| Kardo Ploomipuu | |
| Birth Date: | 1988 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pärnu, Estonia |
| Height: | 188 cm |
| Weight: | 81 kg |
Kardo Ploomipuu (born 24 March 1988[1] in Pärnu) is an Estonian swimmer.
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).
| 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 | 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 |