Paola Protopapa
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| Born | 6 May 1965 Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 169 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 58 kg (128 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Adaptive rowing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Coxed four | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Paola Protopapa (born 6 May 1965) is a former Italian Paralympic rower, Alpine skier and sailor who competed in international level events.[1][2]
In 1987, Protopapa lost the use of her left elbow after an accident which caused her to have elbow disarticulation.[3]
References
- ^ "Paola Protopapa - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 6 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Paola Protopapa - World Rowing". World Rowing. 6 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Le sfide di Paola Protopapa: tra acqua e neve sognando Vancouver (in Italian)". SuperAbile INAIL. 2 August 2009.
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Categories:
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Rome
- Paralympic alpine skiers of Italy
- Paralympic rowers
- Italian female rowers
- Italian female skiers
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Alpine skiers at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Sailors at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic medalists in rowing
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy