Igor Sitnikov ( kk, Игорь Ситников; born July 13, 1977) is a Kazakh former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. He won a bronze medal at the

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, and later represented

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at the

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. Sitnikov made his official debut at the

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, where he shared bronze medals with China's Zhao Lifeng and Chinese Taipei's Huang Chih-yung in the 100 m freestyle (52.21). At the

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, Sitnikov competed only in two swimming events. He eclipsed a FINA B-cut of 51.69 (100 m freestyle) from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in

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. On the first day of the Games, Sitnikov placed twenty-first for the Kazakhstan team in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. Teaming with

Sergey Borisenko Sergey Borisenko (russian: Сергей Борисенко; born May 28, 1971) is a retired male freestyle swimmer from Kazakhstan. He competed in two consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996 (Atlanta, Georgia). His bes ...

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, and

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in heat three, Sitnikov swam a lead-off leg and recorded a split of 52.56, but the Kazakhs settled only for last place in a final time of 3:28.90. Three days later, in the

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, Sitnikov placed fifty-third on the morning prelims. Swimming in heat five, he raced to a fifth seed by 0.15 seconds ahead of Chinese Taipei's

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in 52.57. Two years later, at the

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, Sitnikov failed to medal in any of his individual events, finishing eighth in the

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(23.68), and eleventh, through a consolation final round, in the

(52.42).

References

1977 births Living people Kazakhstani male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers for Kazakhstan Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games Swimmers at the 2002 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in swimming Sportspeople from Temirtau Asian Games bronze medalists for Kazakhstan {{Kazakhstan-swimming-bio-stub Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games 20th-century Kazakhstani people