Personal information | |
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Born | Częstochowa, Poland | 4 June 1990
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]
Roberto Marson was an Italian multisport athlete who competed at the Summer Paralympics on four occasions and won a total of 26 Paralympic medals. He lost the use of his legs when a pine tree he was chopping down fell on his back.
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Panagiotis Triantafyllou is a Greek wheelchair fencer who competes in épée and sabre. He represented Greece at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016 and 2021. He won the silver medal in the men's sabre B event at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. At the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan, he won the bronze medal in the same event.
Andrii Demchuk is a Ukrainian wheelchair fencer who competes in épée, foil and sabre. He represented Ukraine at the 2016 Summer Paralympics and he won the gold medal in the men's sabre A event. He also represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Paralympics without winning a medal.
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Nino Tibilashvili is a Georgian wheelchair fencer. She won the silver in the women's sabre A event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.
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Li Hao is a Chinese wheelchair fencer. He won two gold medals in the men's sabre A event and team foil event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. He also won two World Championship medals.
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