Adrian Castro Explained

Adrian Castro
Birth Date:1990 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Częstochowa, Poland
Country:Poland
Sport:Wheelchair fencing

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]

Notes and References

  1. News: Pavitt. Michael. 25 August 2021. China sweep sabre titles as wheelchair fencing action begins at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. InsideTheGames.biz. 25 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Men's Sabre B Medalists. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210825171218/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/resPG2020-/pdf/PG2020-/WFE/PG2020-_WFE_C92A_WFEMSABRE---02010-----------------.pdf. 25 August 2021. 25 August 2021. 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  3. Web site: Adrian Castro. paralympic.org. live. 20 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20181203121719/https://www.paralympic.org/adrian-castro . 2018-12-03 .
  4. News: Yu wins second gold at IWAS World Cup in Warsaw. Thorpe. George. 1 July 2017. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 December 2019.
  5. News: Gilliver wins gold at IWAS Wheelchair Fencing World Cup in Amsterdam. Pavitt. Michael. 16 November 2019. InsideTheGames.biz. 20 December 2019.