three tenths of a second behind Kolesnikov.[4] Four days later, Martin continued to stage his rivalry with Kolesnikov for gold in the men's 200 m backstroke final, but could not catch him near the wall to finish again with a silver in his personal best of 1:58.20.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Amir Kiarash (4 March 2020). "Daniel Cristian Martin, cel mai tânăr sportiv român care va participa la Olimpiada de la Tokyo" (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Brien, Taylor (5 July 2018). "Championship Records Tumble on Day 2 of 2018 European Junior Championships". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Abonat la podium: Daniel Martin a câştigat medalia de bronz la Campionatele Mondiale pentru juniori, la 100 m spate, după argintul de la Europene" [Podium finish: Daniel Martin picks up the bronze in the 100 m backstroke at the World Junior Championships, after winning the silver at the Europeans] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "2018 Youth Olympics Games Night Two Recap: Milak Grabs Second Gold Medal In 200 Free". Swimming World Magazine. 8 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ "2018 Youth Olympic Games Day Six Recap: Minakov Earns Sixth Gold Medal". Swimming World Magazine. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
External links
[edit]- Daniel Martin at World Aquatics
- Daniel Martin at Swimrankings.net
- Daniel Martin at Olympics.com
- Daniel Martin at Olympedia (archive)
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