Christophe Kalfayan

Christophe Kalfayan ( born May 26, 1969 in Antibes, Alpes- Maritimes ) is a French former swimmer.

Life

His athletic achievements celebrated Christophe Kalfayan at the European Championships 1993 in Sheffield and in Vienna in 1995, where he won two silver medals in the 50m freestyle. He was beaten Alexander Popov both occasions. At the European Championships in 1989 in Bonn, he had already brought in the 4x100 m freestyle relay in Athens in 1991 and silver in the medley relay.

In the Mediterranean Games in 1991 in Athens Kalfayan won the 100m freestyle. In 1993 he was able to repeat this success with the discharged in the Languedoc- Roussillon region Mediterranean Games in Narbonne and add about 50 m distance another gold medal.

Christophe Kalfayan participated in three Olympic Games, most recently in 1996 in Atlanta in part. He finished in Seoul in 1988 and Barcelona in 1992 with the French 4x100 meters freestyle relay each fourth. Also in the 50-meter individual race he missed in Barcelona, ​​at the same time at the starting for South Africa Peter Williams in 22.50 seconds, in fourth place just a medal.

Christophe Kalfayan started in his playing days, as well as Franck Esposito, for the swimming club CN Antibes.