Paixão Fernando Afonso (born 2 January 1991 in
Luanda
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) is an
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...
n racing sailor. At the
2016 Summer Olympics
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he competed in the
Men's 470 with
Matias Montinho. They finished in 26th place. He qualified to represent Angola at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the men's 470 with Matias Montinho again.
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Living people
1991 births
Sportspeople from Luanda
Angolan male sailors (sport)
Olympic sailors for Angola
Sailors at the 2016 Summer Olympics – 470
Sailors at the 2020 Summer Olympics – 470
African Games bronze medalists for Angola
African Games medalists in sailing
Competitors at the 2011 All-Africa Games
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