Márcio Fernandes (athlete)
Appearance
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Birth name | Marcio Miguel da Costa Fernandes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Caboverdiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Funchal, Madeira, portugal | 18 May 1983||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event(s) | Sprint F44 javelin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | Bedford &county UK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Carlos Fernandes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paralympic finals | 2012 2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Márcio Miguel da Costa Fernandes (born 18 May 1983) is a Paralympic athlete who has represented Cape Verde at both the 2012 and the 2012 Summer Paralympics.[1] He was born in Portugal to Cape Verdean parents. He lost his leg in a car accident at age 10. He is the first Cape Verdean athlete to participate at a Paralympic Games on merit rather than invitation.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ London 2012 page Archived 2012-08-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Athlete Bio". infostradasports.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
Categories:
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Cape Verde
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Cape Verdean javelin throwers
- Amputee category Paralympic competitors
- African Games gold medalists for Cape Verde
- African Games medalists in athletics (track and field)
- African Games silver medalists for Cape Verde
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2015 African Games
- Portuguese people of Cape Verdean descent
- Western African athletics biography stubs
- Cape Verdean sportspeople stubs