Kreshnik Gjata

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Kreshnik Gjata
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Full nameKreshnik Gjata
National teamFlag of Albania.svg  Albania
Born (1983-06-23) 23 June 1983 (age 41)
Pogradec, Albania
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming
Strokes Freestyle

Kreshnik Gjata (born June 23, 1983) is an Albanian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. [1] Gjata qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA, in an entry time of 26.64. [2] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including 16-year-old Chris Hackel of Mauritius. He posted a lifetime best of 26.61 to earn a fourth spot by a 1.28-second margin behind winner Hackel. Gjata failed to advance into the semifinals, as he shared a sixty-fifth place tie with Kyrgyzstan's Semen Danilov in the prelims. [3] [4]

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