Roland Rudolf

Roland Rudolf (born August 6, 1985) is a Hungarian swimmer, who specialized in backstroke events.[1] He is an eight-time All-American swimmer, a multiple-time Hungarian titleholder in the age groups (1997–2004), and a two-time finalist at the 2002 European Junior Swimming Championships in Linz, Austria. Rudolf is also a member of the swimming team for the Florida Gators, and an economics graduate at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida.

Roland Rudolf
Personal information
Full nameRoland Rudolf
National team Hungary
Born (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985
Budapest, Hungary
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesBackstroke
ClubKőbánya SC
College teamUniversity of Florida (U.S.)
CoachGyorgy Turi
Gregg Troy (U.S.)
The native form of this personal name is Rudolf Roland. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Rudolf competed for Hungary in a backstroke double at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Leading up to the Games, he posted a lifetime tech-suit best of 1:59.00 (200 m backstroke) to eclipse the FINA A-standard (1:59.72) by 0.72 of a second at the USA Swimming Grand Prix in Columbus, Ohio.[2] On the second night of the Games, Rudolf obtained a fifth spot and thirty-fifth overall in heat 2 of the 100 m backstroke by one tenth of a second (0.10) behind Iceland's Örn Arnarson in 56.25.[3] In his second event, 200 m backstroke, Rudolf rounded out the field of eight swimmers to last place in heat six with 1:59.44, just four tenths of a second (0.4) outside his entry standard and more than three seconds behind college teammate and eventual Olympic champion Ryan Lochte of the United States. Rudolf missed out the semifinals by a half-second deficit (0.50), as he shared a nineteenth-place tie with Austria's Sebastian Stoss in the prelims.[4]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roland Rudolf". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  2. "USA Swimming Grand Prix, Columbus: Top Stars Shine In Last Night". Swimming World Magazine. 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2013.
  3. "Swimming: Men's 100m Backstroke Heat 2". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  4. "Swimming: Men's 200m Backstroke Heat 6". Beijing 2008. NBC Olympics. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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