René Kolonko (born 18 August 1981) is a German former swimmer, who specialized in breaststroke events.[1] He is a member of the swimming team for SC Riesa an der Elbe in Riesa, and is coached and trained by Uwe Neumann.[2]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | René Kolonko |
| National team |  Germany |
| Born | 18 August 1981 Leipzig, East Germany |
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Weight | 87 kg (192 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Breaststroke |
| Club | SC Riesa |
| Coach | Uwe Neumann |
Kolonko represented Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where he competed in the men's 100 m breaststroke.[3] He had just barely advanced into the semifinals, after securing the sixteenth spot from the morning's preliminary heats, clocking at 1:02.09. Kolonko failed to advance into the final, but lowered his Olympic entry time (1:01.88) by six hundredths of a second (0.06), finishing his semifinal run with a time of 1:01.82.[4]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "René Kolonko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ Päsler, Uwe (8 August 2005). "René Kolonko fährt heute zum "Studenten-Olympia"" [Rene Kolonko travels today to the "Student-Olympia"] (in German). Sächsische Zeitung. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "DSV schlägt 35 Athleten für Athen vor" [Swimming: DSV sent 35 athletes for Athens] (in German). Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. 9 June 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
- ^ "Men's 100m Breaststroke Semifinal 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
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