Fernando Rufino

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Fernando Rufino
Fernando Rufino durante encontro com atletas paralimpicos por ocasiao dos Jogos Paralimpicos de Paris 2024 com o presidente Lula.jpg
Rufino in September 2024
Personal information
Full nameFernando Rufino de Paulo
NicknameCowboy
Born (1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 39)
Eldorado, Brazil
Sport
Sport Paracanoe
Disability class KL2, VL2
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo VL2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris VL2
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Copenhagen VL2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Duisburg VL2
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Szeged VL2
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2014 Moscow K–1 TA
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Dartmouth VL2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Milan KL2
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Szeged KL2

Fernando Rufino de Paulo (born 22 May 1985) is a Brazilian paracanoeist. He represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. [1]

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Career

Rufino represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's VL2 event and won a gold medal. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Fernando Rufino de Paulo". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  2. "Canoe Sprint: RUFINO de PAULO, Fernando". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
  3. Kajiyama, Shuji (4 September 2021). "Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Canoe Sprint". New Castle News . Archived from the original on 4 September 2021. Retrieved 4 September 2021.