Illya Chuyev
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Illya Viktorovych Chuyev |
| Nationality |
 Ukraine |
| Born |
31 March 1984 Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Butterfly |
Illya Viktorovych Chuyev (Ukrainian: Ілля Вікторович Чуєв; born March 31, 1984 in Zaporizhia) is a Ukrainian swimmer, who specialized in butterfly events.[1][2] Chuyev qualified for the men's 200 m butterfly at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 1:58.88 from the Ukrainian Summer Cup in Kharkiv.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including former semifinalist Hsu Chi-chieh of the Chinese Taipei. Chuyev edged out Romania's Alexandru Coci to notch a fourth spot by two hundredths of a second (0.02) in 1:59.65. Chuyev failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-eighth overall in the preliminaries.[4]
References
- ↑ "Illya Chuyev". London 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Illya Chuyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Qualifying Athletes – Men's 200 m butterfly" (PDF). FINA. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ "Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2". London 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
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