Demir Atasoy

Demir Atasoy (also Dmitry Cherkasov, born May 26, 1987, in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer, who specialized in the breaststroke events.[1] Laureate of the National Rating «Top 100 Outstanding Men of Kyiv Region».[2]

Demir Atasoy
Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full nameDmytro Cherkasov
Nationality Turkey
Born (1987-05-26) 26 May 1987
Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBreaststroke
ClubFenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing  Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang 4x100 m freestyle
Gold medal – first place2013 Palembang 4x100 m medley
Silver medal – second place2013 Palembang 4×200 m freestyle
2017 Baku
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku 100 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku 50 m breaststroke
Gold medal – first place2017 Baku 4x100 m medley


Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal – third place2013 Mersin 4×100 m medley
Mediterranean Open Games
Bronze medal – third place2016 Marseille 50 m breaststroke

Atasoy qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard time of 1:02.43 from the Croatian Open Championships in Dubrovnik.[3] He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including three-time Olympian Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson of Iceland. Atasoy edged out Serbia's Čaba Silađi to take the second spot by six hundredths of a second (0.06), posting his lifetime best of 1:02.25.[4] Atasoy failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall on the first night of preliminaries.[5]

At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay.

He won four gold medals and one silver medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.

Achievements
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 17th Mediterranean GamesMersin, Turkey 3rd4 × 100 m medley
3rd Islamic Solidarity GamesPalembang, Indonesia 1st50 m breaststroke28.21
1st100 m breaststroke1:02.27
1st4 × 100 m freestyle relay3:24.77
1st4 × 100 m medley relay3:44.20
2nd4 × 200 m freestyle relay7:32.20

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Demir Atasoy". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. "Дмитрий Черкасов вошел в Топ-100 видатних чоловіків Київщини | Холостяк" (in Russian). 2019-11-06. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  3. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 28. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. "Yüzmede Demir Atasoy elendi" [Demir Atasoy eliminated in swimming] (in Turkish). Milliyet. 9 August 2008. Archived from the original on 6 July 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  5. "Men's 100m Breaststroke Heat 4". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.


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