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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 4 September 1992 Bologna, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Spina bifida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Canoa Club Bologna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Gianni Anderlini Stefano Porcu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Federico Mancarella (born 4 September 1992) is an Italian paracanoeist. He represents Italy in elite international competitions.
Mancarella represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL2 event and finished in fifth place with a time of 45.596. [1] [2]
Mancarella again represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL2 event and won a bronze. [3]
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