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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 October 1982 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair fencing | ||||||||||||||
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Rossana Pasquino (born 12 October 1982) is an Italian wheelchair fencer.
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| Born | 12 October 1982 [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Home town | Naples, Italy | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Wheelchair fencing | ||||||||||||||
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Rossana Pasquino (born 12 October 1982) is an Italian wheelchair fencer.
Pasquino represented Italy at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the team foil event. [2] [3]
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