João_Paulo_Fernandes_(boccia)

João Paulo Fernandes (boccia)

João Paulo Fernandes (boccia)

Portuguese boccia player

Not to be confused with João Paulo Fernandes (footballer).

João Paulo dos Santos Fernandes[lower-alpha 1] (born 11 August 1984) is a Portuguese boccia player and three-time Paralympic champion.

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He took two gold medals at the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens,[1] and one gold and one silver at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing.[1]

Notes

  1. This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Dos Santos and the second or paternal family name is Fernandes.

References

  1. [1]
    "Joao Paulo Fernandes". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.


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