| Hakan Kiper | |
| Fullname: | Hakan Kiper |
| Strokes: | Breaststroke |
| Club: | Galatasaray Spor Kulübü |
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1973 |
| Height: | 1.830NaN0 |
| Weight: | 690NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | no |
Hakan Kiper (born August 4, 1973) is a Turkish former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] During his sporting career, he held numerous Turkish championship titles and meet records, and played for Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. Kiper also represented Turkey, as a 27-year-old, at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where he served as the captain of the national swimming team.
Kiper competed only in the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] He achieved a FINA B-cut of 1:05.29 from the Speedo Turkish Open Championships in Istanbul.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including three-time Olympian Jorg Lindemeier of Namibia. He rounded out the field to last place in 1:07.46, a 3.34-second deficit from leader Vadim Tatarov of Moldova. Kiper failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed sixtieth overall on the first day of prelims.[4] [5] [6]