Ruben REZOLA VOISARD (ARG)
Argentina
Age:
32 years
Federation:
FEDERACIÓN ARGENTINA DE CANOAS
Biography
Further Personal Information
NICKNAME
Gordo (coarg.org.ar, 09 Nov 2012)
PREV. NAMES
Ruben REZOLA
PLACE OF RESIDENCE
Santa Fe, ARG
WHEN/WHERE DID YOU START CANOEING/ KAYAKING?
He took up the sport at age 10 at Club Nautico Quilla in Santa Fe, Argentina. He began paddling under the guidance of coach Gabriel Cipolatti.
REASON FOR TAKING UP THE SPORT
His mother took him to the paddling club for the first time. "I told her I wanted to do a sport I had seen on television but I did not know what it was called."
CLUB
Asociacion Nautica Reserva Natural: Argentina
NAME OF COACH
Diego Canepa [national]
MEMORABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
Finishing fifth in the K2 200m at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (elciudadanoweb.com, 30 Jun 2015)
MOST INFLUENTIAL PERSON IN CAREER
His family. (elciudadanoweb.com, 30 Jun 2015)
HERO/IDOL
Australian paddler Ken Wallace. (elciudadanoweb.com, 30 Jun 2015)
OTHER INFORMATION
He has a tattoo of the Olympic rings on his left arm. (objetivorio.com.ar, 2016)
