Ruslan Ismailov (russian: Руслан Исмаилов; born October 4, 1989) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in freestyle events. Ismailov became one of the youngest swimmers (aged 14) to compete at the
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...
in
Athens, representing his nation
Kyrgyzstan. He qualified for the
men's 200 m freestyle, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:55.06 from the Russian Championships in
Moscow. He participated in heat one against two other swimmers
Igor Erhartić of Serbia and Montenegro, and
Zurab Khomasuridze of Georgia. Ismailov rounded out the small field of three to last place with a time of 2:01.53, nearly 17 seconds off the world record set by
Ian Thorpe in 2001. Ismailov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-ninth overall in the preliminaries.
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1989 births
Living people
Kyrgyzstani male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers for Kyrgyzstan
Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Bishkek
20th-century Kyrgyzstani people
21st-century Kyrgyzstani people
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