# Omar Hughes

> Omar Hughes is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Hughes competed for Grenada in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He raced to the fifth seed in 25.06, more than a second outside his entry standard. Hughes failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the prelims.

*Grenadian swimmer*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Athlete ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131))
- **Category:** Athletes
- **Country:** Grenada
- **Born:** 1982
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Omar Hughes is a Grenadian former swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. Hughes competed for Grenada in the men's 50 m freestyle at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He received a ticket from FINA, under a Universality program, in an entry time of 24.00. He challenged seven other swimmers in heat three, including two-time Olympians Howard Hinds of the Netherlands Antilles and Emin Guliyev of Azerbaijan. He raced to the fifth seed in 25.06, more than a second outside his entry standard. Hughes failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-seventh overall in the prelims.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 30.7
- **Momentum:** 9.1

## Sources
- [Omar Hughes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Hughes)
- [Omar Hughes](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Hughes)
- [عمر هيوز](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%B1_%D9%87%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B2)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16221788)

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