Dmitrii Kokarev (also spelled Dmitry, born February 11, 1991, in
Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod ( ; rus, links=no, Нижний Новгород, a=Ru-Nizhny Novgorod.ogg, p=ˈnʲiʐnʲɪj ˈnovɡərət ), colloquially shortened to Nizhny, from the 13th to the 17th century Novgorod of the Lower Land, formerly known as Gork ...
) is a Russian
swimmer
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.
Career
He
represented Russia at the
2008 Summer Paralympics
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in
Beijing
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, winning two gold medals in the 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle events. Kokarev competes in the
S2 disability category, for athletes with severe disabilities. He set a world record in the S2 freestyle, with a time of 4:45.43. His time in the event was 2:19.39.
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Living people
1991 births
Russian male freestyle swimmers
Paralympic swimmers for Russia
Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
Paralympic silver medalists for Russia
Paralympic bronze medalists for Russia
Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
World record holders in paralympic swimming
Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
Paralympic medalists in swimming
Russian male backstroke swimmers
S2-classified para swimmers
Sportspeople from Nizhny Novgorod
21st-century Russian people
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