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]

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
2013 Palembang 50 m breaststroke
2013 Palembang 100 m breaststroke
2013 Palembang 4x100 m freestyle
2013 Palembang 4x100 m medley
2013 Palembang 4×200 m freestyle
Mediterranean Games
2013 Mersin 4×100 m medley

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.[2] 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.[3] Atasoy failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall on the first night of preliminaries.[4]

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
Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
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. "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 28. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  3. "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.
  4. "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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