Yahor Salabutau Explained

Yahor Salabutau
Fullname:	Yahor Aliaksandravich Salabutau
Strokes:	Freestyle
Birth Date:	24 January 1984
Birth Place:	Minsk, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height:	1.80NaN0
Weight:	700NaN0
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Yahor Aliaksandravich Salabutau (Belarusian: Ягор Аляксандравіч Салабутаў, ; born January 24, 1984) is a Belarusian former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events.^[1] Salabutau qualified for the men's 200 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:51.23 from the Belarus Open Championships in Minsk.^[2] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including two-time Olympians Joshua Ilika Brenner of Mexico and Giancarlo Zolezzi of Chile. He raced to sixth place by three hundredths of a second (0.03) behind Algeria's Mahrez Mebarek in 1:53.03. Salabutau failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-seventh overall in the preliminaries.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Yahor Salabutau. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418085240/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sa/yegor-salobutov-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 27 April 2013.
2. Web site: Swimming – Men's 200m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 4). PDF. Athens 2004. Omega Timing. 19 April 2013.
3. Web site: Men's 200m Freestyle Heat 4. Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 15 August 2004. 31 January 2013.
4. News: Thomas. Stephen. Men's 200 Freestyle Prelims: Thorpe Fastest in 1:47.22; Hoogie, Keller, Phelps and Hackett All in the Mix. Swimming World Magazine. 15 August 2004. 27 March 2013.