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Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 16 February 1994 30) Parma, Italy | (age||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S5, SB4, SM5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Fiamme Oro [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Giulia Ghiretti (born 16 February 1994 [2] ) is an Italian para-swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly S5, and a silver in the 100m Breaststroke SB4. [3] She also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100 metre breaststroke SB4. [4]
Ghiretti was born in Parma. She was originally a trampolinist until a training accident in January 2010 which caused her spinal injury. [5] In 2011 she began swimming, and made her international competitive debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal. [3]
Grimaldi an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro. [6]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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2013 | World Championships | Montreal | 2nd | 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20 pts | [3] |
2015 | World Championships | Glasgow | 2nd | 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | |
2016 | Paralympic Games | Rio de Janeiro | 3rd | 50 metre butterfly S5 | |
2nd | 100 metre breaststroke SB4 | ||||
2017 | World Championships | Mexico City | 1st | 100 metre Breaststroke SB4 | |
3rd | 50 metre Butterfly S5 | ||||
2nd | Mixed 4 x 50 metre Freestyle 20pts | ||||
2019 | World Championships | London | 2nd | 100 metre Breaststroke SB4 | [7] |
3rd | 200 metre Individual Medley SM5 | [8] | |||
2021 | Paralympic Games | Tokyo | 2nd | 100 m breaststroke SB4 |
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