Ganaagiin Galbadrakh Explained
| Ganaagiin Galbadrakh |
| Fullname: | Ganaagiin Galbadrakh |
| Strokes: | Freestyle |
| Birth Date: | 3 May 1974 |
| Birth Place: | Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia |
| Height: | 1.780NaN0 |
| Weight: | 750NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Ganaagiin Galbadrakh (Mongolian: Ганаагийн Галбадрах; born May 3, 1974) is a Mongolian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] Galbadrakh represented Mongolia at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and eventually, at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea, where he finished only in the prelims.[2] [3]
Galbadrakh competed only in the men's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 54.94.[4] He challenged six other swimmers in heat two, including 15-year-olds Ragi Edde of Lebanon and Dawood Youssef of Bahrain. He pulled himself farther from the top field to a fourth seed in 58.79, nearly four seconds below his entry standard and 5.24 behind leader Gregory Arkhurst of Côte d'Ivoire. Galbadrakh failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixty-seventh overall in the prelims.[5] [6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Ganaagiin Galbadrakh . 13 June 2013 . 2013-06-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130922101737/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ga/ganaagiin-galbadrakh-1.html . 22 September 2013 .
- News: Wu and Qi Win Third Gold Apiece, as China Winds Up a Dominant Performance at Asian Games . . 5 October 2002 . 15 May 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131228210352/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4193.asp . 28 December 2013 .
- News: Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four . https://archive.today/20130615173926/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4186.asp . dead . 15 June 2013 . . 3 October 2002 . 26 April 2013 .
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 2 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . dead . 19 August 2011 . . . 113 . 19 April 2013 .
- News: Wide-open race in the men's 100 free. https://archive.today/20130615164701/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep19_wid.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. 3 June 2013.
