Farkhod Oripov Explained

Farkhod Oripov
Fullname:	Farkhod Oripov
Strokes:	Freestyle
Birth Date:	9 April 1984
Birth Place:	Soviet Union
Height:	1.660NaN0
Weight:	650NaN0
Show-Medals:	yes

Farkhod Oripov (Russian: Фарход Орипов; born April 9, 1984) is a Tajik former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.^[1] Oripov qualified for the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, by receiving a Universality place from FINA without meeting a standard entry time.^[2] He participated in an unprecedented first heat against two other swimmers Karim Bare of Niger and Eric Moussambani of Equatorial Guinea, later dubbed himself as Eric the Eel. Before the race began, Oripov plunged into the pool, along with Bare, beating the gun, and were eventually disqualified for a false start, leaving Moussambani as the last man standing.^{[3] [4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Farkhod Oripov. https://web.archive.org/web/20170703023931/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/or/farkhod-oripov-1.html. dead. 3 July 2017. 23 May 2013.
2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 1 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . 113 . 19 April 2013 .
4. News: Penner. Mike. Eric the Eagle Leaves a Lasting Impression. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 September 2000. 23 May 2013.
5. News: Lord . Craig . Eric The Eel . . 20 September 2000 . 23 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029211106/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/1807.asp . 29 October 2013 .