Adrian Castro
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 4 June 1990 Częstochowa, Poland |
| Sport | |
| Country | Poland |
| Sport | Wheelchair fencing |
Medal record | |
Adrian Castro (born 4 June 1990) is a Polish wheelchair fencer. He represented Poland at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021 and he is a two-time medalist in the men's sabre B event.
At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won the silver medal in the men's sabre B event.[1][2] He won the bronze medal in the men's sabre B event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.[3] In the same event at the 2012 Summer Paralympics he did not advance to the knockout stage of the competition.
In 2017, at the IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup, he won the gold medal in the men's sabre B event.[4] Two years later, he competed to defend his title and this time he won the silver medal in the men's sabre B event.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Pavitt, Michael (25 August 2021). "China sweep sabre titles as wheelchair fencing action begins at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Men's Sabre B Medalists" (PDF). 2020 Summer Paralympics. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Adrian Castro". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Thorpe, George (1 July 2017). "Yu wins second gold at IWAS World Cup in Warsaw". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ Pavitt, Michael (16 November 2019). "Gilliver wins gold at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Amsterdam". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
External links
[edit]- Adrian Castro at the International Paralympic Committee
- Adrian Castro at the Polski Komitet Paralimpijski (in Polish)
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- Polish male sabre fencers
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- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic silver medalists for Poland
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