Paixão Afonso

Paixão Afonso
Personal information
Nationality	Angola
Born	2 January 1991 (age 33); Luanda, Angola
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	67 kg (148 lb)
Sport
Sport	Sailing
Event	470
Medal record
Men's Sailing
Representing Angola
African Games
	Updated on 24 August 2016.

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]

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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[OlympicBotGeneratedRef-1] "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.

[2] "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.

[3] "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.

[4] "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.

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