Albert Sutanto

Albert Christiadi Sutanto (born December 24, 1975) is an Indonesian former swimmer, who specialized in butterfly and medley events.[1] He is a two-time Olympian (2000 and 2004), and multi medalist 9 Gold 5 Silver and 16 Bronze at the Southeast Asian Games (1991 to 2005).

Albert Sutanto
Personal information
Full nameAlbert Christiadi Sutanto
National team Indonesia
Born (1975-12-24) 24 December 1975
Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight66 kg (146 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesButterfly, medley

Sutanto made his first Indonesian team, along with his twin brother Felix, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He failed to reach the top 16 in any of his individual events, finishing fifty-fifth in the 100 m butterfly (56.50), and forty-second in the 200 m butterfly (2:05.13).[2][3]

At the 2003 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, Sutanto won a bronze medal in the 200 m butterfly with a time of 2:05.03.[4] He also blasted an Indonesian record of 2:06.09 in the 200 m individual medley, but managed to pull off a fourth-place effort in the final.

Sutanto shortened his swimming program at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, as his spots in both 100 and 200 m butterfly were respectively taken by Andy Wibowo and Donny Utomo. Instead, he qualified only for the 200 m individual medley. After breaking his own record from the SEA Games, his entry time of 2:06.09 was officially accredited under a FINA B-standard.[5][6] He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including Denmark's Jacob Carstensen and South Korea's Kim Bang-Hyun, who both competed at their third Olympics. Sutanto upset SEA Games bronze medalist Gary Tan of Singapore to take a sixth seed by less than nearly a second in 2:07.55. Sutanto failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fortieth overall in the preliminaries.[7][8]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Albert Sutanto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  2. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 100m Butterfly Heat 3" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 207. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  3. "Sydney 2000: Swimming – Men's 200m Butterfly Heat 2" (PDF). Sydney 2000. LA84 Foundation. p. 216. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. "Medals Shared on Final Day of Southeast Asian Games". Swimming World Magazine. 11 December 2003. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
  5. "Swimming – Men's 200m Individual Medley Startlist (Heat 3)" (PDF). Athens 2004. Omega Timing. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
  6. Komandjaja, Eva (4 August 2004). "Archers aim for a rare Indonesian medal in Athens". Jakarta: The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
  7. "Men's 200m Individual Medley Heat 3". Athens 2004. BBC Sport. 14 August 2004. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  8. Thomas, Stephen (18 August 2004). "Men's 200 Individual Medley, Day 5 Prelims: Laszlo Cseh Clocks Swift 1:59.50, Leads Michael Phelps into Semis". Swimming World Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 19 April 2013.


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