Oleg Pukhnatiy Explained
Oleg Pukhnatiy (Uzbek: Олег Пухнатй; born June 10, 1975) is an Uzbek former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle and individual medley events.[1] He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2000, and 2004), and a top 16 finalist at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea.[2]
Pukhnatiy made his first Uzbek team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. There, he failed to reach the top 16 final in the 200 m individual medley, finishing in twenty-fourth place with a time of 2:06.39.[3] He also placed seventeenth, as a member of the Uzbekistan team, in the freestyle relay (3:28.33).[4]
On his second Olympic appearance in Sydney 2000, Pukhnatiy placed thirty-second in the 200 m individual medley. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a second seed by a 1.33-second margin behind winner George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago in 2:06.01.[5] He also held liable for an early takeoff in the freestyle relay, when his Uzbekistan team had been disqualified from the heats.[6] [7]
Pukhnatiy shortened his program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, when he swam only for the third time in the 200 m individual medley. He cleared a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:07.49 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty.[8] Swimming in heat two, he edged out Chinese Taipei's Wu Nien-pin to take a fifth spot by nearly half a second (0.50) in 2:08.24. Pukhnatiy failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall in the preliminaries.[9] [10]
Notes and References
- Oleg Pukhnatiy. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030143/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pu/oleg-pukhnaty-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 May 2013.
- News: Asian Games: Japan, China Win Three Apiece on Day Four. Swimming World Magazine. 3 October 2002. 5 May 2013. dead. https://archive.today/20130615173926/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/4186.asp. 15 June 2013.
- Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2 . . . 48 . 28 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
- Web site: Atlanta 1996: Aquatics (Swimming) – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 3 . . . 51 . 28 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110523164915/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1996/1996v3p1.pdf . 23 May 2011 .
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3 . . . 308 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
- Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×100m Freestyle Relay Heat 1 . . . 334 . 23 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
- News: Newberry. Paul. Thompson anchors U.S. relay win; Thorpe wins 400 free. https://archive.today/20130615211705/http://www.canoe.ca/2000GamesSwimming/sep16_tho.html. usurped. June 15, 2013. Canoe.ca. 16 September 2000. 28 May 2013.
- Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 27 April 2013.
- Web site: Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 2. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
- News: Thomas . Stephen . Men's 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis . . 18 August 2004 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105173605/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7877.asp . 5 November 2013 .
