Pau Vela Maggi (born 31 May 1986) is a Spanish-born Brazilian

rower Rowing, sometimes called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars are attached to the boat using oarlocks, while paddles are not connected to the boat. Rowing is di ...

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Álex Sigurbjörnsson Álex Sigurbjörnsson Benet (born December 13, 1988) is an Icelandic born-Spanish rower. He was born in Reykjavik (Iceland). He and Pau Vela placed 13th in the men's coxless pair event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. See also * Ebro , name ...

placed 13th in the men's coxless pair event at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

. He competed for

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up to and including 2018, but from 2019 he competed for

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

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1986 births Living people Spanish male rowers Brazilian male rowers Spanish people of Brazilian descent Olympic rowers for Spain Rowers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games medalists in rowing Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Pan American Games medalists in rowing Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil Rowers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Ceuta Sportspeople of Brazilian descent {{Brazil-rowing-bio-stub