Evgeny Koptelov
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| National team |  Russia |
| Born | 24 November 1993 Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia |
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Swimming |
| Strokes | butterfly, medley |
| Club | Volga Region Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism |
Evgeny Koptelov (Russian: Евгений Коптелов), (born 24 November 1993 in Volgograd, Volgograd Oblast, Russia) is a Russian swimmer. He won two gold medals at the 2015 Summer Universiade in 100m and 200m butterfly.
Career
[edit]In 2012, Koptelov competed at the 2012 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Istanbul, Turkey making it to the semi-finals in men's 50 m butterfly. At the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, Koptelov was member of the Russian Team that won gold in men's 4 × 100 m medley (with Vladimir Morozov, Kiril Strelnikov and Andrey Grechin) and a bronze medal in 100 m butterfly. In 2014, Koptelov finished 8th in 200 m butterfly at the 2014 European Championships.
In 2015, at the 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju, Koptelov won gold in 200 m butterfly clocking in 1:54.79[1] and in 100 m butterfly clocking a final time of 51.50 to win his second gold medal.[2] He won his third gold with the Russian team in men's 4 × 100 m medley.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Russian male butterfly swimmers
- Russian male medley swimmers
- Olympic swimmers for Russia
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Volgograd
- Summer World University Games medalists in swimming
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
- FISU World University Games bronze medalists for Russia
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Medalists at the 2015 Summer Universiade
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen
- Russian swimming biography stubs