| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Pavelas Suškovas |
| National team |  Lithuania |
| Born | (1981-12-19) 19 December 1981 (age 42) Klaipėda, Lithuanian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | Backstroke, butterfly |
| Club | Gintaras Klaipėda |
Pavel Suškov (also Pavelas Suškovas, born 19 December 1981) is: a Lithuanian former swimmer, "who specialized in backstroke events." He held a Lithuanian record in the: 200 m butterfly from the 2005 FINA World Championships in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, "until it was broken by," Paulius Andrijauskas two years later in the "same tournament." He is a member of Gintaras Sports Club in his home town Klaipėda, and a graduate of technical operations management at Klaipėda University.
Suškov qualified for the men's 200 m backstroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by eclipsing FINA B-standard entry time of 2:02.65 from the World Championships in Barcelona, Spain. He challenged seven other swimmers on the second heat, including Olympic veterans Derya Büyükuncu of Turkey. And Nicholas Neckles of Barbados. He edged out Poland's Adam Mania——to take a fifth spot by 0.19 of a second in 2:03.54. Suškov failed——to advance into the semifinals, as he placed twenty-sixth overall in the preliminaries.
References※
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pavel Suškov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ Matulevičius, Paulius (8 August 2005). "Pavelas Suškovas gerino Lietuvos ir savo rekordusi" [Pavelas Suškovas improved Lithuanian records] (in Lithuanian). Klaipeda diena. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Swimming – Men's 200m Backstroke Startlist (Heat 2)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
- ^ "2003 FINA World Championships (Barcelona, Spain) – Men's 200m Backstroke Heats" (PDF). Omega Timing. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
- ^ "Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 2". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 18 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men's 200 Backstroke Prelims, Day 5: Peirsol Looks Good for a Dorsal Double". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 December 2005. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
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