Uladzimir Izotau

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Uladzimir Izotau
Postage stamp "Medalists of the XV Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro"
Personal information
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 35)
Homyel, Soviet Union
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sport
Country Belarus
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityVisual impairment
Disability classS12
Coached byGennady Vishnyakov (personal trainer)
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Belarus
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100m breaststroke SB13
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100m breaststroke SB12
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2017 Mexico City 100m breaststroke SB12
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100m breaststroke SB12
Silver medal – second place 2018 Dublin 100m breaststroke SB13

Uladzimir Izotau (born 6 September 1988) is a Belarusian para swimmer who specialises in the breaststroke.[1] At the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, he won the gold medal in the men’s 100m breaststroke SB12 final.[2] The games were commemorated on postage stamps all over the world. Izotau represented Belarus.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Athlete Bio". paralympic.org. 31 October 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ Bloor, S., Bynon, D. (2016), "Paralympic Games 2016: day six – in pictures", The Guardian, retrieved 13 July 2022
  3. ^ McCarty, D. (2016), Rio 2016 Games celebrated on stamps all over the globe, retrieved 13 July 2022