Federico Morlacchi (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian paralympic swimmer[1] who was flagbearer for Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics open ceremony ensemble with Bebe Vio.[2] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2015.[3]

Biography

He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti.[4] He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.[5]

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2012 Paralympics Games United Kingdom London 3rd 100 m butterfly S9
3rd 400 m freestyle S9
3rd 200 m individual medley SM9
2016 Paralympics Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1st 200 m individual medley SM9
2nd 400 m freestyle S9
2nd 100 m butterfly S9
2nd 100 m breaststroke SB8
2021 Paralympics Games Japan Tokyo 3rd 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts [b][c][6]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Due to foreign speakers who do not always pronounce his last name correctly.
  2. ^ He swam in heats.
  3. ^ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

References

  1. ^ "Federico Morlacchi - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Paralympics: Vio and Morlacchi Italy's flag-bearers". ansa.it. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ^ ilmessaggero.it (21 November 2015). "Premio internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca, il 7 novembre premiate le giovani eccellenze del mondo". ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Paralimpiadi: Morlacchi-Ghiretti, la super coppia azzurra da podio". lastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Federico Morlacchi - Nuoto". comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Final" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federico_Morlacchi
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