Raymond Papa
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| Full name | Raymond Anthony Papa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | October 14, 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Raymond Anthony Papa[1] (born October 14, 1976[2]) is a Filipino swimmer who has competed for the Philippines at the Summer Olympic Games.
Papa made his Olympic debut at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona when he was still a student at Mercersburg Academy.[3] . He competed at the 100 meter backstroke and the 4 x 100 meter medley relay. He graduated from Mercersburg in 1994 and went to University of Michigan for his college studies.[3]
He returned to the Summer Olympics in the 1996 edition which was hosted in Atlanta competing in the 200 meter freestyle, 100 meter backstroke, and the 200 meter backstroke events.[3]
In the 1998 Asian Games, he won 2 Silver medals for the 100 meter backstroke and 200 meter backstroke.
In 1997 he was ranked 16th in the world for his 2:00.96 in the 200 meter backstroke, a gold in the SouthEast Asian Games.
References
- ^ Bailey, Sandra (29 July 2009). "Barcelona: Notebook ; Novice Is Foiled By Loose Goggles". New York Times. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Raymond Papa". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b c "Raymond Papa 1994". Mercersburg Academy. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- Use dmy dates from September 2012
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Filipino male swimmers
- Olympic swimmers of the Philippines
- Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Swimmers at the 1994 Asian Games
- Swimmers at the 1998 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games
- Southeast Asian Games medalists in swimming
- Southeast Asian Games gold medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games silver medalists for the Philippines
- Southeast Asian Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
- Michigan Wolverines men's swimmers
- Competitors at the 1991 Southeast Asian Games