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Adrian Castro

Adrian Castro

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Poland’s Adrian Castro is one the dominant forces in the men’s sabre category B who won his first Paralympic medal at his second Paralympics in Rio.

In 2015, he was named the Polish Athlete with an Impairment of the Year following a hugely successful 12 month. After wining three golds and a silver over four World Cup events, he polished off his season with the world title at the World Championships in Eger, Hungary.

The Worlds final in the men’s sabre category B was an all-Polish showdown, with Castro facing fellow countryman Grzegorz Pluta. The favourite going into the match, Castro was pushed hard by Pluta but proved himself the stronger fencer with a 15-13 victory. Ukraine’s Anton Datsko shared the bronze-medal position with China’s Yan Ke Feng.

Prior to 2015, his only previous successes had been an individual sabre B bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships and a silver and bronze in individual sabre B and team sabre B respectively at the 2014 European Championships.

Having finished 11th on his Paralympic debut at London 2012, Castro was hoping for greater success at Rio 2016. A poor seventh place finish at the European Championships was not ideal, but at his second Paralympics he claimed bronze after defeating his teammate Grzegorz Pluta.

Results

Unit Date Rank
London 2012 Paralympic Games (London, Great Britain)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Sabre Individual Cat. B Pool C 2012-09-06 3
Men's Sabre Individual Cat. B Pool C 2012-09-06 6
Men's Sabre Individual Cat. B Pool C 2012-09-06 8
Men's Sabre Individual Cat. B Pool C 2012-09-06 10
Rio 2016 Paralympic Games (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Pool 1 - Standings 2016-09-12 2
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Pool 1 2016-09-12 7
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Pool 1 2016-09-12 6
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Pool 1 2016-09-12 3
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Pool 1 2016-09-12 2
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Quarterfinal 2016-09-12 3
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Semifinal 2016-09-12 2
Men's Individual Sabre Cat. B Bronze Medal Match 2016-09-12 2
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (Tokyo, Japan)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Semifinal 2021-08-25 1
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Quarterfinal 2021-08-25 2
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 1
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 2
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 3
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 4
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 7
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Gold Medal Match 2021-08-25 1
Men's Sabre Individual Category B Group A 2021-08-25 8
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 21
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 8
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 12
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 14
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 15
Men's Foil Individual Category B Group B 2021-08-28 7
Men's Foil Team Group A 2021-08-29 6
Men's Foil Team Group A 2021-08-29 4
Men's Foil Team Group A 2021-08-29 1