Uladzimir Izotau

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]

Uladzimir Izotau
Postage stamp "Medalists of the XV Summer Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro"
Personal information
Born (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988
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 place2008 Beijing100m breaststroke SB13
Silver medal – second place2012 London100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2016 Rio de Janeiro100m breaststroke SB12
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2010 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2013 Montreal100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2015 Glasgow100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2017 Mexico City100m breaststroke SB12
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2014 Eindhoven100m breaststroke SB12
Gold medal – first place2016 Funchal100m breaststroke SB12
Silver medal – second place2018 Dublin100m breaststroke SB13

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


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