Santo Mangano

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Santo Mangano
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born (1951-08-28) 28 August 1951 (age 73)
Castelmola, Italy [1]
Spouse Mariella Bertini
Sport
Sport Para shooting
Wheelchair fencing
DisabilityIntellectual disability
Disability class SH2
ClubASHA Pisa [2]
Medal record
Event1st2nd3rd
Paralympic Games 512
World cahampionships 100
Total612
Paralympic shooting
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
World cahampionships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg1994 LinzAir rifle

Santo Mangano (born 28 August 1951) [3] is a former Italian paralympic shooter and before a wheelchair fencer who won eight medals at the Summer Paralympics. [4]

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Married to wheelchair fencer Mariella Bertini, she too, like him, winner of eight Paralympic medals between Seoul 1988 and Atlanta 1996. [1]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenueRankEvent
Wheelchair fencing
1984 Summer Paralympics Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stoke Mandeville 1stFoil individual 1B
Shooting
1988 Summer Paralympics Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul 1stAir rifle 2 positions with aids 1A–1C
1stAir rifle kneeling with aids 1A–1C
1stAir rifle prone with aids 1A–1C
1992 Summer Paralympics Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona 1stMixed air rifle 3×40 SH4
1996 Summer Paralympics Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta 2ndMixed air rifle standing SH2
3rdMixed air rifle 3×40 SH2
3rdMixed air rifle prone SH2

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References

  1. 1 2 Arrigoni, Claudio (5 July 2012). Paralimpici: Lo sport per disabili: storie, discipline, ... (in Italian). ISBN   9788820355555 . Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Santo Mangano sport-disabili". associazionemedagliedoro.it (in Italian). 24 July 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "Santo Mangano - Scheda persona". coni.it. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  4. "All-Time Paralympic Summer Games Multi-Medallists - Country Italy". db.ipc-services.org. Retrieved 10 September 2021.