Afonso Costa (rower)

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Afonso Costa
Personal information
Full nameAfonso Duarte Costa
NationalityPortuguese
Born (1996-03-20) 20 March 1996 (age 28)
Lisbon, Portugal
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
Country Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal
SportRowing
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Mediterranean Games 001
Total001
Mediterranean Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Tarragona LM2x

Afonso Duarte Costa [1] (born 20 March 1996) is a Portuguese rower. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Mediterranean Games in Tarragona with Dinis Costa in lightweight double sculls.

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References

  1. "Portugueses | Tóquio 2020 | PÚBLICO". publico.pt. Archived from the original on 6 August 2021. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
  2. "Rowing: COSTA Afonso". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.