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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Vision impairment
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
T11, F11
Further personal information
Residence
Turin, ITA
Languages
Italian
Sport specific information
Club / Team
Atletica Susa: Italy
General interest
Other sports
He has competed in Para alpine skiing at international level. (db.ipc-services.org, 02 Jun 2017)
Impairment
In 2013 he lost one of his hands, as well as his sight, when a mine from World War Two exploded in a field he was in with two friends in Novalesa, Italy. His friend Lorenzo Bernard, who has since gone on to represent Italy in Para shot put, also sustained a visual impairment in the incident. (rainews.it, 04 Apr 2017; repubblica.it, 07 Apr 2014; lastampa.it, 03 Mar 2013)
Other information
OTHER ACTIVITIES
Since his accident in 2013 he has become an advocate for raising awareness of unexploded mines and grenades from World War Two that are still active in Italy. In 2014 he made a speech to the Italian Senate on behalf of the National Association of Civilian Victims of War. "If you do not inform those who did not experience the war, these tragedies will not stop. The issue should be promoted in schools. After the explosion, and the permanent damage that it caused me, I found the determination to become a spokesperson in Italy." (torinoggi.it, 04 Apr 2017; leggo.it, 09 Apr 2014; repubblica.it, 07 Apr 2014)
Since his accident in 2013 he has become an advocate for raising awareness of unexploded mines and grenades from World War Two that are still active in Italy. In 2014 he made a speech to the Italian Senate on behalf of the National Association of Civilian Victims of War. "If you do not inform those who did not experience the war, these tragedies will not stop. The issue should be promoted in schools. After the explosion, and the permanent damage that it caused me, I found the determination to become a spokesperson in Italy." (torinoggi.it, 04 Apr 2017; leggo.it, 09 Apr 2014; repubblica.it, 07 Apr 2014)