Paixão Fernando Afonso (born 2 January 1991 in Luanda) is an Angolan racing sailor.[1][2] At the 2016 Summer Olympics he competed in the Men's 470 with Matias Montinho. They finished in 26th place.[3] He qualified to represent Angola at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 470 with Matias Montinho again.[4]
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| Nationality |  Angola | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 January 1991 Luanda, Angola | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||
| Sport | Sailing | ||||||||||||||
| Event | 470 | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 24 August 2016 | |||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Paixão Afonso". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
- ^ "Sailing AFONSO Paixao". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "470 Men - Standings". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 24 August 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Vela: Dupla Matias Montinho e Paixão Afonso qualificam-se e conquista africano - Desporto - Angola Press - ANGOP". angop.ao (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 23 February 2020.
External links
edit- Paixão Afonso at World Sailing
- Paixão Afonso at World Sailing (archived)
- Paixão Afonso at Olympics.com
- Paixão Afonso at Olympedia
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