Fernando Aranha H2

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Represents: BRA
Year of birth: 1978
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Given Name	Fernando
Family Name	Aranha H2
Representing	BRA
Year of Birth	1978
Place of Birth	Sao Paulo
Height	163cm
Coach	Tiago Gorgatti
Hobbies	Films, watching and playing sports in general.
Other Sports Competed	He competes in handcycling, para-triathlon, and para-skiing at international level. He competed in para-cross-country at the 2014 Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi after first trying the sport in 2012 in Ostersund, Sweden.
Website	https://entrerodas.org
Facebook	Facebook
Instagram	@fernandoaranhaatleta
Race Starts	45
Race Wins	14
Race Podiums	24

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Bio

His impairment is the result of polio, an illness he contracted at age four. At age 16, a friend suggested he try wheelchair basketball. After running away from the orphanage in which he lived to find a team in Ibirapuera Park, Sao Paulo, he also started to try other sports, among them para-skiing and para-triathlon. In Sochi 2014, along with his teammate Andre Perreira, he was part of the first delegation of athletes from Brazil to compete at a Paralympic Winter Games, and was also the Brazil’s flag bearer on the closing ceremony.

Recent Highlights

- 6th place at the 2017 ITU World Triathlon Grand Final Rotterdam;
- Winner of the 2017 Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships;
- 4th place at the 2017 Edmonton ITU World Paratriathlon Series;
- 7th place at the 2017 Yokohama ITU World Paratriathlon Series;
- 7th place at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games; and
- 10th place at the 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships.