Personal information | |
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Full name | Arturo Lazaro Miranda |
Born | Havana, Cuba | January 19, 1971
Home town | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Sport | |
Country | Canada |
Event(s) | 3m springboard, 3m synchro |
Club | Pointe-Claire Diving Club |
Former partner(s) | Alexandre Despatie, Reuben Ross, Philippe Comtois |
Coached by | Yihua Li |
Retired | Retired |
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Miranda finished in fifth in the synchronized 3m springboard event at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing with former world champion Alexandre Despatie. He was born in Havana, Cuba. [1] [2]
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