 Ripa in 2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Helene Barbro Ripa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Swedish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 August 1971 Spånga, Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Sweden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Swimming, cross-country skiing, mountain bike orienteering, paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Paralympic finals | 2014 Winter Paralympics: Cross-country skiing 15 km free – Gold Cross-country skiing 4×2.5 kilometre mixed relay – Silver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helene Barbro Ripa (born 22 August 1971) is a Swedish former Paralympic athlete who has participated in swimming, cross-country skiing, mountain bike orienteering and canoeing events. She qualified as a swimmer for the 1992 Paralympic Games but finished outside the medal considerations. Ripa won a gold medal in cross-country skiing—her first Paralympic skiing event—and subsequently a silver medal at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. She competed in canoeing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking three Paralympic appearances in three sports. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's KL3.[1]
- ^ "Canoe Sprint: RIPA, Helene". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.