Miroslav Machovič Explained

Miroslav Machovič
Fullname:Miroslav Machovič
Strokes:Backstroke
Club:STU Trnava
Coach:Ladislav Hlavatý, Jiřī Walter
Birth Date:21 March 1976
Birth Place:Trnava, Czechoslovakia
Height:1.840NaN0
Weight:800NaN0
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Miroslav Machovič (born March 21, 1976) is a Slovak former swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (1996 and 2000), and a former Slovak record holder in 50, 100, and (200 m backstroke-till today).[2] During his sporting career, Machovic also trained for STU Trnava and Dukla Banska Bystrica under his coaches Ladislav Hlavatý, Jiřī Walter .[3]

Machovic's Olympic debut came at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in any of his individual events, finishing thirty-third in the 100 m backstroke (57.78), and nineteenth in the 200 m backstroke (2:04.15).[4] [5]

At the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Machovic competed again in a backstroke double. He posted FINA B-standards of 56.63 (100 m backstroke) and 2:01.72 (200 m backstroke) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[6] [7] [8] On the second day of the Games, Machovic placed twenty-eighth in the 100 m backstroke. Swimming in heat four, he shared a fourth seed with Portugal's Nuno Laurentino in a matching time of 56.95.[9] [10] Three days later, in the 200 m backstroke, Machovic challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Austria's 18-year-old Markus Rogan, who later earned a silver in Athens four years later. He came up short in sixth place and thirty-first overall at 2:04.73, exactly three seconds off his Slovak record and entry time.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. Miroslav Machovič. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030601/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/miroslav-machovic-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 May 2013.
  2. News: Na VCS v plávaní tri rekordy mítingu, Machovič na 50 m znak prvýkrát pod 27 sekúnd. Three swimming meet records in Slovakia Grand Prix, Machovič finished under 27 seconds for the first time in the 50m backstroke. Slovak. SME. 28 June 1999. 2 June 2013.
  3. News: Tréner plavcov Róbert Pastierik je spokojný s prípravou. Swimming trainer Róbert Pastierik is satisfied with the preparation. Slovak. SME. 20 November 1996. 2 June 2013.
  4. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2 . . . . 41 . 28 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
  5. Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 3 . . . . 42 . 28 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
  6. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  8. News: Moravcová strieborná, Machovič ôsmy. Silver for Moravcová, eighth for Machovič. Slovak. SME. 8 July 2000. 2 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130523224029/http://www.olympic.sk/sportove-aktuality/832-Moravcova-strieborna,-Machovic-%C3%B4smy.html. 23 May 2013. dead.
  9. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 4 . . . . 275 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  10. News: Dolan breaks own world mark in 400 IM. https://archive.today/20130616043443/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep17_dol.html. usurped. June 16, 2013. Canoe.ca. 17 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
  11. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 3 . . . . 284 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .

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