Merdan Ataýew

Merdan Ataýew
Personal information
Born (1995-05-08) 8 May 1995
Height 196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Backstroke

Merdan Ataýew (born 8 May 1995) is a Turkmenistan swimmer. He competed in the men's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] He placed 33rd in the heats with a time of 56.34 seconds and did not qualify for the semifinals.[2] He was the flagbearer for Turkmenistan during the opening ceremony.[3]

References

  1. "Merdan Ataýew". Rio 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  2. "Rio 2016". Rio 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
  3. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-27.
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Serdar Hudayberdiyev
Flagbearer for  Turkmenistan
Rio de Janeiro 2016
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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