Francesco Bocciardo
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| Born | 18 March 1994 Genoa, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spastic distal tetraplegia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesco Bocciardo (born 18 March 1994) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple World and European champion, he has participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics where he was the Paralympic champion in the men's 400m freestyle S6.[1][2]
Bocciardo has a disability called spastic distal tetraplegia which affects the movement in his legs, he was encouraged to do swimming as a part of rehabilitative therapy at a young age then he started swimming competitively in 2010 at the Italian national championships.[3]
Swimming career
Bocciardo has won three world titles and three European titles in freestyle swimming and his most successful championships was at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where he won two golds, two silvers and one bronze.[4]
References
- ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - Atleti Paralimpici (in Italian)". Ability Channel. 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 20 August 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Paralimpiadi, oro per Francesco Bocciardo (in Italian)". Globalist. 14 September 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Nuoto paralimpico: Francesco Bocciardo vince loro mondiale nei 200 stile libero (in Italian)". Il Faro. 10 September 2019.
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Genoa
- Sportspeople from Liguria
- Paralympic swimmers of Italy
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships