Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Serhiy Anatoliyevich Serhieiev (also Serkan Atasay, Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Сергеєв; born March 11, 1970 in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2004, and 2008), a multiple-time Ukrainian champion, and a five-time Turkish record holder in the same stroke. He is also a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming.Atasay made his official debut, as a member of the Ukrainian team, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he placed twenty-third in the 200 m individual medley (2:06.30).Eight years later, Atasay qualified again for the 200 m individual medley by clearing a FINA B-cut of 2:03.01 from the Ukrainian Open Championships in Kiev. Swimming in heat four, he edged out Barbados' Bradley Ally to take a third spot and twenty-second overall by 0.03 of a second in 2:03.26.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Atasay accepted his nationality transfer by FINA to play for the Turkish team under a new name Serkan Atasay. He qualified for the third straight time in the 200 m individual medley by achieving a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:04.56 from the Acropolis Grand Prix in Athens, Greece. He challenged six other swimmers on the second heat, including two-time Olympian Miguel Molina of the Philippines. Atasay edged out Venezuela's Leopoldo Andara to take the sixth spot by nearly half a second (0.50) in 2:05.25. Atasay failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall in the preliminary heats.. }
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- Serkan_Atasay abstract "Serhiy Anatoliyevich Serhieiev (also Serkan Atasay, Ukrainian: Сергій Анатолійович Сергеєв; born March 11, 1970 in Zaporizhia, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and individual medley events. He is a three-time Olympian (1996, 2004, and 2008), a multiple-time Ukrainian champion, and a five-time Turkish record holder in the same stroke. He is also a member of Fenerbahçe Swimming.Atasay made his official debut, as a member of the Ukrainian team, at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, where he placed twenty-third in the 200 m individual medley (2:06.30).Eight years later, Atasay qualified again for the 200 m individual medley by clearing a FINA B-cut of 2:03.01 from the Ukrainian Open Championships in Kiev. Swimming in heat four, he edged out Barbados' Bradley Ally to take a third spot and twenty-second overall by 0.03 of a second in 2:03.26.At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Atasay accepted his nationality transfer by FINA to play for the Turkish team under a new name Serkan Atasay. He qualified for the third straight time in the 200 m individual medley by achieving a FINA B-standard entry time of 2:04.56 from the Acropolis Grand Prix in Athens, Greece. He challenged six other swimmers on the second heat, including two-time Olympian Miguel Molina of the Philippines. Atasay edged out Venezuela's Leopoldo Andara to take the sixth spot by nearly half a second (0.50) in 2:05.25. Atasay failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed forty-second overall in the preliminary heats.".