weight height birth_date article_title strokes name
65 kg lb 0 on 1.66 0 on 9 april 1984 farkhod oripov
 freestyle farkhod oripov
farkhod oripov

farkhod oripov -lrb- ; born april 9 , 1984 -rrb- is a retired tajikistani swimmer , who specialized in sprint freestyle events .
oripov qualified for the men 's 100 m freestyle at the 2000 summer olympics in sydney , by receiving a universality place from fina without meeting a standard entry time .
he participated in an unprecedented first heat against two other swimmers karim bare of niger and eric moussambani of equatorial guinea , later dubbed himself as `` eric the eel '' .
before the race began , oripov plunged into the pool , along with bare , beating the gun , and were eventually disqualified for a false start , leaving moussambani as the last man standing .
