- Peter Mankoč
Infobox Swimmer
swimmername=Peter Mankoč
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fullname = Peter Mankoč
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nationality = SLO
strokes = Butterfly and Medley
club = Plavalni Klub Ilirija
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birthdate = birth date and age|1978|7|4
birthplace =Ljubljana
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height = height|m=1.92
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medaltemplates=Peter Mankoč (born
July 4 ,1978 inLjubljana ,Slovenia ) is one of the best Slovenian swimmers of all time and one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event.Personal
Peter Mankoč was born in Ljubljana, where he has been living his entire life. Swimming was his first love; as many other successful swimmers, he too started training very young, at age of 8. As one of the best Slovenian athletes he has been employed as a police officer by Slovenian government.
Swimming
With height of 1.92 m and weight of 87 kg, Mankoč has always been a short distance swimmer. His strength and explosiveness led to short courses sprint preference, where he has achieved his best results.
Peter Mankoč is a member of Ilirija Ljubljana swimming club, where he developed under coach Dimitrij Mancevič.
Swimming Career Overview
Peter Mankoč participated in three Olympic Games, 1996, 2000 and 2004. His best result is 13th place from 2004 Olympic Games, where he finished 13th in the freestyle event.
He also participated in 4 World Championships, from 2001 to 2007. His best results are 8th place from 2007’s 100 m butterfly event and 7th place from 2003’s 200 m medley event. Apart from that, he has 8 other half finals finishes.
He was swimming in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 European Championship competitions with 4 finals appearances.
Apart from 5 short course World Championships medals, he also has 7 other finals finishes from 1997 to 2006.
Mankoč participated in 11 European Championship short course events, where he collected 17 medals in 26 finals appearances. He is most known for being the only swimmer with 8 consecutive gold medals in one discipline.
Personal Best Times
Mankoč’s best times are sorted by FINA points calculation, a scoring system of the world swimming federation, which allows comparisons amongst different events. [cite web|url=http://www.fina.org/swimming/FINApoints/index.php |title=Fina Points |accessdate=2007-12-17 ] The points are correct in 2004-2008 Olympic game cycle. The ranking is correct
as of December 2007 and represents European all-time ranking of personal records.25m course
50 m course
Future
Mankoč intends to participate in Short Course World Championships 2008 in Manchester and in Olympic Games in Beijing [cite web|url=http://www.rtvslo.si/sport/modload.php?&c_mod=rnews&op=sections&func=read&c_menu=8&c_id=37088 |title=Slovenian National TV Site |accessdate=2007-12-17 ] , where his emphasis will be on 100 m butterfly event.
References
* [http://www.plavalna-zveza.si Slovenian Swimming Federation]
* [http://www.mankoc.com Official Web site]External links
* Swim Rankings [http://www.swimrankings.net/index.php?page=athleteDetail&athleteId=1536660 profile]
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