Ríkarður Ríkarðsson Explained

Ríkarður Ríkarðsson
Fullname:Ríkarður Ríkarðssonhjhmhjjm
Strokes:Freestyle, butterfly
Birth Date:2 November 1977
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Height:1.860NaN0
Weight:830NaN0
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Ríkarður Ríkarðsson (born November 2, 1977) is an Icelandic former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle and butterfly events.[1] Rikardsson competed only in two individual events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He achieved FINA B-standards of 56.22 (100 m butterfly) from the U.S. National Championships in Federal Way, Washington, and 52.42 (100 m freestyle) from the European Championships in Helsinki, Finland.[2] [3] [4] In the 100 m freestyle, Rikardsson placed fifty-eighth on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat three, he picked up a fourth seed by 0.63 of a second behind winner Paul Kutscher of Uruguay in 52.85.[5] [6] [7] Two days later, in the 100 m butterfly, Rikardsson challenged seven other swimmers in heat two, including Guam's 28-year-old Daniel O'Keeffe and Bosnia's three-time Olympian Janko Gojković. He blasted a new Icelandic record of 56.11 to take a sixth spot and forty-eighth overall, finishing behind winner Gojkovic by almost two-thirds of a second (0.66).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Ríkarður Ríkarðsson. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418025040/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/dumitru-zastoico-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 7 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Startlist (Heat 2). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 3). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 23 April 2013.
  4. News: Ríkarður Ríkarðsson setti á föstudagskvöldið Íslandsmetļūst. Ríkarður Ríkarðsson set Icelandic record on a Friday night. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 4 April 2000. 7 June 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Freestyle Heat 3 . . . 113 . 19 April 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819181023/http://la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2000/Masters/sw/SWresults.pdf . 19 August 2011 .
  6. 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.
  7. News: Sydney 2000: Ríkarður Ríkarðsson, sundmaður. Sydney 2000: Ríkarður Ríkarðsson, swimmer. Icelandic. Morgunblaðið. 19 September 2000. 7 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 2 . . . 206 . 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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