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Demir Atasoy (also Dmitry Cherkasov, born May 26, 1987 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR) is a Ukrainian-born Turkish swimmer, who specialized in the breaststroke events.
Atasoy qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, by clearing a FINA B-standard time of 1:02.43 from the Croatian Open Championships in Dubrovnik. He challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat, including three-time Olympian Jakob Jóhann Sveinsson of Iceland. Atasoy edged out Serbia's Čaba Silađi to take the second spot by six hundredths of a second (0.06), posting his lifetime best of 1:02.25. Atasoy failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed thirty-ninth overall on the first night of preliminaries.
At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the bronze medal in the men's 4 × 100 m medley relay.
He won four gold medals and one silver medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games held in Palembang, Indonesia.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 17th Mediterranean Games | Mersin, Turkey | 3rd | 4 × 100 m medley | |
| 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games | Palembang, Indonesia | 1st | 50 m breaststroke | 28.21 | |
| 1st | 100 m breaststroke | 1:02.27 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 3:24.77 | |||
| 1st | 4 × 100 m medley relay | 3:44.20 | |||
| 2nd | 4 × 200 m freestyle relay | 7:32.20 |
