Fernando Medrano (swimmer) explained
Fernando Medrano |
Fullname: | Fernando Medrano Medina |
Strokes: | Butterfly |
Birth Date: | 14 May 1988 |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Weight: | 750NaN0 |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Fernando Medrano Medina (born May 14, 1988) is a Nicaraguan former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1] Medrano qualified for the men's 100 m butterfly at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 1:00.80.[2] [3] He participated in heat one against two other swimmers Luis Matias of Angola and Rad Aweisat of Palestine. He raced to second place by nearly two seconds behind winner Matias in 1:00.91. Medrano failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.[4] [5]
Notes and References
- Fernando Medrano. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418111447/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/me/fernando-medrano-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 4 May 2013.
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
- News: Pérez. Wilder. Dos más a Atenas. Two more to Athens. Spanish. La Prensa (Nicaragua). 11 May 2004. 4 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130703121631/http://archivo.laprensa.com.ni/archivo/2004/mayo/11/deportes/deportes-20040511-13.html. 3 July 2013.
- Web site: Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 1. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 19 August 2004. 14 March 2013.
- News: Thomas . Stephen . Men’s 100 Butterfly, Day 6 Prelims: Crocker Blasts Back into Form as Fastest Qualifier; Serdinov and Phelps Right on his Tail . . 19 August 2004 . 11 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227153522/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7899.asp . 27 December 2013 .