Rodrigo Nahuel Romero (born 20 November 1998) is an Argentine boccia player. He is a two-time medalist at the Parapan American Games and a bronze medalist at the

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Early life

Rodrigo Nahuel Romero was born on 20 November 1998. On 3 November 2019, Romero suffered a spinal cord injury in a horse riding accident. Two years later, on the exact same date, while recuperating from his injury, he was introduced to boccia by Cristian Rosado.

Career

Romero competed in two events at the

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, winning the silver medal in the individual BC3 event and the gold medal in the pairs BC3 event, having been paired with

Stefanía Ferrando Stefanía Ferrando (born 30 November 1993) is an Argentine boccia player. She is a two-time medalist at the Parapan American Games and a bronze medalist at the Summer Paralympics. Early life Ferrando was born on 30 November 1993 with spinal ...

in the latter. Romero represented Argentina at two events the

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. In the men's BC3 event, he was place in Pool B where he finished in third place, failing to qualify for the quarterfinals. Ferrando and Romero also competed in the pairs BC3 event, where they won the bronze medal.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Romero, Rodrigo 1998 births Living people Argentine boccia players Medalists at the 2023 Parapan American Games Boccia players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic boccia players for Argentina Paralympic bronze medalists for Argentina Paralympic medalists in boccia