Márcio Miguel da Costa Fernandes (born 18 May 1983) is a Paralympic athlete who has represented

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at both the

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and the

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. 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.

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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 {{CapeVerde-athletics-bio-stub