Kardo Ploomipuu

Kardo Ploomipuu (born 24 March 1988^[1] in Pärnu) is an Estonian swimmer.

Kardo Ploomipuu

Personal information
Born	(1988-03-24) 24 March 1988 (age 37)[1] Pärnu, Estonia
Height	188 cm (6 ft 2 in)[1]
Weight	81 kg (179 lb)[1]
Medal record Men's para 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 2016 Funchal 100 m backstroke S10 2014 Eindhoven 100 m backstroke S10

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