Valeryan Khuroshvili Explained

Valeryan Khuroshvili
Fullname:Valiarian Biezhanovich Khuroshvili
Strokes:Freestyle
Birth Date:4 April 1979
Birth Place:Mahilyow, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.840NaN0
Weight:720NaN0
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Valiarian Biezhanovich Khuroshvili (also Valeryan Khuroshvili, Belarusian: Валяр'ян Бежанович Хурошвили; born April 4, 1979) is a Belarusian former swimmer of Georgian heritage, who specialized in middle-distance freestyle events.[1]

Career

Khuroshvili competed for Belarus in the men's 4 × 200 m freestyle relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2] Teaming with Igor Koleda, Dmitry Koptur, and Pavel Lagoun in heat one, Khuroshvili anchored the longest relay race with a split of 1:51.42, but the Belarusians missed the top 8 final by 1.25 seconds with a sixth-place effort and twelfth overall in a final time of 7:24.83.[3] [4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Valeryan Khuroshvili. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418031457/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/kh/valeryan-khuroshvili-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 June 2013.
  2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1). PDF. Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. 26 June 2013.
  3. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1. Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. 341. 23 April 2013.
  4. 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. 26 May 2013.
  5. Web site: Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 19, 2000). ESPN. 19 September 2000. 27 June 2013.