Irakli Bolkvadze
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| Nickname(s) | Ika, Bolkva | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Georgia | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 December 1994 Nicosia, Cyprus | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Breaststroke, medley | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Hamilton Aquatics Dubai | ||||||||||||||
| Coach | Georgi Abzianidze Irina Minjulina Chris Tidey[1] | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Irakli Bolkvadze (Georgian: ირაკლი ბოლქვაძე; born December 12, 1994, in Nicosia, Cyprus) is a Georgian swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke and individual medley events.[1][2] He won a bronze medal in the boys' 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 European Junior Swimming Championships in Antwerp, Belgium with a time of 2:15.46.[3] Bolkvadze is also trained by his personal coach Irina Minjulina.
Bolkvadze qualified for the men's 200 m breaststroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London by breaking a new Georgian record and eclipsing a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:16.35 from the European Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[4][5] In Georgia's Olympic history, he also became the first ever swimmer to surpass an invitation time set by FINA.[6] He dominated the first heat by two seconds ahead of Kyrgyzstan's Dmitrii Aleksandrov, lowering his Georgian record time to 2:15.86. Bolkvadze failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminary heats.[7]
At the 2013 FINA World Championships in Barcelona, Bolkvadze demolished a new Georgian record of 2:03.55 in the 200 m individual medley, but finished thirty-fifth from the morning prelims.[8][9] Bolkvadze is currently a member of Hamilton Aquatics Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates under head coach Chris Tidey.
Personal bests
[edit]- 50 m breaststroke – 30.28
- 100 m breaststroke – 1:04.24
- 200 m breaststroke – 2:15.46
- 200 m individual medley – 2:03.55
- 400 m individual medley – 4:29.25
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Irakli Bolkvadze". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Irakli Bolkvadze". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "European Junior Championships: Germany Tops Medal Count, Russia Second". Swimming World Magazine. 10 July 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m breaststroke" (PDF). FINA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 November 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "2012 European Swimming Championships (Debrecen, Hungary) – Men's 200m Breaststroke Heats". Omega Timing. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Bolkvadze first ever Georgian swimmer to qualify for the Olympics". Swimmer's Daily. 24 May 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Breaststroke Heat 1". London 2012. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
- ^ "2013 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
- ^ "New Georgian record: Irakli Bolkvadze at Barcelona World Championship". Swimming World Magazine. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.