Lum Zhaveli

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Lum Zhaveli
Personal information
NationalityKosovan
Born (1990-03-05) 5 March 1990 (age 33)
Pristina, SAP Kosovo, SR Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight88 kg (194 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo
Sport Swimming

Lum Zhaveli (born 5 March 1990) [1] is a Kosovan Olympic swimmer. He represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the Men's 50 metre freestyle event where he ranked at #57 with a time of 24.32 seconds. He did not advance to the semifinals.

Zhaveli graduated from the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona with his master's degree in computer science in the spring of 2017.

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References

  1. "Lum Zhaveli". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.