Federico Morlacchi
Federico Morlacchi (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian paralympic swimmer[1] who was flagbearer for Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics open ceremony ensemble with Bebe Vio.[2]
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| Nickname(s) | Morlacci[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 November 1993 Luino, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Unilateral below the elbow upper limb amputations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | S9, SB8, SM9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Polha Varese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Massimiliano Tosin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti.[3] He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.[4]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | Paralympics Games |  London |
3rd | 100 m butterfly S9 | |
| 3rd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
| 3rd | 200 m individual medley SM9 | ||||
| 2016 | Paralympics Games |  Rio de Janeiro |
1st | 200 m individual medley SM9 | |
| 2nd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
| 2nd | 100 m butterfly S9 | ||||
| 2nd | 100 m breaststroke SB8 | ||||
| 2021 | Paralympics Games |  Tokyo |
3rd | 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts | [lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3][5] |
See also
Notes
- Due to foreign speakers who do not always pronounce his last name correctly.
- He swam in heats.
- Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
References
- "Federico Morlacchi - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Paralympics: Vio and Morlacchi Italy's flag-bearers". ansa.it. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Paralimpiadi: Morlacchi-Ghiretti, la super coppia azzurra da podio". lastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- "Federico Morlacchi - Nuoto". comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Final" (PDF). olympics.com. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
- Federico Morlacchi at Paralympic.org
- Federico Morlacchi at IPC.InfostradaSports.com
- Federico Morlacchi at Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
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