Sergey Punko

Sergey Punko
Personal information
Nationality Russian
Born (1981-01-10) 10 January 1981
Navapolatsk, Belarus
Sport
Sport Swimming
Club Youth of Moscow
Coach Vadim Labokha
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 4 6 3
World Championships 7 7 2
European Championships 2 3 1
Men's swimming
Representing  Belarus
Paralympic Games
2004 Athens400 m freestyle S12
2004 Athens200 m individual medley SM12
2008 Beijing400 m freestyle S12
2004 Athens100 m butterfly S12
2004 Athens4x100 m freestyle relay 49pts
2004 Athens100 m breaststroke SB12
2008 Beijing100 m butterfly S12
2008 Beijing100 m breaststroke SB12
2004 Athens100 m freestyle S12
2004 Athens4x100 m medley relay 49pts
IPC World Championships
2006 Durban400m Freestyle S12
2006 Durban200m Individual Medley SM12
2006 Durban100m Breaststroke S12
2006 Durban5km Open water
2006 Durban100m Freestyle S12
2006 Durban100m Butterfly S12
2006 Durban4x100m Freestyle relay 49pts
2006 Durban4x100m Medley relay 49pts
Representing  Russia
Paralympic Games
2012 London400 m freestyle S12
2012 London100 m butterfly S12
2012 London200 m individual medley SM12
IPC World Championships
2010 Eindhoven400m Freestyle S12
2010 Eindhoven4x100m Medley relay 49pts
2010 Eindhoven5km Open water S11-13
2010 Eindhoven200m Individual medley SM12
2010 Eindhoven100m Butterfly S12
2013 Montreal400m Freestyle S12
2010 Eindhoven100m Freestyle S12
2013 Montreal100m Breaststroke SB12
IPC European Championships
2009 Eindhoven400m Freestyle S12
2009 Eindhoven100m Breaststroke S12
2009 Eindhoven100m Butterfly S12
2009 Eindhoven200m Individual medley S12
2014 Eindhoven400m Freestyle S12
2016 Funchal400m Freestyle S13

Sergey Punko (also spelled Sergei, born 10 January 1981 in Navapolatsk) is a formerly Belarusian,[1] now Russian Paralympic swimmer. He was born with a progressive eye disease, but had normal sight as a child.[2] He started swimming at age 10, and competed nationally and internationally in able-bodied competition until he was 21.[2] By that time, he had less than 5% vision. Classified S12, he began swimming in disability meets in 2002.[2] He quickly broke long-standing world records, and was named World Disabled Swimmer of the Year in 2003.[2]

AS of the 2012 Paralympic Games he has won four gold medals, six silver, and three bronze medals.[3] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a gold and silver medals for Russia.[4]

As of February 2013, Punko holds S12 long course world records in 200, 400 and 800 metre freestyle and 200 metre butterfly events.[5]

References

  1. ↑ TVR on his getting a state award from Alexander Lukashenko Archived 2012-12-06 at Archive.is
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Disabled Swimmers of the Year: Sergei Punko and Danielle Watts". Swimming World Magazine. 24 December 2003. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
  3. ↑ IPC infostrada: Sergei Punko
  4. ↑ Swimmers open Russia’s golden account at London Paralympics
  5. ↑ IPC Swimming World Records - Long Course


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