Fernando Aranha H2

Athlete's Profile

Rankings & Stats

Para triathlon 16
Starts 45
Podiums 24
Wins 14

Biography

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.  

Latest Athlete Results

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Event
Program
Time
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2023-10-14
PTWC Men
01:13:29
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10
2022-11-24
PTWC Men
01:11:20
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4
2022-09-03
PTWC Men
01:10:51
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6
2022-07-08
PTWC Men
01:09:12
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