Rubén Voisard
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| Full name | Rubén Oscar Voisard Rézola | |||||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 April 1991 Santa Fe, Argentina | |||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Canoeing | |||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Sprint canoe | |||||||||||||||
| Club |
Asociacion Nautica Reserva Natural[1] | |||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Damian Dossena[1] | |||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Rubén Oscar Voisard Rézola (born April 21, 1991 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine sprint canoeist.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the men's kayak doubles (200 m) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada and silver medal in the men's kayak doubles (200 m) at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, earning him a spot on the Argentine team for the Olympics.[3][4] Voisard is also a member of the canoe and kayak team for Argentina's Natural Reserve Boating Association (Spanish: Asociacion Nautica Reserva Natural), and is coached and trained by Damian Dossena.[1]
Voisard represented Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's K-2 200 metres. Voisard and his partner Miguel Correa finished fifth in the final by four hundredths of a second (0.04) ahead of the Australian pair Jesse Phillips and Stephen Bird, with a time of 35.271 seconds.[5][6]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Rubén Voisard". London 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Rubén Voisard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Guadalajara: Miguel Correa fue plata y se clasificó para Londres 2012" [Guadalajara: Miguel Correa won silver and qualified for London 2012]. Agencia Télam (in Spanish) (MundoD Lavoz). 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "El canotaje argentino sumó 3 medallas de plata y 1 de bronce" [Argentina added 3 silver medals and 1 bronze in canoeing]. Noticias Argentina (in Spanish) (Ovación Online). 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Men's Kayak Double (K2) 200m Final A". London 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
- ↑ "Londres 2012: Correa y Rézola fueron quintos en canotaje" [London 2012: Correa and Rézola placed fifth in canoeing] (in Spanish). Dia A Dia Deportes. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.