Ziv Kalontarov (also "Kalontorov" and "Kalntrov"; Hebrew: זיו קלונטרוב; born 15 January 1997) is an Israeli swimmer.[2]
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| Birth name | זיו קלונטרוב | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Zu | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Born | January 15, 1997 Rishon LeZion, Israel | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | ||||||||||||||
| Strokes | 50 m and 100 m freestyle | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In April 2015, Kalontarov won the International School Sport Federation (ISF) Swimming World Schools Championship in both the 50 m freestyle (in 22.39) and the 100 m freestyle (in 50.49) in Poznań, Poland. At the age of 18 representing Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, he won a gold medal with a European Games record time of 22.16 in the 50 m freestyle and thereby winning the European Junior Swimming Championships, on 27 June 2015. His time in the final established a new senior Israeli national swimming record in the 50 m freestyle. It qualified him to represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Early life
Kalontarov was born on 15 January 1997 in Rishon LeZion, Israel.[1] He attended Makif Omer High School, and his nickname is "Zu".[1]
Swimming career
When Kalontarov was young, his mother trained him, and his father is now his coach.[3] He trains about 21 hours per week.[3]
Kalontarov won the 2015 International School Sport Federation (ISF) Swimming World Schools Championship in both the 50 m freestyle (in 22.39) and the 100 m freestyle (in 50.49) in Poznań, Poland, on 19 April 2015.[3]
At the age of 18. Kalontarov represented Israel at the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan. He won a gold medal with a European Games record time of 22.16 in the 50 m freestyle and thereby winning the European Junior Swimming Championships, on 27 June 2015, after also having the fastest times in both the heat and semi-final of the event.[4][5][6][7] His time in the final established a new senior Israeli national swimming record in the 50 m freestyle, breaking the old record of 22.54, as well as a new personal record for Kalontarov.[5][8][9]
The race result placed him in the top 20 in the world.[4] It also qualified Kalontarov to represent Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[5][8]
References
- ^ a b c d "Baku 2015 1St European Games – Athletes – KALONTAROV Ziv". Baku 2015.
- ^ "Men's 50 m freestyle; Final", baku2015.com, 27 June 2015
- ^ a b c "Questions put to Selected World Champion Gold Medalists; Kalantarov, Ziv, Omer", Express Magazine, 19 April 2015
- ^ a b Craig Lord (27 June 2015). "Swimming News: Ziv Kalontarov, The Sprint Star Of David, Dominates The Dash In 22.1 At Baku Finale". swimvortex.com.
- ^ a b c "Israel add gold to medal march in Baku". The Jewish Chronicle.
- ^ "Men's 50 m freestyle; Final; Results", baku2015.com, 27 June 2015
- ^ "Eight-gold Russia complete Baku 2015 European Games swimming competition in style". insidethegames.biz.
- ^ a b "Israelis win 12 medals at 2015 European Games". ISRAEL21c.
- ^ "Israel catching sprint fever with gold, nat'l record from Kalontarov". SwimSwam.
External links
- "Israel's Kalontarov wins Men's 50m Freestyle | Swimming | Baku 2015 European Games" (video), Baku 2015 European Games, 27 June 2015