Raphaël Ahumada
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 2001[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Lightweight double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Raphaël Ahumada (born 20 May 2001) is a Swiss rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.
Career
[edit]He won bronze at the 2021 European Rowing U23 Championships in Poland alongside Gian Struzina in the lightweight double sculls.[2]
Alongside Jan Schäuble, he won his first World Cup event in the lightweight double sculls in Belgrade in February 2022.[3]
They won bronze at the 2022 European Rowing Championships in Munich in the Men’s lightweight double sculls.[4]
The pair won silver at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in the Men's lightweight double sculls in Belgrade.[5]
The pair won the gold medal at the 2023 European Rowing Championships and retained their title at the 2024 European Rowing Championships in Szeged.[6]
They were selected to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics where they qualified for the semi finals.[7]
Personal life
[edit]He studies architecture at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. His sister is also an international rower.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Raphaël Ahumada". World Rowing. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "EUROPEAN PODIUM FOR RAPHAËL AHUMADA!". journaldemorges.ch. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "WORLD CUP VICTORY FOR THE LM2X WITH RAPHAËL AHUMADA AND JAN SCHÄUBLE". Swissrowing.ch. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Rowing: bronze medal at the Europeans for Raphaël Ahumada". lacote. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (September 2023). "Britain claim five golds on penultimate day of World Rowing Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Rowing: Raphaël Ahumada wins the double at the European Championships". lacote. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "Raphaël Ahumada and Jan Schäuble raise their voices". larefione.ch. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Mosimann, Rebecca (27 September 2022). "Raphaël Ahumada juggles architecture and rowing". actu.epfl.ch. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ "JUNE 2023: RAPHAEL AHUMADA IRELAND". worldrowing. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
