Richard Oribe

Richard Oribe
Richard Oribe in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Spanish
Sport
Country  Spain
Sport Swimming

Richard Oribe is a Spanish Paralympic swimmer born in San Sebastian the 22nd of February in 1974. He started swimming very soon as a treatment for his congenital mental disability. He is one of the most awarded Spanish athletes of all time.

Personal

Oribe has Cerebral Palsy.[1][2]

Swimming

In 2007, he competed at the IDM German Open.[3]

Paralympics

He won a silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle — S4 event at the 2008 Paralympics,[4] and at the 2012 Paralympics won a silver medal in the same event and a bronze in the 200 metres freestyle — S4.[5][6][7]

Achievements

ChampionshipPlaceYearMedals
Paralympic gamesLondon20122
Paralympic gamesBeijing20084
World ChampionshipDurban20064
European ChampionshipBerlin20063
European ChampionshipBerlin20054
Paralympic gamesAthens20043
World ChampionshipMar del Plata20024
European ChampionshipStockholm20014
Paralympic gamesSydney20004
European ChampionshipAlemania19995
World ChampionshipNew Zealand19985
European ChampionshipBadajoz19975
Paralympic GamesAtlanta19964
European ChampionshipPerpignan19954
Paralympic GamesBarcelona1992 

References

  1. "Primer oro y tres bronces mĂĄs para EspaĂąa, debuta la tinerfeĂąa Michelle Alonso" (in Spanish). Spain: Diario de Avisos. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
  2. "Oribe, Richard". IPC. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. "Internationale Deutsche Meisterschaften im Schwimmen" (in German). Berlin, Germany: Paralympischer Sport Club Berlin. Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
  4. "World and Paralympic records flood the Water Cube". China.org.cn. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  5. "Men's 100m Freestyle — S4". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  6. "Men's 200m Freestyle — S4". london2012.com. London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 March 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2013.
  7. "Frecuencia Digital Debutan el Atletismo y La Roja de Fútbol 5 en los Parlímpicos" (in Spanish). Frecuenciadigital.es. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
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