Ricardo Daniel Ibarra (28 August 1950 – 15 December 2011) was an Argentine rower. He competed at the

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in single and double scull events with the best result of fifth place in the single sculls in 1984. He won this event at three consecutive

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

, in 1975, 1979 and 1983. Ibarra was the flag bearer for Argentina at the 1984 Olympic Opening Ceremony and won the Olimpia Award eight times in the rowing category. After retiring from competitions he coached the national rowing team while working at the International Rowing Federation as a consultant for Latin America. Ibarra was married to his schoolmate Nora, they had two sons.Milissa S. Ray (October 2012
A lifetime for rowing: Ricardo Ibarra
World Rowing Magazine. p. 28

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1950 births 2011 deaths Argentine male rowers Olympic rowers for Argentina Rowers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1984 Summer Olympics Rowers from Buenos Aires Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games medalists in rowing Rowers at the 1975 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1979 Pan American Games Rowers at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1975 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1979 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games {{Argentina-rowing-bio-stub