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Maxim Podoprigora 
Personal information Born April 18, 1978
Kyiv, UkraineHeight 6'1" (186 cm) Weight 187 lbs (85 kg) Sport Sport Swimming Maxim Podoprigora (born April 18, 1978) is an Austrian Olympic swimmer.[1]
He is Jewish, and was born in Kyiv, Ukraine.[2][3][4]
He studied at the University of Vienna in Vienna, Austria.[1] He serves in the Austrian Army.[1]
He swims for the club SC Austria Wien and ASV Wien in Vienna, Austria.[1][2]
In 1998, he won a bronze medal in the European Short Course swimming championship in the 200 m breaststroke. In 2000, he won a bronze medal at the European Championships in the 200 m breaststroke. In 2001, he won a silver medal at the World Championships in the 200 m breaststroke, and won the 200 m breaststroke European Short Course swimming championship. In 2002, he won a silver medal in the 200 m breaststroke European Short Course swimming championship.[5]
He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney in 200 m breaststroke, in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens in 100 m breaststroke and 200 m breaststroke, and in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing in 200 m breaststroke.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "2008 Beijing Summer Olympics | Maxim PODOPRIGORA Profile & Bio, Photos & Videos". 2008.nbcolympics.com. April 18, 1978. http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=63805/bio/index.html. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Maxim Podoprigora Biography and Olympic Results". Sports-reference.com. April 18, 1978. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/maxim-podoprigora-1.html. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ Bob Wechsler. Day by day in Jewish sports history. http://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&pg=PA336&lpg=PA336&dq=Maxim+Podoprigora+jewish&source=bl&ots=M-qdboffBK&sig=3PM9sAHyM0NcjWLZA0Q3mVlbT-Y&hl=en&ei=-VC7ToXNC6nc0QG94sDeCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Maxim%20Podoprigora%20jewish&f=false. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Podoprigora, Maxim". Jewsinsports.org. April 18, 1978. http://www.jewsinsports.org/Olympics.asp?sport=olympics&ID=720. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
- ^ "Swimming – Maxim Podoprigora (Austria): season totals". The-sports.org. http://www.the-sports.org/swimming-podoprigora-maxim-results-identity-s10-c2-b4-o6-w8378.html. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
European Short Course Champions in Men's 200 m Breaststroke 1996: Aleksandr Gukov (BLR) • 1998: Adam Whitehead (GBR) • 1999 – 2000: Stéphan Perrot (FRA) • 2001: Maxim Podoprigora (AUT) • 2002: Davide Rummolo (ITA) • 2003: Ian Edmond (GBR) • 2004: Paolo Bossini (ITA) • 2005: Sławomir Kuczko (POL) • 2006 – 2007: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) • 2008: Hugues Duboscq (FRA) • 2009: Dániel Gyurta (HUN) • 2010: Marco Koch (GER)
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
- Austrian swimmers
- Male breaststroke swimmers
- Ukrainian swimmers
- Swimmers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic swimmers of Austria
- Austrian people of Ukrainian descent
- Sportspeople from Vienna
- University of Vienna alumni
- People from Kiev
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