- Dmitry Kokarev (swimmer)
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Medal record Swimming (S2) Competitor for Russia Paralympic Games Gold 2008 Beijing 200 m freestyle Gold 2008 Beijing 100 m freestyle Gold 2008 Beijing 50 m backstroke Silver 2008 Beijing 50 m freestyle Dmitry Kokarev (born 1991) is a Russian swimmer.
He represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, winning two gold medals in the 200 metre freestyle and 100 metre freestyle events.[1] Kokarev competes in the S2 disability category, for athletes with severe disabilities. He set a world record in the S2 200 m freestyle, with a time of 4:45.43.[2] His time in the 100 m event was 2:19.39.[3]
References
- ^ "Russian Dmitry Kokarev won gold medal at the Paralympics Games in Beijing", The Voice of Russia, September 9, 2008
- ^ "Swimming Day 1 Review: World and Paralympic records flood the Water Cube", Xinhua, September 7, 2008
- ^ "Swimmer celebrate successful morning in the pool", SportFocus, September 8, 2008
Categories:- Paralympic swimmers of Russia
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Russia
- Russian swimmers
- Living people
- World record holders in paralympic swimming
- 1991 births
- Russian swimming biography stubs
- Paralympic medalist stubs
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