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Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | [1] | 13 September 1996|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Canoe slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | C1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paolo Ceccon (born 13 September 1996) is an Italian slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2011. [2]
He won three bronze medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, one in the C1 event (2023) and two in the C1 team event (2022 and 2023).
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