Italy at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code	ITA
NPC	Italian Paralympic Committee
Website	Official website
in Paris, France August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors	48 in 9 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Italy is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	3	4	7
Athletics	4	5	9
Cycling	1	1	2
Equestrian	TBD	TBD	4
Paracanoeing	2	1	3
Rowing	1	0	1
Shooting	1	0	5
Swimming	8	7	15
Table tennis	1	1	2
Total	21	19	48

Archery

Main articles: Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Archery at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italy entered seven athletes into the games. Six of them qualified by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic, meanwhile the other qualified through 2023 European Para Championships in Rotterdam, Netherlands. ^[1]

Men

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Individual W1			—
	Individual compound
	Individual recurve

Women

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Individual W1			—
	Individual compound
	Individual recurve

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
		Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Team W1
	Team compound
	Team recurve

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italian track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• DQ = Disqualified
• PR = Paralympic Record
• AR = Area (or continental) Record
• NR = National Record
• SB = Season's Best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	100 m T44
	100 m T64
	1500 m T20

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	400 m T12
	100 m T63

Field events

Athlete	Event	Final
		Distance	Position
	Men's shot put F33
	Women's discus throw F11

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Cycling at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italy entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking. ^[2]

Equestrian

Main articles: Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Equestrian at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italy entered a full squad of four para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition by finishing the top seven nation's at the 2022 FEI World Championships in Herning, Denmark. ^{[3] [4]}

Team

Athlete	Horse	Event	Individual score	Total
			TT	Score	Rank
	See above	Team

Paracanoeing

Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Italy earned quota places for the following events through the 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Duisburg, Germany.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	Men's KL2
	Men's KL3
	Women's KL1

Rowing

Main article: Rowing at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Italian rowers qualified boats in each of the following classes at the 2023 World Rowing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
	PR1 men's single sculls

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Shooting at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italy entered five para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships, 2023 European Para Championships and 2024 European Championships, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020. ^[5]

Men's

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2
	R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2
	R9 – Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH2

Sitting volleyball

Main article: Sitting volleyball at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Italy women's national team qualified for the Paralympic Games by virtue of their gold medal at their home 2023 Sitting Volleyball European Championships in Caorle, Italy.

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Italy women's	Women's tournament

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Swimming at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Italy secured fifteen quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	100 m freestyle S6
	200 m freestyle S3
	200 m freestyle S5
	400 m freestyle S7
	400 m freestyle S8
	100 m backstroke S10
	100 m breaststroke SB9
	100 m butterfly S9

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	50 m freestyle S10
	400 m freestyle S8
	100 m backstroke S2
	100 m backstroke S8
	50 m breaststroke SB3
	100 m breaststroke SB4
	100 m butterfly S13

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Italy secure two singles spot for the Paralympic games. Matteo Parenzan and Giada Rossi qualified for the games by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective events, at the 2023 European Para Championships held in Sheffield, Great Britain. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Matteo Parenzan	Men's individual C6
Giada Rossi	Women's individual C1–2

See also

• Italy at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Italy at the Paralympics

References

1. "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
2. "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
3. "Para Equestrian - Paris 2024". Paris 2024. 20 January 2023.
4. "FEI World Championships Herning Denmark 2022". FEI. 20 January 2023.
5. "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics . 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
6. "21 men and women qualify for 2024 Paralympics with victories in European Para Table Tennis Championship". European Table Tennis Union. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.