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| Born | 14 August 2000 Lecco, Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||||||||
| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Alpine skiing | |||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | LW6/8-2 | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Federico Pelizzari (born 14 August 2000) is an Italian para alpine skier who competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics.
He made his international debut at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won a bronze medal in the super combined standing event. [1] [2]
He represented Italy at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and finished in fourth place in the giant slalom standing event. [3]
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