Lorenzo Ricci (athlete)

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Lorenzo Ricci
Medal record
Men's para athletics
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 100 metres - T11
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2000 Sydney 4x100 metre relay - T13

Lorenzo Ricci (born 13 May 1971 in Sarzana) is a Paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category T11 sprint events. [1]

Lorenzo competed in the 100m and 200m at both the 2000 and 2004 Summer Paralympics winning a gold medal in the T11 100m in 2000. He also won a gold as part of the Italian 4 × 100 m for T13 in 2004. [2]

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References

  1. "Lorenzo Ricci". CONI.it (in Italian). Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano . Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  2. profile on paralympic.org