Maxim Podoprigora (born April 18, 1978 in

Kiev, Ukraine Kyiv, also spelled Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. It is in north-central Ukraine along the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2021, its population was 2,962,180, making Kyiv the List of European cities by populat ...

) is an Olympic breaststroke swimmer from

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. He has swum for Austria at three Olympics (

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, 2004 and

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) swimming the 200 breaststroke at all three and the 100 breaststroke in 2004. He swims for Vienna Swim Club (ASV Wien) and studied at the

University of Vienna The University of Vienna (german: Universität Wien) is a public research university located in Vienna, Austria. It was founded by Duke Rudolph IV in 1365 and is the oldest university in the German-speaking world. With its long and rich hist ...

. He serves in the Austrian Army. His primary event is the 200 breaststroke. In 2001, he garnered a silver medal at the

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in the event, in an Austrian Record of 2:11.09. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 200 breaststroke. At the European Short Course Championships, he has won medals in the event in:

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(bronze), 2001 (gold), and 2002 (silver). He is Jewish.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Podoprigora, Maxim 1978 births Living people Austrian Jews Austrian people of Ukrainian-Jewish descent Jewish swimmers Austrian male breaststroke swimmers Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic swimmers of Austria Ukrainian emigrants to Austria Ukrainian Jews Swimmers from Vienna University of Vienna alumni Sportspeople from Kyiv World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming