Gino Vendetti
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Gino Vendetti is a former Canadian Paralympic athlete. He competed in para-athletics and in powerlifting and he won three silver medals and a bronze medal at the Summer Paralympics. He won a silver medal in powerlifting at the 1984 Summer Paralympics held in Stoke Mandeville, United Kingdom and New York City, United States.[1] He also won the bronze medal in the men's 800 metres C4 event.[2] At the 1988 Summer Paralympics held in Seoul, South Korea, he won the silver medal in both the men's 200 metres C4-5 and the men's 400 metres C4-5 events.[2]
In 2015, he carried the torch as part of the torch relay of the Pan American Games held in Toronto, Canada.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Para powerlifting". Canadian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Gino Vendetti". Paralympic.org. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ "Silver medallist Gino Vendetti to carry Pan Am torch through Oshawa". DurhamRegion.com. 3 June 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
- ^ Wittnebel, Joel (9 June 2015). "Here comes the flame". The Oshawa Express. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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