Kardo Ploomipuu

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

Kardo Ploomipuu
Personal information
Full nameKardo Ploomipuu
Born (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988[1]
Pärnu, Estonia
Height188 cm (74 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)[1]
Medal record
swimming (S10)
Representing  Estonia
Paralympic Games
2008 Beijing100 m backstroke S10
IPC World Championships (LC)
2010 Eindhoven100 m backstroke S10
2013 Montreal100 m backstroke S10
IPC World Championships (SC)
2009 Rio de Janeiro100 m backstroke S10
IPC European Championships
2009 Reykjavík100 m backstroke S10
2011 Berlin100 m backstroke S10
2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke – S10
2014 Eindhoven100 m backstroke S10

His first Paralympics was the 2004 Athens Games.[2] He is the current IPC European record holder in 50 and 100 m backstroke (long course; S10).

Achievements
Year Competition Venue Position Time Event
2002 IPC World Championships Mar del Plata, Argentina 14th 30.54 50 m freestyle S10
2004 Paralympic Games Athens, Greece 8th 1:08.99 100 m backstroke S10
2006 IPC World Championships Durban, South Africa 4th 1:05.38 100 m backstroke S10
17th 27.23 50 m freestyle S10
2008 Paralympic Games Beijing, China 3rd 1:03.37[1] 100 m backstroke S10
2009 IPC European Championships Reykjavík, Iceland 1st 1:01.03 WR[3] 100 m backstroke S10
2009 IPC World Championships (25 m) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd 58.05 ER[4] 100 m backstroke S10
2010 IPC World Championships Eindhoven, Netherlands 2nd 1:01.29[5] 100 m backstroke S10
16th 26.47 50 m freestyle S10
2011 IPC European Championships Berlin, Germany 1st 1:01.89[6] 100 m backstroke S10
2012 Paralympic Games London, Great Britain 4th 1:01.32 100 m backstroke S10
18th 26.50 50 m freestyle S10
2013 IPC World Championships Montreal, Canada 3rd 1:00.85 ER[7] 100 m backstroke S10

References
  1. "Athlete Biographies". IPC. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. Results for Kardo Ploomipuu from the International Paralympic Committee (archived). Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  3. "Swimming European Championships" (PDF). Íþróttasamband Fatlaðra. 2009-10-24. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 November 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  4. "Meie ujujad Brasiilias MM-il" (in Estonian). Estonian Union of Sports for the Disabled. 2009-12-05. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  5. "Eestile invaspordi MM-ilt ujumishõbe" (in Estonian). Delfi Sport. 2010-08-20. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  6. "Kardo Ploomipuu tuli invaujumises Euroopa meistriks" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 2011-07-09. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
  7. "Ploomipuu võitis uue Euroopa rekordiga ujumise MM-il pronksmedali" (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 2013-08-18. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
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