| Fabio Tripodi | |
|---|---|
| ♂ | |
| Born | 22 May 1973 |
| Team | |
| Curling club | Ass. Sportiva Dilettantistica Disabili Sportivi Valdostani, Saint-Christophe, Aosta Valley [1] |
| Career | |
| Member Association |  Italy |
| World Wheelchair Championship appearances | 2 (2002, 2004) |
Medal record | |
Fabio Tripodi (born 22 May 1973) is an Italian wheelchair curler. [2]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Federica Trota | Fabio Tripodi | Mauro Maino | WWhCC 2002 (8th) | |
| 2003–04 | Egidio Marchese | Orazio Fagone | Rita Dal Monte | Fabio Tripodi | Pierino Gaspard | Mauro Maino | WWhCC 2004 (6th) |
| 2018–19 | Egidio Marchese | Orazio Fagone | Rita Dal Monte | Fabio Tripodi | Pierino Gaspard | Mauro Maino | IWhCC 2019 (8th) [3] |
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Wheelchair curling is an adaptation of curling for athletes with a disability affecting their lower limbs or gait. Wheelchair curling is governed by the World Curling Federation, and is one of the sports in the Winter Paralympic Games.
The World Wheelchair Curling Championship is an annual world championship held to determine the world's best team in wheelchair curling. It is held every non-Paralympic year.
The 2011 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held in Prague, Czech Republic from February 22 - March 1, 2011. Ten mixed gender teams competed for four playoff spots. In the final, Canada's Jim Armstrong defeated Scotland's Aileen Neilson in the final in 7 ends. Teams also gained qualification points from this event for the 2014 Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi.
The World Curling Championships are the annual world championships for curling, organized by the World Curling Federation and contested by national championship teams. There are men's, women's and mixed doubles championships, as well as men's and women's versions of junior and senior championships. There is also a world championship for wheelchair curling. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's started in 1979. The mixed doubles championship was started in 2008. Since 2005, the men's and women's championships have been held in different venues, with Canada hosting one of the two championships every year: the men's championship in odd years, and the women's championship in even years. Canada has dominated both the men's and women's championships since their inception, although Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Scotland, the United States, Norway and China have all won at least one championship.
The 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 18 to 25 at the Uiam Ice Rink in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
The 2009 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 21–28 at the Vancouver Paralympic Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In the final
The qualification event of the 2012 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 5 to 10, 2011 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification event for last year's World Wheelchair Championships. The event's two top finishers, Slovakia and Italy, qualified for the main tournament in Chuncheon City, South Korea.
The 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from February 16 to 23 at the Sochi Olympic Curling Centre in Sochi, Russia. Canada won their third title after defeating Sweden in the final with a score of 4–3, becoming the first nation to win three world wheelchair curling titles.
The qualification event of the 2013 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held from November 3 to 8, 2012 at the Kisakallio Sports Institute in Lohja, Finland, which hosted the qualification tournaments for the past two World Wheelchair Curling Championships. The qualification event was open to any World Curling Federation affiliated national team not already qualified. The event's two top finishers, Norway and Finland, will join the top 8 finishers from the last World Wheelchair Curling Championship at this season's event in Sochi, Russia.
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The 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held at the Curling Hall Wetzikon in Wetzikon, Switzerland from February 29 to March 7.
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Tripodi or Trípodi is a surname of Italian origin. People with the surname include:
The 2021 World Wheelchair Curling Championship was held October 23 to 30 at the Beijing National Aquatics Center in Beijing, China. The venue will also serve as the location for the curling events at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
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