Helene Ripa

Helene Ripa
	Ripa in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Helene Barbro Ripa
Nationality	Swedish
Born	22 August 1971 (age 52); Spånga, Sweden
Sport
Country	Sweden
Sport	Swimming, cross-country skiing, mountain bike orienteering, paracanoe
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2014 Winter Paralympics: Cross-country skiing 15 km free – Gold; Cross-country skiing 4×2.5 kilometre mixed relay – Silver
Medal record
Representing Sweden
Women's cross-country skiing
Paralympic Games
Women's paracanoe
ICF World Championships
	Updated on 24 August 2018

Helene Barbro Ripa (born 22 August 1971) is a Swedish former Paralympic athlete who has participated in swimming, cross-country skiing, mountain bike orienteering and canoeing events. She qualified as a swimmer for the 1992 Paralympic Games but finished outside the medal considerations. Ripa won a gold medal in cross-country skiing—her first Paralympic skiing event—and subsequently a silver medal at the 2014 Paralympics in Sochi, Russia. She competed in canoeing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, marking three Paralympic appearances in three sports. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's KL3.^[1]

^ "Canoe Sprint: RIPA, Helene". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[1] "Canoe Sprint: RIPA, Helene". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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