Javier Insfrán (born 18 September 1999) is a Paraguayan rower. He won a silver medal at the 2022 South American Games and competed at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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| Nationality | Paraguayan | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 September 1999[1] | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | Single sculls | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHe is based in Rio de Janeiro, at the Botafogo Club.[2]
He won the 2021 Junior Pan American Games held in Cali, Colombia. He also won gold at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar.[3] Competing at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción, he won a silver medal in the men's single sculls.[4]
In March 2024, he earn qualification for the 2024 Summer Games with his performance at the South American qualifiers in Rio de Janeiro.[5] Competing at the 2024 Paris Olympics, he reached the quarter finals of the men's single sculls via the repechage despite initially finishing last in his first qualifying heat.[6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Javier Insfran". World Rowing. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Javier Insfrán quiere dejar huellas en París". ultimahora. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Javier Insfrán, the hope of celebrating a medal at home". swissimfo.ch. 28 September 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Javier Insfran wins medal number 17 for Paraguay!". elnacional. 5 October 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Paraguayan rowers will be present at the 2024 Paris Olympics". ip.gov.py. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Javier Insfrán: fifth in Series 6 and into the play-off for the quarter-finals..." abc. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Alejandro Alonso and Javier Insfran advance to the quarter finals". elnacional. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Javier Insfrán: "Being the standard-bearer is a great honour, but at the same time it is a great responsibility"". snd.gov.py. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2024.