Dmitrii Kokarev

Dmitrii Kokarev (also spelled Dmitry, born February 11, 1991 in Nizhny Novgorod) is a Russian swimmer.

Dmitrii Kokarev
Medal record
Men's para swimming (S2)
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing200 m freestyle S2
2008 Beijing100 m freestyle S2
2008 Beijing50 m backstroke S2
2008 Beijing50 m freestyle S2
2012 London200 m freestyle S2
2012 London100 m freestyle S2
2012 London50 m freestyle S2
2012 London50 m backstroke S2
World Championships
2015 Glasgow50 m backstroke S2
2015 Glasgow100 m backstroke S2
2015 Glasgow200 m freestyle S2
European Championships
2014 Eindhoven50 m freestyle S2
2014 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S2
2016 Funchal200 m freestyle S2
2016 Funchal100 m backstroke S2
2009 Reykjavik200 m freestyle S2
2009 Reykjavik50 m freestyle S2
2014 Eindhoven100 m freestyle S2
2016 Funchal50 m freestyle S2
2016 Funchal50 m backstroke S2

Career

He represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals in the 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle events.[1] Kokarev competes in the S2 disability category, for athletes with severe disabilities. He set a world record in the S2 200 metres (660 ft) freestyle, with a time of 4:45.43.[2] His time in the 100 metres (330 ft) event was 2:19.39.[3]

References
  1. "Russian Dmitry Kokarev won gold medal at the Paralympics Games in Beijing". The Voice of Russia. Archived from the original on November 2, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2008.
  2. "Swimming Day 1 Review: World and Paralympic records flood the Water Cube". Xinhua. Archived from the original on September 10, 2008. Retrieved September 7, 2008.
  3. "Swimmer celebrate successful morning in the pool". SportFocus. Retrieved September 8, 2008.


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