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| Born | 22 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Home town | Hastings, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paracanoeing | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter Cowan (born 22 June 1995) [1] is a New Zealand paralympic canoeist. He won the bronze medal in the men's va'a single 200m event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. [2] [3] [4]
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