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Nickname | Morlacci [lower-alpha 1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Luino, Italy | 11 November 1993|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability | Unilateral below the elbow upper limb amputations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S9, SB8, SM9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Polha Varese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Massimiliano Tosin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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]
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]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2012 | Paralympics Games | London | 3rd | 100 m butterfly S9 | |
3rd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
3rd | 200 m individual medley SM9 | ||||
2016 | Paralympics Games | Rio de Janeiro | 1st | 200 m individual medley SM9 | |
2nd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
2nd | 100 m butterfly S9 | ||||
2nd | 100 m breaststroke SB8 | ||||
2021 | Paralympics Games | Tokyo | 3rd | 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts | [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] [6] |
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