Fernando Rufino

Fernando Rufino

Rufino in September 2024
Personal information
Full name	Fernando Rufino de Paulo
Nickname	Cowboy
Born	(1985-05-22) 22 May 1985 (age 40) Eldorado, Brazil
Sport
Sport	Paracanoe
Disability class	KL2, VL2
Medal record Men's paracanoeing Representing   Brazil Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo VL2 2024 Paris VL2 World Championships 2021 Copenhagen VL2 2023 Duisburg VL2 2024 Szeged VL2 2025 MIlan VL2 2014 Moscow K–1 TA 2022 Dartmouth VL2 2015 Milan KL2 2024 Szeged KL2

Fernando Rufino de Paulo (born 22 May 1985) is a Brazilian paracanoeist. He represented Brazil at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. ^[1]

Career

Rufino represented Brazil at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's VL2 event and won a gold medal. He again represented Brazil at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the men's VL2 event and won a gold medal. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Fernando Rufino de Paulo". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
2. "Canoe Sprint:Fernando Rufino de Paulo". 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.

External links

• Fernando Rufino de Paulo at the International Canoe Federation
• Fernando Rufino de Paulo at the International Paralympic Committee
• Fernando Rufino de Paulo at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)
• Fernando Rufino at the Comitê Paralímpico Brasileiro (in Portuguese)