Markus Rogan

Biographical information

Roles	Competed in Olympic Games • Opening Flagbearer
Sex	Male
Full name	Markus Antonius•Rogan
Used name	Markus•Rogan
Born	4 May 1982 in Wien (Vienna), Wien (AUT)
Measurements	195 cm / 93 kg
Affiliations	Stanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA) / SV Schwechat, Schwechat (AUT) / SC Hakoah Wien, Wien (AUT)
NOC	Austria

Medals	OG
Gold	0
Silver	2
Bronze	0
Total	2

Biography

Mainly a backstroke swimmer, Markus Rogan became a four-time Olympian and one of the best-ever Austrian swimmers. In 2000, at Sydney, he was eliminated in the heats over 100 and 200 metres backstroke, but at Athens he won a silver medals in each of those events, which were the first Austrian swimming medals since 1912. At Beijing in 2008 Rigan placed an unfortunate fourth over 200 metres backstroke and won the B-final over 100 metres.

With the 4x200 metres freestyle relays Rogan came ninth in 2008 and 16th in 2012, the same as in the 200 metres IM. At short-course European Championships Rogan won five golds, four silvers, and one bronze medal and at the Europeans, added four golds, six silvers, and three bronzes.

At World Championships Rogan won one gold, four silvers and one bronze at the Short-Course Worlds and two more silvers and one bronze at the Worlds.

Rogan was elected Austrian Sportsperson of the Year in 2004, and in 2012 was Flagbearer at the opening ceremony of the London Olympics. He later moved with his wife and his children to the USA where he worked as a self-employed physiotherapist in Los Angeles.

Personal Bests: 200 m freestyle – 1:48.82 (2011); 100 m backstroke – 53.33 (2009); 200 m backstroke – 1:55.49 (2008); 200 m IM – 1:57.74 (2011).

Results

Games	Discipline (Sport) / Event	NOC / Team	Pos	Medal	As
2000 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	AUT			Markus Rogan
	100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		33
	200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		27
2004 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	AUT			Markus Rogan
	100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
	200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		2	Silver
2008 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	AUT			Markus Rogan
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Austria	9
	100 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		9
	200 metres Backstroke, Men (Olympic)		4
2012 Summer Olympics	Swimming (Aquatics)	AUT			Markus Rogan
	4 × 200 metres Freestyle Relay, Men (Olympic)	Austria	16
	200 metres Individual Medley, Men (Olympic)		16

Other participations

Games	Role	NOC	As
2012 Summer Olympics	Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony	AUT	Markus Rogan

List mentions

Listed in Olympians Who Set a European Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m backstroke – 28 March 2004 - 7 December 2006 and 13 December 2007 - 15 November 2009: 1:51.37 (28 March 2004; New York, USA), 1:51.24 (9 December 2004; Wien, AUT), 1:50.67 (23 January 2005; Berlin, GER), 1:50.43 (8 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 1:49.86 (13 December 2007; Debrecen, HUN), 1:47.84 (13 April 2008; Manchester, GBR), 1:47.64 (11 November 2009; Stockholm, SWE); 200 m medley – 10 December 2009 - 4 December 2015: 1:51.72 (10 December 2009; İstanbul, TUR))
Listed in Olympians Who Set a World Record in Short Course Swimming (200 m backstroke – 8 December 2005 - 9 April 2006 and 13 April 2008 - 7 November 2009: 1:50.43 (8 December 2005; Trieste, ITA), 1:47.84 (13 April 2008; Manchester, GBR))
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Swimming Championships (25 m) (5–4–1 2003 Dublin bronze: 200 m backstroke; 2004 Wien gold: 200 m backstroke and 200 m medley, silver: 100 m backstroke and 100 m medley; 2005 Trieste gold: 200 m backstroke; 2007 Debrecen gold: 200 m backstroke, silver: 100 m backstroke; 2009 Istanbul gold: 200 m medley; 2011 Szczecin silver: 200 m medley)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Short-Course Swimming Championships (25 m) (1–4–1 2006 Shanghai silver: 100 m backstroke, 200 m backstroke, and 200 m medley; 2008 Manchester gold: 200 m backstroke; 2010 Dubai silver: 200 m medley, bronze: 200 m backstroke)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Aquatics Championships (0–2–1 2001 Fukuoka SWI silver: 200 m backstroke; 2005 Montréal SWI silver: 200 m backstroke; 2007 Melbourne SWI bronze: 200 m backstroke)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Aquatics Championships (4–6–3 2002 Berlin SWM silver: 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke, bronze: 200 m medley; 2004 Madrid SWM gold: 200 m backstroke and 200 m medley, silver: 100 m backstroke; 2006 Budapest SWM silver: 100 m backstroke; 2008 Eindhoven SWM gold: 100 m backstroke and 200 m backstroke, bronze: 4×200 m freestyle relay; 2010 Budapest SWM silver: 200 m backstroke and 200 m medley; 2012 Debrecen SWM bronze: 200 m medley)
Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the Summer Universiade (1–1–1 2005 İzmir SWI bronze: 200 m freestyle; 2007 Bangkok SWI gold: 200 m backstroke, silver: 100 m backstroke)