Demir Atasoy

Demir Atasoy
	Netanya 2015
Personal information
Full name	Dmytro Cherkasov
Nationality	Turkey
Born	26 May 1987 (age 37); Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Breaststroke
Club	Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing Turkey
Islamic Solidarity Games
Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Open Games
	Updated on October 11, 2013

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]

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

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	17th Mediterranean Games	Mersin, Turkey	3rd	4 × 100 m medley
	3rd Islamic Solidarity Games	Palembang, Indonesia	1st	50 m breaststroke	28.21
			1st	100 m breaststroke	1:02.27
			1st	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	3:24.77
			1st	4 × 100 m medley relay	3:44.20
			2nd	4 × 200 m freestyle relay	7:32.20

References

^ 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.
^ "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.
^ "Olympic Cut Sheet – Men's 100m Breaststroke" (PDF). Swimming World Magazine. p. 28. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
^ "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.
^ "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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[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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