Martin Allikvee

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Martin Allikvee
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Martin Allikvee in 2019
Personal information
NationalityEstonia
Born (1995-03-21) 21 March 1995 (age 28)
Tallinn, Estonia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Sport Swimming

Martin Allikvee (born 21 March 1995) is an Estonian swimmer. He is a two-times Olympian, a multiple-time Estonian record holder in the men's breaststroke. He competed in the men's 200 metre breaststroke event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [1] He is 18-time long course and 25-time short course Estonian swimming champion. He has broken 9 Estonian records in swimming. [2]

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Announced the end of his sports career in 2021. 60 times Estonian champion, 17 Estonian records. Two times Olympic Swimmer - (2016 Rio de Janeiro and 2020 Tokyo) Two-times finalist of the European Championship: (2017 and 2019) Multiple participant of the world championships (2014-2020)

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References

  1. "Martin Allikvee". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  2. "Biography at esbl.ee" (in Estonian). Retrieved 16 May 2019.