Serhiy Klippert

Serhiy Klippert
Sergii Klippert Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S12
Personal information
NationalityUkrainian
Born31 March 1989 (1989-03-31) (age 37)
Sport
SportSwimming
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Ukraine
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens4x100 metre freestyle - 49 points
Gold medal – first place2004 Athens4x100 metre medley - 49 points
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio100 metre backstroke - S12
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens100 metre backstroke - S12
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing100 metre backstroke - S12
Silver medal – second place2008 Beijing100 metre freestyle - S12
Silver medal – second place2020 Tokyo100 metre backstroke - S12
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing4x60 metre relay - S12
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing100 metre breaststroke - SB12
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing200m individual medley - SM12
Bronze medal – third place2008 Beijing400 metre freestyle - S12
Bronze medal – third place2012 London400m metre freestyle - S12
IPC Swimming World Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban4x100 m freestyle 49 pts
Gold medal – first place2006 Durban4x100 m medley 49 pts
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban400 freestyle S12
Silver medal – second place2006 Durban200 medley SM12
Silver medal – second place2015 Glasgow100 m backstroke (S12)
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal100 m backstroke – S12

Sergii Klippert (born 31 March 1989) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events.[1]

Swimming career

Klippert has competed at three Paralympic games, in 2004, 2008 and 2012, winning a total of ten medals including two gold. In the 2004 games he competed in the 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle as well as winning silver in the 100m backstroke behind Belarusian Raman Makarau who set a new Paralympic games record he was also part of the Ukrainian teams that won the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley gold medals, both in world record times. In Beijing in 2008 he finished fourth in the 100m butterfly as well as finishing second in the 100m freestyle behind his compatriot Maksym Veraksa who won in a new world record time. He also finished second in the 100m backstroke behind world record breaker Alexander Nevolin-Svetov of Russia, he then finished behind both Maksym and Alexander in the 50m freestyle and 200m medley and picked up further bronzes in the 400m freestyle and 100m breaststroke.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Biography overview: Klippert, Sergii". paralympic.org. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Sergii Klippert". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
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