Valeryan Khuroshvili

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]

Valeryan Khuroshvili
Personal information
Full nameValiarian Biezhanovich Khuroshvili
National team Belarus
Born (1979-04-04) 4 April 1979
Mahilyow, Belarusian SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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]

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Valeryan Khuroshvili". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
  2. "Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Sydney 2000. Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 4×200m Freestyle Relay Heat 1" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 341. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Wide-open race in the men's 100 free". Canoe.ca. 18 September 2000. Retrieved 26 May 2013.
  5. "Sydney 2000: Swimming Results (September 19, 2000)". ESPN. 19 September 2000. Retrieved 27 June 2013.


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