Peter Mankoč
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 Peter Mankoč |
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Competitor for  Slovenia |
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| Men’s Swimming | |||
| World Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 2002 Moscow[1] | 100 m medley | |
| Gold | 2004 Indianapolis | 100 m medley | |
| Gold | 2008 Manchester | 100 m butterfly | |
| Silver | 2002 Moscow | 200 m medley | |
| Silver | 2006 Shanghai[2] | 100 m medley | |
| Silver | 2008 Manchester | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2004 Indianapolis[3] | 100 m butterfly | |
| European Championships (LC) | |||
| Silver | 2008 Eindhoven | 100 m butterfly | |
| European Championships (SC) | |||
| Gold | 2007 Debrecen | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2007 Debrecen | 100 m butterfly | |
| Gold | 2006 Helsinki | 100 m medley | |
| Silver | 2006 Helsinki | 100 m butterfly | |
| Gold | 2005 Trieste | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2005 Trieste | 100 m butterfly | |
| Gold | 2004 Riesa | 100 m medley | |
| Gold | 2003 Dublin | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2003 Dublin | 200 m medley | |
| Gold | 2002 Riesa | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2002 Riesa | 200 m medley | |
| Gold | 2001 Anwerpen | 100 m medley | |
| Gold | 2001 Anwerpen | 200 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2001 Anwerpen | 50 m backstroke | |
| Gold | 2000 Valencia | 100 m medley | |
| Bronze | 2000 Valencia | 200 m medley | |
| Silver | 1999 Lisbon | 100 m medley | |
| Summer Universiade | |||
| Silver | 2003 Daegu | 50 m freestyle | |
| Silver | 2003 Daegu | 200 m freestyle | |
| Bronze | 2001 Beijing | 200 m medley | |
Peter Mankoč (born July 4, 1978 in Ljubljana, 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.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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. [4] 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
| Stroke | Points | Ranked | Time | Year |
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| 100 m medley | 1039 | #2 | 0:52.63 | 2001 |
| 100 m butterfly | 996 | #4 | 0:50.60 | 2007 |
| 200 m medley | 976 | #10 | 1:56.13 | 2002 |
| 50 m freestyle | 929 | #27 | 0:21.81 | 2002 |
| 50 m butterfly | 924 | #28 | 0:23,56 | 2006 |
| 100 m freestyle | 916 | #48 | 0:48.18 | 2003 |
| 50 m backstroke | 904 | #31 | 0:24.54 | 2001 |
50 m course
| Stroke | Points | Ranked | Time | Year |
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| 50 m butterfly | 975 | #12 | 0:23.74 | 2007 |
| 100 m butterfly | 968 | #8 | 0:52.30 | 2007 |
| 100 m freestyle | 945 | #26 | 0:49.22 | 2005 |
| 200 m medley | 932 | #29 | 2:01.57 | 2002 |
| 200 m freestyle | 920 | #50 | 1:48.92 | 2003 |
| 50 m freestyle | 918 | #30 | 0:22.51 | 2005 |
[edit] Future
Mankoč intends to participate in Short Course World Championships 2008 in Manchester and in Olympic Games in Beijing[5], where his emphasis will be on 100 m butterfly event.
[edit] References
- ^ 2002 World Championships - Short Course Swim Rankings results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Shanghai 2006 results. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ 7th FINA World Championships - 25m Indianapolis 2004. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ Fina Points. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
- ^ Slovenian National TV Site. Retrieved on 2007-12-17.
[edit] External links
- Swim Rankings profile
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Preceded by Neil Walker |
Men's 100 metre individual medley world record holder (short course) December 15, 2001 – January 25, 2003 |
Succeeded by Thomas Rupprath |
