Ihar Boki Explained
Ihar Boki |
Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
Disability Class: | S13, SB13, SM13 |
Coach: | Gennady Vishnyakov[1] |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1994 |
Birth Place: | Bobruisk, Belarus |
Height: | 1.90m |
Show-Medals: | no |
Ihar Boki (be|Ігар Аляксандравіч Бокій; born 28 June 1994)[2] is a visually impaired Belarusian Paralympic swimmer. Competing at 4 Paralympics from 2012 to 2024, Boki has won 21 Gold Medals, 1 Silver, and 1 Bronze Medal. He is the most successful Para Swimmer in history., he holds the S13 long course world records in 100, 200 and 400 metre freestyle, 50 and 100 metre backstroke and 200 metres individual medley events.[3] In 2018, he was named the World Disabled Male Swimmer of the Year by Swimming World.[4]
Notes and References
- Web site: BOKI Ihar . ipc.infostradasports.com . 2021-10-04 . 4 October 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211004200545/http://ipc.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=870701&WinterGames=-1 . dead .
- Web site: Ihar Boki . The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited . 8 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908044444/http://www.london2012.com/paralympics/athlete/boki-ihar-5502694/index.html . 8 September 2012 .
- http://www.paralympic.org/sdms/web/sw/record.pdf.sw.php?xml=0&rct=RCTWR&dis=LC&gen=M&evt= IPC Swimming World Records – Long Course
- Web site: Swimming World Presents: "The 2018 Athletes of the Year" . Swimming World . 25 February 2019 . 3 January 2019.