Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Intellectual impairment
Classification
T20
Further personal information
Residence
Rome, ITA
Occupation
Athlete
Languages
French, Italian
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up the sport in 2009.
Why this sport?
At school he found he could run fast, so he began competing.
Club / Team
Anthropos Civitanova Marche: Italy
Name of coach
Mauro Ficerai [club]; Michele Gionfriddo [national]
International debut
Year
2011
Competing for
Italy
Location
Genoa, ITA
General interest
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinters Yohan Blake and Usain Bolt. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2013)
Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs
He prays before each race. (Athlete, 15 Jul 2013)
Other information
NATIONAL FIRST
He became the first the Italian athlete to compete in a T20 class event at an International Paralympic Committee [IPC] world para-athletics championships in 2013 in Lyon, France. (fisdir.it, 20 Oct 2015)
He became the first the Italian athlete to compete in a T20 class event at an International Paralympic Committee [IPC] world para-athletics championships in 2013 in Lyon, France. (fisdir.it, 20 Oct 2015)
Results
Unit | Date | Rank |
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Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's Long Jump T20 | Final 1 | 2013-07-23 | 10 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 400 m T20 | Heat 1 | 2015-10-22 | 3 | |
Men's 400 m T20 | Final 1 | 2015-10-23 | 7 |
Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
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Men's 400 m T20 | Heat 2 | 2016-09-08 | 4 | |
Men's 400 m T20 | Final Round | 2016-09-09 | 7 |