Peter Mankoč

Peter Mankoč (born 4 July 1978 in Ljubljana, Slovenia)[4] is a Slovenian swimmer. He is one of the most successful short course European Championship swimmers in the history of the event. Mankoč is the former world record holder in the 100 meter individual medley (short course).

Peter Mankoč
Mankoč in Vienna, 2008
Personal information
Nationality Slovenia
Born (1978-07-04) 4 July 1978
Ljubljana, SR Slovenia
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly and individual medley
ClubPlavalni Klub Ilirija
Medal record
World Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2002 Moscow[1]100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2004 Indianapolis 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Manchester 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2002 Moscow 200 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Shanghai[2]100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2008 Manchester 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Indianapolis[3]100 m butterfly
European Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2008 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly
European Championships (SC)
Gold medal – first place 2000 Valencia 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2001 Anwerpen 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2001 Anwerpen 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2002 Riesa 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2003 Dublin 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2004 Riesa 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Trieste 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2006 Helsinki 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2007 Debrecen 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rijeka 100 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2011 Szczecin 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 1999 Lisbon 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2006 Helsinki 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2009 Istanbul 100 m butterfly
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 100 m medley
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chartres 4×50 m mixed medley
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Valencia 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Anwerpen 50 m backstroke
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Riesa 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dublin 200 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Trieste 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Debrecen 100 m butterfly
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Istanbul 100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m butterfly
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu 50 m freestyle
Silver medal – second place 2003 Daegu 200 m freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Beijing 200 m medley
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2001 Tunis 200 m medley
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 100 m butterfly
Gold medal – first place 2005 Almería 4×100 m medley
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Pescara 100 m butterfly

Personal

Mankoč was born in Ljubljana, where he has lived most of his life. He began swimming competitively at the age of eight. During his swimming career, he was employed as a police officer by the Slovenian government.[5]

He is married to an Estonian swimmer Triin Aljand.[6] They have two daughters Brina and Elise and one son Erik.

Swimming

With height of 1.92 m and weight of 87 kg, Mankoč has always been a short distance swimmer. His strength and explosiveness led to short courses sprint preference, where he has achieved his best results.

Mankoč is a member of Ilirija Ljubljana swimming club, where he developed under coach Dimitrij Mancevič.

Swimming career overview

Mankoč participated in five Olympic Games, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.[7] His best result is a 10th place in the 100 metre butterfly at the 2008 Olympic Games.

He also participated in four long course World Championships, from 2001 to 2007.

He was swimming in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2004 European Championship competitions with 4 finals appearances.

Apart from 5 short course World Championships medals, he also has 7 other finals finishes from 1997 to 2006.

Mankoč participated in 11 European Championship short course events, where he collected 17 medals in 26 finals appearances. He is the only swimmer with nine consecutive gold medals in one discipline, the 100 meter individual medley. In this event, he won 14 consecutive medals, from 1999 to 2012.

Personal best times
Mankoč on podium of the 2010 European SC WC in Eindhoven

Mankoč’s best times are sorted by FINA points calculation, a scoring system of the world swimming federation, which allows comparisons amongst different events.[8] The points are correct in 2004–2008 Olympic game cycle. The ranking is correct as of December 2007 and represents European all-time ranking of personal records.

25 m course

Stroke Points Ranked Time Year
100 m medley 1039 #1 0:50.76 2009
100 m butterfly 996 #4 0:50.60 2007
200 m medley 976 #10 1:56.13 2002
50 m freestyle 929 #27 0:21.81 2002
50 m butterfly 924 #28 0:23,56 2006
100 m freestyle 916 #48 0:48.18 2003
50 m backstroke 904 #31 0:24.54 2001

50 m course

Stroke Points Ranked Time Year
50 m butterfly 975 #12 0:23.74 2007
100 m butterfly 968 #8 0:52.30 2007
100 m freestyle 945 #26 0:49.22 2005
200 m medley 932 #29 2:01.57 2002
200 m freestyle 920 #50 1:48.92 2003
50 m freestyle 918 #30 0:22.51 2005

References
  1. "2002 World Championships – Short Course Swim Rankings results". Archived from the original on 2007-09-08. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  2. "Shanghai 2006 results". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. "7th FINA World Championships – 25m Indianapolis 2004" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  4. (in Slovene) Mankoč's bio Archived 2009-07-21 at the Wayback Machine from the Slovenian Swimming Federation's website (www.plavalna-zveza.si); retrieved 2010-02-23.
  5. "Swimmers, Top Athletes Employed by the Police, Return to Slovenia after a Successful Competiti". www.policija.si. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  6. "FOTO: Poroke in ločitve znanih Slovencev in Slovenk v letu 2014". 24ur.com (in Slovenian). Retrieved 2017-03-23.
  7. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Mankoč". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  8. "Fina Points". Archived from the original on 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2007-12-17.
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