COSTA Afonso

World Championships

Year	Location	L2x
2019	Linz, AUT	14
2018	Plovdiv, BUL	18

European Championships

Year	Location	L2x
2019	Lucerne, SUI	9
2018	Glasgow, GBR	10

World Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
3	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Plovdiv, BUL	6:43.71
8	Lightweight Double Sculls	2019	Rotterdam, NED	6:47.310
9	Lightweight Double Sculls	2018	Belgrade, SRB	6:21.26
12	Lightweight Double Sculls	2021	Lucerne, SUI	6:49.45
16	Lightweight Double Sculls	2017	Lucerne, SUI	6:43.29
16	Lightweight Double Sculls	2017	Belgrade, SRB	6:53.98

World Championships Under 23

Year	Location	L2x
2018	Poznan, POL	10
2017	Plovdiv, BUL	10
2016	Rotterdam, NED	14

Legend
DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, EXC - Excluded

Travel, reading. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

Athlete

Geography - University of Coimbra, Portugal

Partner Helena

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Clube Naval Setubalense [Portugal]

Filipe Chagas [club]; Jose Velhinho [national], POR

His brother Dinis has represented Portugal in rowing, competing in single sculls at the 2021 European Championships in Varese, Italy. (SportsDeskOnline, 07 Jul 2021; dn.pt, 14 May 2018)

He began rowing at age nine in Setubal, Portugal. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

"I have enjoyed rowing since I was a child. I am from Setubal, and it is common to compete in rowing as the city is historically linked to the sea and aquatic sports." (record.pt, 03 Nov 2019)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

He trains twice a day. (dn.pt, 08 Apr 2021)

Securing his place to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)

His mother. (Athlete, 21 Jul 2021)