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| Full name | Esteban Gabriel Farias | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 July 1984 San Martín, Argentina [1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spinal cord injury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Canoe sprint | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canottieri Leonida Bissolati [2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Esteban Farias (born 27 July 1984) is an Argentinian-born Italian paracanoeist who won nine medals (four gold) at senior level between World Championships and European Championships. [3] [4]
He lives in Fiorenzuola d'Arda , Piacenza but trains in Cremona. [3] He acquired his disability in 2009 (Spinal cord injuries - lower 5), at the age of 25, when he was visiting his grandmother in Argentina, falling from a four-meter high wall. [5]
Despite having qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (however, which took place in 2021 due to Covid-19), he was forced to give up due to an injury. [6]
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