Park Seon-kwan explained

Park Seon-Kwan
Strokes:Freestyle, backstroke
Collegeteam:Korea National Sports University
Birth Date:16 January 1991
Birth Place:Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Weight:710NaN0
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Park Seon-Kwan (also Park Seon-Gwan, Korean: 박선관; born January 16, 1991, in Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] [2] He won a bronze medal, as a member of the South Korean swimming team, in the 400 m freestyle relay at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. He also collected two silver medals in the 100 and 200 m backstroke at the 2009 East Asian Games in Hong Kong, China.[3] [4] Park is a member of the swimming team at Korea National Sports University in Seoul.[1]

Park qualified for the men's 100 m backstroke at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 55.39 at the FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China.[5] [6] He challenged seven other swimmers in the second heat, including Olympic veterans Omar Pinzón of Colombia and former bronze medalist George Bovell of Trinidad and Tobago. Park edged out Russian-born swimmer Alexandr Tarabrin of Kazakhstan to take a fifth spot by four hundredths of a second (0.04), with a time of 55.51 seconds. Park failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-sixth overall in the preliminary heats.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Park Seon-Kwan. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 2 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130520172019/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/park-seonkwan-1099646/. 20 May 2013.
  2. Park Seon-Kwan. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417234421/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/park-seon-gwan-1.html. dead. 17 April 2020. 2 April 2013.
  3. News: Ryosuke Irie of Japan wins men's 100m backstroke title at EAG. Sina Corp. 9 December 2009. 3 April 2013.
  4. News: East Asian Games: Takuro Fujii Doubles After Asian Record Yesterday. Swimming World Magazine. 9 December 2009. 3 April 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130625082811/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/22929.asp. 25 June 2013.
  5. News: Qualifying Athletes – Men's 100 m backstroke. FINA. 11 February 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116031956/http://www.fina.org/H2O/docs/events/london2012/sw/qual_lists/men_100back.pdf. 16 November 2012.
  6. Web site: 2011 FINA World Championships (Shanghai, China) – Men's 100m Backstroke Heats. PDF. Omega Timing. 2 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2. London2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 9 February 2013. 9 December 2012. https://archive.today/20121209231237/http://www.london2012.com/swimming/event/men-100m-backstroke/phase=swm041900/index.html. dead.