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]
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| Birth name | Marcio Miguel da Costa Fernandes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Caboverdiana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1983 Funchal, Madeira, portugal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
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