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Born | Rome, Italy [1] | 7 October 1940
Spouse | Uber Sala |
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Country | Italy |
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Disability | Poliomyelitis |
Club | Ascip Ostia [2] |
Medal record |
Irene Monaco (born 7 October 1940) is a former Italian a paralympic multi-sport athlete who won ten medals at the Summer Paralympics from 1964 to 1984. [3]
Married to paralympic athlete Uber Sala who competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Dartchery. [4] She has a twin sister Elena, who also has polio. [4] who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics between Tokyo 1964 and Tel Aviv 1968. [3]
Irene Monaco continued to compete in archery in the masters category until almost 50 years, winning some national [5] and world titles. [1]