Kardo Ploomipuu

Kardo Ploomipuu
Personal information
Full name Kardo Ploomipuu
Born 24 March 1988 (1988-03-24) (age 23)[1]
Pärnu, Estonia
Height 183 cm (72 in)[1]
Weight 70 kg (150 lb)[1]

Kardo Ploomipuu (born 24 March 1988[1] in Pärnu) is an Estonian swimmer.

He is the current IPC world record holder in 50 m backstroke (long course; S10).

Achievements

Year Tournament Venue Position Time Event
2008 Paralympics Beijing, China 3rd 1:03.37[1] 100 m backstroke S10
2009 IPC European Championships Reykjavík, Iceland 1st 1:01.03 WR[2] 100 m backstroke S10
2009 IPC World Championships Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 58.05[3] 100 m backstroke S10
2010 IPC World Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands 2nd 1.01,29[4] 100 m backstroke S10
2011 IPC European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 1:01.89[5] 100 m backstroke S10

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Athlete Biographies". IPC. http://www.paralympic.org/Athletes/Athlete_Biographies. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "Swimming European Championships". Íþróttasamband Fatlaðra. 2009-10-24. http://www.ifsport.is/ec2009_results/day7_afternoon/SW0000000000..C81A.7.0.pdf. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  3. ^ "Meie ujujad Brasiilias MM-il" (in Estonian). Estonian Union of Sports for the Disabled. 2009-12-05. http://www.eil.ee/est/uudised/meie_ujujad_brasiilas_mm-il. Retrieved 14 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Eestile invaspordi MM-ilt ujumishõbe" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 2010-08-20. http://sport.delfi.ee/news/varia/ujumine/eestile-invaspordi-mm-ilt-ujumishobe.d?id=32695323. Retrieved 9 July 2011. 
  5. ^ "Kardo Ploomipuu tuli invaujumises Euroopa meistriks" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 2011-07-09. http://sport.err.ee/invasport/d6ca4391-4708-4a89-8cb9-1861216e9df5. Retrieved 9 July 2011.