João da Paula

{{Short description|Portuguese rower (1930–2021)}}

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| name = João da Paula

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| nationality = Portuguese

| sport = Rowing

| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|6|20|df=yes}}

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| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|10|28|1930|6|20|df=yes}}

| death_place = Aveiro, Portugal

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João da Paula (20 June 1930 – 28 October 2021) was a Portuguese rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1952 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/joao-da-paula-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418104803/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/joao-da-paula-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=João da Paula Olympic Results |accessdate=10 August 2018}} Da Paula died in Aveiro on 28 October 2021, at the age of 91.{{cite news |title=Faleceu antigo remador olímpico João Ventura da Paula |url=https://www.terranova.pt/noticia/sociedade/faleceu-antigo-remador-olimpico-joao-ventura-da-paula |access-date=31 December 2021 |publisher=Terranova.pt |date=29 October 2021}}