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| Nickname(s) | Cowboy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 22 May 1985 Eldorado, Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL2, VL2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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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