Francesca Porcellato
 Francesca Porcellato with former italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 5, 1970 Castelfranco Veneto, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics Cross-country skiing cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Francesca Porcellato (born in Castelfranco Veneto September 5, 1970) is an Italian disability sportsperson who has competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Cross country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint. In 2015, she became double UCI Para-cycling World champion in the H3 handcycling event in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Biography
She fell when she was 2 years old and broke her back. She discovered that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, Porcellato is one of two woman to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races, shared with America's Tatyana McFadden.[1] She has competed in wheelchair racing at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, and in 2006 participated in the Winter Paralympics in cross-country sit-skiing. She has won a total of two gold, three silver, and five bronze medals, all in athletics.[2] She won the silver medal in the 800 metres T54 race at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
Paralympic appearances
Francesca has participated in ten editions of the Paralympic Games, seven summer and three winter.[3] She was the flag bearer for Italy at Vancouver 2010.
- 1988 Summer Paralympics
- 1992 Summer Paralympics
- 1996 Summer Paralympics
- 2000 Summer Paralympics
- 2004 Summer Paralympics
- 2006 Winter Paralympics
- 2008 Summer Paralympics
- 2010 Winter Paralympics
- 2014 Winter Paralympics
- 2016 Summer Paralympics
References
- ^ "Kipchoge shines as London celebrates its millionth finisher". virginmoneylondonmarathon.com. 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ Francesca Porcellato at the International Paralympic Committee
- Francesca Porcellato at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". paralympic.or. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
See also
Media related to Francesca Porcellato at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Athlete results at IPC web site
- 1970 births
- Living people
- People from Castelfranco Veneto
- Italian wheelchair racers
- Paralympic athletes of Italy
- Paralympic cross-country skiers of Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Cross-country skiers at the 2006 Winter Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Paralympics
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
- Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Female wheelchair racers
- Paralympic wheelchair racers
- Medalists at the 1988 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2000 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2010 Winter Paralympics
- Italian female cyclists
- Italian female cross-country skiers