Oney Tapia
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 February 1976 (age 48) Havana, Cuba[1] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | Para athletics |
| Disability | Vision impairment |
| Disability class | F11 |
| Events | |
Oney Tapia (born 27 February 1976)[2] is a visually impaired Italian Paralympic athlete competing in discus throw and shot put events. He represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event.[3] He has qualified to represent Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's discus throw event in Tokyo, Japan.
He won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11 event at the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Grosseto, Italy. In 2017, he participated and won that year's edition of the dancing television show Ballando con le Stelle.
In 2018, he won the gold medal in the men's discus throw F11-13 event at the Para Athletics Grand Prix in Rieti, Italy.[4] At the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany, he won the gold medals in both the men's shot put F11 and men's discus throw F11 events.[5][6] In the discus throw event, he set a new world record of 46.07 m.[6] In 2019, he won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F11 event at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
References
- ^ "Oney Tapia Atletica Leggera Paralimpica". www.abilitychannel.tv. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Oney Tapia". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-15.
- ^ "Oney Tapia". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ Giles, Thomas (20 May 2018). "Paralympic champion Hamman emerges triumphant at Para Athletics Grand Prix". InsideTheGames.biz. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
- ^ "Men's shot put F11" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Men's discus throw F11" (PDF). 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
External links
- Oney Tapia at the International Paralympic Committee
- Oney Tapia at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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