Federico Morlacchi
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| Nickname | Morlacci[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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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] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2015.[3]
He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti.[4] He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.[5]
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 | [b][c][6] |