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.

Tural Abbasov
Personal information
Full nameTural Abbasov
National team Azerbaijan
Born (1990-04-25) 25 April 1990 (age 34)
Baku, Azerbaijani SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight76 kg (168 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle

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

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tural Abbasov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. ^ "Swimming: Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
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