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| Full name | Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Colombian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 25 March 1992 [1] Bogotá, Colombia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | C5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paula Andrea Ossa Veloza (born 25 March 1992) is a Colombian Para-cyclist.
Ossa represented Colombia in the road race C4–5 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal. [1] [2]
Italy competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. 361 competitors, 246 men and 115 women, took part in 175 events in 29 sports.
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