| Italy at the 1984 Summer Paralympics | |
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| IPC code | ITA |
| NPC | Comitato Italiano Paralimpico |
| Website | www |
| in Stoke Mandeville/New York | |
| Competitors | 61 |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Italy competed at the 1984 Summer Paralympics in Stoke Mandeville, Great Britain and New York City, United States. 61 competitors from Italy won 42 medals including 9 gold, 19 silver and 14 bronze and finished 21st in the medal table. [1]
| Sport |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 4 | 8 | 7 | 19 |
| Swimming | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
| Fencing | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| Archery | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 9 | 19 | 14 | 42 |
| Medal | Athlete | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | Irene Monaco | Archery | double FITA round |
| Bronze | Pasquale De Masi | Archery | double short mc round |
| Bronze | Sabrina Bulleri | Athletics | 100m - class 3 |
| Bronze | Sabrina Bulleri Christina Ploner Milena Balsamo Silvana Vettorello | Athletics | relays 4×400 m class 2-5 |
| Bronze | Agnese Grigio | Athletics | 800 m class B3 |
| Bronze | Emanuela Grigio | Athletics | 400 m class B2 |
| Bronze | Giulio Gusmeroli | Athletics | 5000 m class B3 |
| Bronze | Rossella Inverni | Athletics | 400 m class B1 |
| Bronze | Giuseppe Pavan | Athletics | 1500 m class A6 |
| Bronze | Ernesto Giussani | Swimming | 25 m butterfly class 2 |
| Bronze | Ernesto Giussani | Swimming | 50 m breaststroke class 2 |
| Bronze | Sauro Nicolini | Swimming | 100 m backstroke class A6 |
| Bronze | Sauro Nicolini | Swimming | 200 m medley- class A6 |
| Athlete | Sport | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca Pancalli | Swimming | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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