Esteban Farias

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Esteban Farias
Personal information
Full nameEsteban Gabriel Farias
NationalityItalian
Born (1984-07-27) 27 July 1984 (age 40)
San Martín, Argentina [1]
Sport
Sport Paracanoe
Disability Spinal cord injury
Disability class KL1
Event Canoe sprint
ClubCanottieri Leonida Bissolati [2]
Medal record
Men's paracanoeing
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 210
European Championships 231
Total441
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Račice KL1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Montemor-o-Velho KL1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Szeged KL1
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Plovdiv KL1
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Belgrade KL1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Poznań KL1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Poznań KL1
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Munich KL1
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Szeged KL1

Esteban Farias (born 27 July 1984) is an Argentinian-born Italian paracanoeist who won nine medals (four gold) at senior level between World Championships and European Championships. [3] [4]

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Biography

He lives in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, Piacenza but trains in Cremona. [3] He acquired his disability in 2009 (Spinal cord injuries - lower 5), at the age of 25, when he was visiting his grandmother in Argentina, falling from a four-meter high wall. [5]

Despite having qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games (however, which took place in 2021 due to COVID-19), he was forced to give up due to an injury. [6]

References

  1. ↑ "Esteban Farias: la preparazione e le speranze per il futuro del 35enne canoista". federcanoa.it (in Italian). 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  2. ↑ "Storia - Canottieri Leonida Bissolati". bissolati.it (in Italian). Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. 1 2 "Esteban Farias profile". canoeicf.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  4. ↑ "World and European Championships Results from 1959 to 2019 - Medals". canoeresults.eu. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "Paracanoa: la storia sportiva di Esteban Farias, due volte campione del mondo". inail.it (in Italian). 1 July 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "Farias non si arrende dopo il forfait alle Paralimpiadi: "Penso già a Parigi 2024"". liberta.it (in Italian). 24 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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