Claudio Costa (parathlete)

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Claudio Costa
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1963-09-26) 26 September 1963 (age 59) [1]
Italy
Spouse(s)Cristina Bozzetta [2]
Sport
Sport
Disability Visually impaired
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 213

Claudio Costa (born 26 September 1963) is a former Italian a paralympic multi-sport athlete who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics from 1992 to 2000. [3]

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Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
Para athletics
1988 Summer Paralympics Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 2nd400 m B1
3rd400 m B1
1992 Summer Paralympics Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 3rd4 × 400 m B1-B3
Para cycling
1996 Summer Paralympics Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 1stMixed time trial tandem open [lower-alpha 1]
1stMixed individual pursuit tandem open [lower-alpha 1]
2000 Summer Paralympics Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney 3rdMixed sprint tandem open [lower-alpha 2]

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References

  1. "Claudio Costa - Sport disabili". coni.it. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. "Benvenuti su ClaudioCosta.it! - Home page". claudiocosta.it (in Italian). Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  3. "Claudio Costa - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 13 September 2021.