Tural Abbasov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tural Abbasov |
| National team |
 Azerbaijan |
| Born |
25 April 1990 Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Freestyle |
Tural Abbasov (born April 25, 1990) is an Azerbaijani swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.[1] He represented his nation Azerbaijan at the 2008 Summer Olympics, placing himself among the top 80 swimmers in the 50 m freestyle.
Abbasov was invited by FINA to compete as a lone male swimmer for Azerbaijan in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Swimming in heat four, Abbasov raced his way to fourth place in a splash-and-dash finish with a lifetime best of 26.31 seconds. Abbasov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed seventy-eighth overall out of ninety-seven swimmers in the prelims.[2]
References
- ↑ "Tural Abbasov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ↑ "Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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