Kardo Ploomipuu

Kardo Ploomipuu
Personal information
Born (1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 36)[1]
Pärnu, Estonia
Height188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight81 kg (179 lb)[1]
Medal record
Men's para swimming (S10)
Representing  Estonia
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S10
IPC World Championships (LC)
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S10
IPC World Championships (SC)
Silver medal – second place 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10
IPC European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavík 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2011 Berlin 100 m backstroke S10
Gold medal – first place 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S10
Silver medal – second place 2014 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10

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

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).

  1. ^ a b c d "Athlete Biographies". IPC. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Kardo Ploomipuu". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 12 June 2012.