Kemal Arda Gürdal
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| Nationality |
 TUR | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | February 7, 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Strokes | Freestyle | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Galatasaray Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kemal Arda Gürdal (born February 7, 1990) is a Turkish freestyle swimmer. The 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) tall athlete at 77 kg (170 lb) competes for Galatasaray Swimming in Istanbul, where he is coached by Dejan Pejıanovıc.[1]
At the 2012 European Aquatics Championships held in Debrecen, Hungary, he set a new national record in 100 m freestyle with 49.64, and equaled the national record in 200 m freestyle of Aytekin Mindan from 2002.[2]
Gürdal was invited for participation in the 100 m freestyle event at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won two silver and two bronze medals.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | ||
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| 2009 | World Aquatics Championships | Rome, Italy | 53 | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.79 | ||
| 47 | 400 m freestyle | 3:59.47 | |||||
| 2012 | Swim Cup Eindhoven[4] | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 6 | 100 m freestyle | 50.96 | ||
| 7 | 200 m freestyle | 1:53.32 | |||||
| 9 | 50 m backstroke | 26.60 | |||||
| Swim Cup[5] | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8 | 50 m freestyle | 23.79 | |||
| 11 | 100 m freestyle | 51.78 | |||||
| 5 | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.99 | |||||
| Summer Olympics | London, United Kingdom | 27 | 100 m freestyle | 49.71 | |||
| European Championships[2] | Debrecen, Hungary | 14 (prelim) | 100 m freestyle | 49.64 NR | |||
| 21 (prelim) | 200 m freestyle | 1:50.40 =Equalization of National Record belonging to Aytekin Mintan | World Championships (25 m) | Istanbul, Turkey | 24 | 200 m freestyle | 1:46.09 |
| 8 | 4x100 m freestyle relay | 3:13.73 | * | ||||
| 2013 | Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey |  |
100 m freestyle | |||
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4×100 m freestyle relay | ||||||
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4×200 m freestyle relay | ||||||
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4×100 m medley relay |
References
- ↑ "Türk Sporcular 2012 Londra Olimpiyatlarında-Yüzme-Kemal Arda Gürdal" (in Turkish). GSB. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "31th [sic] European Championship - LCM - Kemal Arda Gurdal". My Sport Records. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "Kemal Arda Gürdal'a olimpiyat daveti". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "Swim Cup Eindhoven - LCM - Kemal Arda Gurdal". My Sport Records. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ↑ "Swim Cup - LCM - Kemal Arda Gurdal". My Sport Records. Retrieved 2012-07-07.