Federico Morlacchi

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Federico Morlacchi
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Personal information
NicknameMorlacci [lower-alpha 1]
Nationality Italian
Born (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 30)
Luino, Italy
Sport
Sport Paralympic swimming
DisabilityUnilateral below the elbow upper limb amputations
Disability class S9, SB8, SM9
ClubPolha Varese
Coached byMassimiliano Tosin
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 134
World Championships 693
European Championships 1325
Total201412

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]

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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

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012 Paralympics Games Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 3rd 100 m butterfly S9
3rd 400 m freestyle S9
3rd 200 m individual medley SM9
2016 Paralympics Games Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 1st200 m individual medley SM9
2nd 400 m freestyle S9
2nd100 m butterfly S9
2nd100 m breaststroke SB8
2021 Paralympics Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 3rd 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] [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.

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