Lin Yu-an
Personal information
Full nameLin Yu-an
National team Chinese Taipei
Born (1988-09-22) 22 September 1988 (age 35)
Taipei, Taiwan
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight57 kg (126 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesIndividual medley

Lin Yu-an (Chinese: 林昱安; pinyin: Lín Yù'ān; born September 22, 1988) is a Taiwanese swimmer, who specialized in individual medley events.[1] Lin qualified for the men's 400 m individual medley at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-cut of 4:33.10 from the National University Games in Taipei.[2][3] He participated in the first heat against three other swimmers Saša Imprić of Croatia, Andrew Mackay of the Cayman Islands, and Nikita Polyakov of Uzbekistan. He raced to third place by a 9.74-second margin behind Impric in 4:41.76. Lin failed to advance into the top 8 final, as he placed thirty-fifth overall on the first day of preliminaries.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lin Yu-an". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 28 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Swimming – Men's 400m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 1)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 24 April 2013.
  3. ^ "降標 林昱安游進奧運" [Lin Yu-an clears an Olympic swimming standard] (in Chinese). Taiwan: Apple Daily. 27 April 2004. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Men's 400m Individual Medley Heat 1". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  5. ^ Thomas, Stephen (14 August 2004). "Men's 400 IM Prelims: Phelps Cruises to 4:13.29 and Lane 4 for Final. Vendt Qualifies Sixth". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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