Paola Protopapa

Paola Protopapa

Personal information
Born	(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 (age 60) Rome, Italy
Height	169 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	58 kg (128 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Adaptive rowing
Event	Coxed four
Medal record Adaptive rowing Representing   Italy Paralympic Games 2008 Beijing Mixed coxed four World Championships 2013 Poznan LTA Mix4+ 2017 Sarasota LTA Mix4+

Paola Protopapa (born 6 May 1965) is a former Italian Paralympic rower, Alpine skier and sailor who competed in international level events. ^{[1] [2]}

In 1987, Protopapa lost the use of her left elbow after an accident which caused her to have elbow disarticulation. ^[3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Rank	Event	Time
Para rowing
2008	Summer Paralympics	Beijing	1st	Mixed coxed four	3:33.13
Para cross-country skiing
2010	Winter Paralympics	Vancouver	13th	5 km Classic Style - Standing
			16th	1 km Sprint Classic Style - Standing
Para cycling
2012	Summer Paralympics	London	12th	Three-Person Keelboat

References

1. "Paola Protopapa - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 6 May 2020.
2. "Paola Protopapa - World Rowing". World Rowing. 6 May 2020.
3. "Le sfide di Paola Protopapa: tra acqua e neve sognando Vancouver (in Italian)". SuperAbile INAIL. 2 August 2009.

External links

• Paola Protopapa at World Rowing
• Paola Protopapa at Paralympic.org
• Paola Protopapa at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)