Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC code ITA
NPC Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
Website www.comitatoparalimpico.it (Italian)
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors 101 in 14 sports
Flag bearer Martina Caironi 1st, gold medalist(s) 2nd, silver medalist(s) (opening)
Beatrice Vio 1st, gold medalist(s) 3rd, bronze medalist(s) (closing)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold Silver Bronze Total
10 14 15 39
Summer Paralympics appearances

Italy is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.[1]

Medalists

Medal Name Sport Event
 Gold Federico Morlacchi Swimming 200 m medley SM9
 Gold Francesco Bocciardo Swimming 400 m freestyle S6
 Gold Alex Zanardi Cycling Time Trial H5
 Gold Vittorio Podestà Cycling Time Trial H3
 Gold Luca Mazzone Cycling Time Trial H2
 Gold Assunta Legnante Athletics Shot Put women F11-12
 Gold Beatrice Vio Fencing Individual Foil CB
 Gold Paolo Cecchetto Cycling Road Race H3
 Gold Luca Mazzone
Vittorio Podestà
Alex Zanardi 		Cycling Relay Time Trial
 Gold Martina Caironi Athletics 100 m women T42
 Silver Francesco Bettella Swimming 100 m backstroke men S1
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 400 m freestyle men S9
 Silver Michele Ferrarin Paratriathlon Men race PT2
 Silver Martina Caironi Athletics Long jump women T42
 Silver Cecilia Camellini Swimming 400 m freestyle women S11
 Silver Giulia Ghiretti Swimming 100 m breaststroke women SB4
 Silver Oney Tapia Athletics Discus throw men F11
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 100 m breaststroke men SB8
 Silver Alberto Simonelli Archery Men's individual compound open
 Silver Luca Mazzone Cycling Road race men H2
 Silver Alex Zanardi Cycling Road race men H5
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 100 m butterfly men S9
 Silver Francesco Bettella Swimming 50 m backstroke men S1
 Silver Arjola Trimi Swimming 50 m freestyle women S4
 Bronze Giovanni Achenza Paratriathlon Men's race PT1
 Bronze Giulia Ghiretti Swimming 50 m butterfly women S5
 Bronze Vincenzo Boni Swimming 50 m backstroke men S3
 Bronze Roberto Airoldi
Elisabetta Mijno 		Archery Team
 Bronze Giada Rossi Table tennis Women's single classes 1-2
 Bronze Amine Kalem Table tennis Men's single class 9
 Bronze Giancarlo Masini Cycling Men's time trial C1
 Bronze Francesca Porcellato Cycling Women's time trial H1-2-3
 Bronze Efrem Morelli Swimming 50 m breaststroke men SB3
 Bronze Francesca Porcellato Cycling Women's road race H1-2-3-4
 Bronze Fabio Anobile Cycling Men's road race C1-2-3
 BronzeAndreea Mogos
Loredana Trigilia
Beatrice Vio 		Scherma Women's team foil
 Bronze Alvise De Vidi Athletics 400 m men T51
 Bronze Andrea Tarlao Cycling Men's road racee C4-5
 Bronze Monica Contrafatto Athletics 100 m women T42

Archery

Italy qualified seven archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships. This included four spots in the compound open, 3 for men and 1 for a woman, 2 spots in the recurve open with 1 for a man and 1 for a woman, and 1 spot for a man in the W1 event.[2]

Cycling

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Italy qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[3][4]

Equestrian

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[5]

Paracanoeing

Italy earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Salvatore Ravalli earned the spot for Italy after finishing sixth in the men's KL1 event. Federico Mancarella earned another spot for Italy after finishing fourth in the men's KL2 event. Veronica Yoko Plebani earned a third spot for Italy after finishing fifthin the women's KL3 event.[6][7]

Rowing

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 04:58.860. Italy qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with a sixth-place finish in a time of 05:50.920.[8][9] Italy qualified a third boat with a fourth-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:30.980, eleven seconds behind first-place finisher, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.[10]

Sailing

Italy qualified a boat for one of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A crew qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class.[11]

An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criteria in the Sonar event with a fourteenth-place finish overall and the sixth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships.[11][12][13] Italy qualified a second under this criteria in the 2.4m event with a tenth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Antonio Squizzato.[11][12][14]

Shooting

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Nadia Fario in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[15][16]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Massimo Croci earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.[15][17]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Pamela Novaglio earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event.[15][18]

Swimming

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Francesco Bocciardo earned Italy a spot after winning gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6.[19][20]

Wheelchair fencing

Italy will send eight wheelchair fencers to the Rio Paralympics:[21]

Wheelchair tennis

Italy qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Fabian Mazzei. Italy qualified one player in the women's singles event, Marianna Lauro. The country also qualified one player in the quad singles event, Alberto Corradi.[22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Martina Caironi announced as Italy's flagbearer for Rio 2016". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ↑ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ↑ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  7. ↑ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships - Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "Rowing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  9. ↑ "(ASM1x) AS Men's Single Sculls - Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. ↑ "(LTAMix4+) LTA Mixed Coxed Four - Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. 1 2 3 "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  12. 1 2 "Sailing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  13. ↑ "Sonar". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  14. ↑ "2.4m". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. 1 2 3 "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  17. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  18. ↑ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  19. ↑ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  20. ↑ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  21. ↑ "Giochi paralimpici Rio 2016 - Delegazione azzurra in Brasile. Domani la cerimonia d'inaugurazione della XV edizione delle Paralimpiadi" (in Italian). Italian Fencing Federation. 6 September 2016.
  22. ↑ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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