Nezir Karap (born 2 January 1994) is a Turkish swimmer, competing in the freestyle stroke event.[1] He was a member of Galatasaray Swimming before he transferred to Enkaspor,[1][2][3] and undertakes three days of strength training a week.[4]
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| National team |  Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1994 Istanbul, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | freestyle | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Enkaspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He won the silver medal in the 200 m freestyle, the bronze medal in the 400 m freestyle,[5] the bronze medal in the 800 m freestyle, the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m freestyle relay and the silver medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event of the Aquatics at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games in Palembang, Indonesia.[6]
Karap took the bronze medal in the 4 × 200 m freestyle relay event at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.[7]
He holds a number of national records including in 400m freestyle (3:50.07 in 2015),[2][8] 800m freestyle (7:59.20 in 2016),[9] 1500m freestyle (15:16.29 in 2016),[10] and 4 × 200 m freestyle relay (7:22.15 in 2015).[11]
He earned a quota spot for the 2016 Summer Olympics with his performance in the 400m freestyle event at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia.[12] His time was also a new national record.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Sporcu Bilgileri - Nezir Karap". olimpiyatkomitesi.org.tr (in Turkish). Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Yüzücümüz Nezir Karap Olimpiyat A Barajını Geçti" (in Turkish). Galatasaray Spor Kulübü. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Mustafa Acet Anısına Türkcell Açık Yaş Yüzme Şampiyonası (50 M.) Mersin 25-29.5.2016" (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye Yüzme Federasyonu. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Nezir KARAP | Profile | World Aquatics Official".
- ^ "Türkiye 19 madalya kazandı". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). 27 August 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "3. İslami Dayanışma Oyunları - Türkiye yüzmede 6 madalya kazandı". Spor Haberleri (in Turkish). 28 September 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Milliler bronz madalya kazandı". Spor X (in Turkish). 23 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Men's 400m Freestyle - 12th FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) Doha (QAT)". Doha 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "800 m Freestyle - Men Preliminary - LEN European Aquatics Championships" (PDF). London 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "1500 m Freestyle - Men Preliminary - LEN European Aquatics Championships" (PDF). London 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Men's 4x200m Freestyl - 16th FINA World Championships Kazan (RUS)". FINA. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- ^ "Milli yüzücü Rio 2016 biletini kaptı". Gündem Kıbrıs (in Turkish). 2 August 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
External links
edit- Nezir Karap at World Aquatics
- Nezir Karap at Olympics.com
- Nezir Karap at Olympedia
- Nezir Karap at the Turkish Olympic Committee's Olimpedya
- Nezir Karap at the Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (in Turkish)
