Serhiy Klippert

Serhiy Klippert

Sergii Klippert Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics – Men's 100 metre backstroke S12
Personal information
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	31 March 1989 (1989-03-31) (age 35)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Medal record Men's para swimming Representing Ukraine Paralympic Games 2004 Athens 4x100 metre freestyle - 49 points 2004 Athens 4x100 metre medley - 49 points 2016 Rio 100 metre backstroke - S12 2004 Athens 100 metre backstroke - S12 2008 Beijing 100 metre backstroke - S12 2008 Beijing 100 metre freestyle - S12 2020 Tokyo 100 metre backstroke - S12 2008 Beijing 4x60 metre relay - S12 2008 Beijing 100 metre breaststroke - SB12 2008 Beijing 200m individual medley - SM12 2008 Beijing 400 metre freestyle - S12 2012 London 400m metre freestyle - S12 IPC Swimming World Championships 2006 Durban 4x100 m freestyle 49 pts 2006 Durban 4x100 m medley 49 pts 2006 Durban 400 freestyle S12 2006 Durban 200 medley SM12 2015 Glasgow 100 m backstroke (S12) IPC European Championships 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke – S12

Sergii Klippert (born 31 March 1989) is a Paralympic swimmer from Ukraine competing mainly in category S12 events.

Swimming career

Klippert has competed at three Paralympic games, in 2004, 2008 and 2012, winning a total of ten medals including two gold. In the 2004 games he competed in the 100m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and 400m freestyle as well as winning silver in the 100m backstroke behind Belarusian Raman Makarau who set a new Paralympic games record he was also part of the Ukrainian teams that won the 4 × 100 m freestyle and 4 × 100 m medley gold medals, both in world record times. In Beijing in 2008 he finished fourth in the 100m butterfly as well as finishing second in the 100m freestyle behind his compatriot Maksym Veraksa who won in a new world record time. He also finished second in the 100m backstroke behind world record breaker Alexander Nevolin-Svetov of Russia, he then finished behind both Maksym and Alexander in the 50m freestyle and 200m medley and picked up further bronzes in the 400m freestyle and 100m breaststroke.

External links

• Sergii Klippert at the International Paralympic Committee