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which was followed by another singles gold medal in a tournament in
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Medina (right) playing against a
Vietnamese player (left) at the
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Medina won a gold medal at the single class 9 event at the
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Medina died on
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976:"Paralympics bronze medalist Medina, 51, passes away"
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