Semen Danilov

{{short description|Kyrgyzstani swimmer}}

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| fullname = Semen Danilov

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| national_team = {{KGZ}}

| strokes = Freestyle

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|9|20|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Frunze, Kirghiz SSR, Soviet Union

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| height = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|60|kg|lb|0|abbr=on}}

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Semen Danilov (also Semyon Danilov, {{langx|ru|Семен Данилов}}; born September 20, 1986) is a Kyrgyz former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events.{{cite sports-reference|title = Semen Danilov|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/semyon-danilov-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104847/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/semyon-danilov-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 18 April 2020|access-date = 7 May 2013}} Danilov qualified for the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by clearing a FINA B-standard entry time of 23.29 from the Kazakhstan Open Championships in Almaty.{{cite web|title=Swimming – Men's 50m Freestyle Startlist (Heat 5)|url=http://www.omegatiming.com/File/Download?id=00010406003E000000FFFFFFFFFFFF00|format=PDF|work=Athens 2004|publisher=Omega Timing|access-date=24 March 2013}} He challenged seven other swimmers in heat five, including four-time Olympian Carl Probert of Fiji. He rounded out the field to last place in 26.61, more than three seconds off his entry time. Danilov failed to advance into the semifinals, as he shared a sixty-sixth place tie with Albania's Kreshnik Gjata in the preliminaries.{{cite web|title=Men's 50m Freestyle Heat 5|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/swimming/results/3535048.stm|work=Athens 2004|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 August 2004|access-date=31 January 2013}}{{cite news|last=Thomas|first=Stephen|title=Men's 50 Freestyle Prelims Day 6: Hall Splashes a Hot 22.04, Fastest Qualifier; Lezak Makes This One but Popov, Hoogie Bow Out|url=http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp|publisher=Swimming World Magazine|date=19 August 2004|access-date=19 April 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029204025/http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/7897.asp|archive-date=29 October 2013}}