Adrian Castro

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Adrian Castro
Personal information
Born (1990-06-04) 4 June 1990 (age 33)
Częstochowa, Poland
Sport
CountryPoland
Sport Wheelchair fencing
Medal record
Wheelchair fencing
Representing Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Sabre B
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Sabre B

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]

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References

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