Ricardo Ibarra
Argentine rower
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Ricardo Daniel Ibarra (28 August 1950 – 15 December 2011)[1] was an Argentine rower. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and 1984 Summer Olympics in single and double scull events.
Ricardo Ibarra in 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ricardo Daniel Ibarra | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 August 1950 Buenos Aires, Argentina | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 15 December 2011 (aged 61) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Mar del Plata | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Ibarra competed at three Olympic Games with a best result of fifth place in the single sculls in 1984. He won this event at three consecutive Pan American Games, in 1975, 1979 and 1983.
Ibarra was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 1984 Olympic Opening Ceremony and won the Olimpia Award eight times in the rowing category.[2]
In 1980, Ibarra won the Diamond Challenge Sculls (the premier singles sculls event) at the Henley Royal Regatta, rowing for the Mar del Plata.[3]
After retiring from competitions he coached the national rowing team while working at the International Rowing Federation as a consultant for Latin America. Ibarra was married to his schoolmate Nora, they had two sons.[4]
