Kardo Ploomipuu

Kardo Ploomipuu

Personal information
Full name	Kardo Ploomipuu
Born	24 March 1988[1] Pärnu, Estonia
Height	188 cm (74 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)[1]
Medal record swimming (S10) Representing  Estonia Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing 100 m backstroke S10 IPC World Championships (LC) 2010 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10 2013 Montreal 100 m backstroke S10 IPC World Championships (SC) 2009 Rio de Janeiro 100 m backstroke S10 IPC European Championships 2009 Reykjavík 100 m backstroke S10 2011 Berlin 100 m backstroke S10 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).

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. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
3. "Swimming European Championships" (PDF). Íþróttasamband Fatlaðra. 2009-10-24. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
4. "Meie ujujad Brasiilias MM-il" (in Estonian). Estonian Union of Sports for the Disabled. 2009-12-05. 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.