Jonatan Kopelev
Personal information | |||||||||
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Nickname | Johnny[1] | ||||||||
Nationality | Israeli | ||||||||
Born | (1991-10-01) 1 October 1991 (age 32) | ||||||||
Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||
Sport | |||||||||
Sport | Swimming | ||||||||
Strokes | Backstroke | ||||||||
Club | Maccabi Haifa | ||||||||
Medal record
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Jonatan Kopelev (or Yehonatan, Hebrew: יהונתן קופלב; born 1 October 1991) is an Israeli swimmer. He competes in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 50 m backstroke. He won a gold medal in the 50 m backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships.
Early and personal life
Kopelev began swimming at age seven, at the Maccabi Haifa Carmel club.[1] He and his wife Monada live in Haifa, Israel.[1]
Swimming career
His club is Maccabi Haifa.[2] Kopelev competes in 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 50 m backstroke.[3]
Kopelev won a gold medal in the 50 metre backstroke at the 2012 European Aquatics Championships in Debrecen, Hungary.[1] In doing so he became the first Israeli swimmer to win a gold medal at the European championships.[1] He qualified for the 2012 Olympics, swimming a 54.38 in the 100 m backstroke in a competition in Slovenia in June 2012, but was unable to compete in the Games due to an appendectomy.[4][5]
Kopelev came in eighth in the men’s 50 m backstroke at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships, with a lifetime best of 24.73.[6]
In July 2016 he posted the fastest time in 2016 for the men’s 50 m backstroke with a time of 24.60, also setting a new Israeli record.[7]
In December 2018 Kopelev came in second in the 50 S backstroke in the Israel International Arena Winter Championship with a time of 24.25.[2]
Kopelev competed for Israel at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jonatan Kopelev | fina.org - Official FINA website". www.fina.org.
- ^ a b "Jonatan Kopelev | Swimcloud". www.swimcloud.com.
- ^ "Swimming - Yssela Adiane Yilian Wee Erquiaga (Singapore)". www.the-sports.org.
- ^ staff, T. O. I. "Israeli swimmers make finals in World Championships". www.timesofisrael.com.
- ^ "Israel's Kopelev books London 2012 ticket". June 3, 2012.
- ^ "European Championships Preview - Men's Backstroke". SwimSwam. August 14, 2014.
- ^ "Kopelev Posts the Fastest 50 Backstroke of 2016". SwimSwam. July 28, 2016.
- ^ "2019 FINA World Aquatics Championships: Day 7 Prelims Recap". SwimSwam. July 27, 2019.
External links
- The-sports.org
- Instagram page
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- 1999: Stev Theloke (GER)
- 2000: Stev Theloke (GER)
- 2002: Thomas Rupprath (GER)
- 2004: Stev Theloke (GER)
- 2006: Helge Meeuw (GER)
- 2008: Aristeidis Grigoriadis (GRE)
- 2010: Camille Lacourt (FRA)
- 2012: Jonatan Kopelev (ISR)
- 2014: Vladimir Morozov (RUS)
- 2016: Camille Lacourt (FRA)
- 2018: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)
- 2020: Kliment Kolesnikov (RUS)
- 2022: Apostolos Christou (GRE)
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