Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who 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 Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint.[2] In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.[1]
Biography edit
Porcellato was hit by a truck when she was 2 years old and it broke her back. She discovered that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, she is one of two women to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races, shared with the Russian-born American Tatyana McFadden.[3] She 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 won a total of two gold, three silver, and five bronze medals, all in athletics.[4] She won the silver medal in the 800 metres T54 race at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.
Statistics edit
Paralympic appearances edit
Francesca participated in eleven editions of the Paralympic Games, eight summer and three winter.[5] She was the flag bearer for Italy at Vancouver 2010.
| Sport | Apparences
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| Para athletics | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||||||
| Para cross-country skiing | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||
| Para cycling | X | X | 2 |
Achievements edit
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200 m
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400 m
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800 m
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4x400 m
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5 km freestyle
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| 1988 | Summer Paralympics |  Seoul
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| 1992 | Summer Paralympics |  Barcelona
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| 2000 | Summer Paralympics |  Sydney
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| 2004 | Summer Paralympics |  Athens
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| 2010 | Winter Paralympics |  Vancouver
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| 2016 | Summer Paralympics |  Rio de Janeiro
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| 2021 | Summer Paralympics |  Tokyo
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Other results edit
Porcellato won seven International marathons.[6]
- New York City Marathon
- Wheelchair race: 2001
- Boston Marathon
- Wheelchair race: 2015[7]
- London Marathon
- Paris Marathon
- Wheelchair race: ????
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Francesca Porcellato - A.s.d. Gruppo Ciclistico Apre Emilia Romagna". federciclismo.it. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Passionate start to Milano Cortina 2026's journey to Games". fis-ski.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Kipchoge shines as London celebrates its millionth finisher". Virgin Money London Marathon. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Francesca Porcellato". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
- ^ "Athlete Search Results". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
- ^ "Francesca Porcellato - Handbike". comitatoparalimpico.it. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
Ha anche vinto le maratone di Boston, Londra (4 volte, record), New York e Parigi.
- ^ "Boston Marathon 2015 Winners". bostonmagazine.com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
External links edit
- Francesca Porcellato at the International Paralympic Committee
- Francesca Porcellato at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Francesca Porcellato at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian) (archive)
- Francesca Porcellato at the Federazione Ciclistica Italiana (in Italian)
- Francesca Porcellato at Ability Channel (in Italian)
- Francesca Porcellato la rossa volante (in Italian)