Pamela Fernandes
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| Born | Needham, Massachusetts, USA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pamela "Pam" Fernandes is an American former Paralympic cyclist who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Paralympics. She was the first Paralympian to win the US Olympic Spirit Award in 2001.[1][2]
Fernandes was diagnosed with diabetes when she was four years old and became legally blind at 21 years old.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pamela Fernandes - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "Pamela Fernandes Biography". All American Speakers. 20 December 2023.
- ^ "10 Famous Athletes with Diabetes". 4 All Family. 20 December 2023.
Categories:
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Needham, Massachusetts
- American female cyclists
- Paralympic cyclists for the United States
- Cyclists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Cyclists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- 20th-century American sportswomen