Rubén Oscar Voisard Rézola (born 21 April 1991 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is an Argentine sprint canoeist.[1][2] He won the gold medal in the men's kayak doubles (200 m) at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada and silver medal in the men's kayak doubles (200 m) at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, earning him a spot on the Argentine team for the Olympics.[3][4] Voisard is also a member of the canoe and kayak team for Argentina's Natural Reserve Boating Association (Spanish: Asociacion Nautica Reserva Natural), and is coached and trained by Damian Dossena.[1]

Rubén Rézola
Rézola at the 2016 Olympics men's K1 200 m heat
Personal information
Full nameRubén Oscar Voisard Rézola
Born (1991-04-21) 21 April 1991 (age 33)
Santa Fe, Argentina
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
Country Argentina
SportCanoeing
EventSprint canoe
ClubAsociacion Nautica Reserva
Natural[1]
Coached byDamian Dossena[1]
Medal record
Men's canoe sprint
Representing  Argentina
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto K-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guadalajara K-2 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima K-1 200 m

Voisard represented Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where he competed in the men's K-2 200 metres. Voisard and his partner Miguel Correa finished fifth in the final by four hundredths of a second (0.04) ahead of the Australian pair Jesse Phillips and Stephen Bird, with a time of 35.271 seconds.[5][6]

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rézola competed in K-1 200 m, finishing in 16th place.[2]

He competed in the men's K-1 200 metres at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Rubén Voisard". London 2012. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  2. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rubén Voisard". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Guadalajara: Miguel Correa fue plata y se clasificó para Londres 2012" [Guadalajara: Miguel Correa won silver and qualified for London 2012]. Agencia Télam (in Spanish). MundoD Lavoz. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  4. ^ "El canotaje argentino sumó 3 medallas de plata y 1 de bronce" [Argentina added 3 silver medals and 1 bronze in canoeing]. Noticias Argentina (in Spanish). Ovación Online. 29 October 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  5. ^ "Men's Kayak Double (K2) 200m Final A". London 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  6. ^ "Londres 2012: Correa y Rézola fueron quintos en canotaje" [London 2012: Correa and Rézola placed fifth in canoeing] (in Spanish). Dia A Dia Deportes. 11 August 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Canoe Sprint - REZOLA Ruben". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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