Giulia Ghiretti

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Giulia Ghiretti
Giulia Ghiretti al Giocampus (27512458850) (crop).jpg
Ghiretti in 2016
Personal information
Nationality Italian
Born16 February 1994 (1994-02-16) (age 30)
Parma, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website www.giuliaghiretti.it
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport Paralympic swimming
Disability class S5, SB4, SM5
Club Fiamme Oro [1]
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 121
World Championships 152
Paralympic swimming
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m butterfly S5
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Madeira 200m ind. medley SM5

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]

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Biography

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]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2013 World Championships Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal 2nd 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20 pts [3]
2015 World Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Glasgow2nd 100 metre breaststroke SB4
2016 Paralympic Games Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro 3rd 50 metre butterfly S5
2nd 100 metre breaststroke SB4
2017 World Championships Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 1st100 metre Breaststroke SB4
3rd50 metre Butterfly S5
2ndMixed 4 x 50 metre Freestyle 20pts
2019 World Championships Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London 2nd100 metre Breaststroke SB4 [7]
3rd200 metre Individual Medley SM5 [8]
2021 Paralympic Games Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 2nd100 m breaststroke SB4

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References

  1. "Fiamme Oro - Atleti parlaimpici" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. "London 2019: Giulia Ghiretti". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Giulia Ghiretti". International Paralympic Committee . Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. "Swimming - GHIRETTI Giulia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB4 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM5 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.