Raphaël Ahumada

Raphaël Ahumada
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
Born (2001-05-20) 20 May 2001 (age 23)[1]
Sport
SportRowing
EventLightweight double sculls
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Switzerland
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Belgrade Lwt double sculls
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2024 Szeged Lwt double sculls
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bled Lwt double sculls
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Oberschleißheim Lwt double sculls

Raphaël Ahumada (born 20 May 2001) is a Swiss rower. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics in the lightweight double sculls.

Career

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

He studies architecture at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. His sister is also an international rower.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Raphaël Ahumada". World Rowing. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ "EUROPEAN PODIUM FOR RAPHAËL AHUMADA!". journaldemorges.ch. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  3. ^ "WORLD CUP VICTORY FOR THE LM2X WITH RAPHAËL AHUMADA AND JAN SCHÄUBLE". Swissrowing.ch. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "Rowing: bronze medal at the Europeans for Raphaël Ahumada". lacote. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  5. ^ Berkeley, Geoff (September 2023). "Britain claim five golds on penultimate day of World Rowing Championships". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Rowing: Raphaël Ahumada wins the double at the European Championships". lacote. 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Raphaël Ahumada and Jan Schäuble raise their voices". larefione.ch. 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ Mosimann, Rebecca (27 September 2022). "Raphaël Ahumada juggles architecture and rowing". actu.epfl.ch. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ "JUNE 2023: RAPHAEL AHUMADA IRELAND". worldrowing. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2024.