Francesca Porcellato

Italian paralympic athlete From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint.[2] In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.[1]

Nickname
La rossa volante (The flying red)
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 55)
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
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Francesca Porcellato
Porcellato in 2018.
Personal information
Nickname
La rossa volante (The flying red)
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 55)
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportPara Athletics
Para Cross-country skiing
Para Cycling
Club
  • Gruppo Ciclistico APRE (Para-cycling)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Paralympics 2 4 7
Winter Paralympics 1 0 0
Para Athletics World Championships 4 3 2
Para Cycling World Championships 6 2 0
European Para Championships 1 2 0
Para Nordic Skiing World C'ships 0 1 0
Para Athletics European C'ships 0 7 3
Total 14 19 12
Women's para athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul100 m T53
Gold medal – first place1988 Seoul4x100 m T53
Silver medal – second place1988 Seoul200 m T53
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens100 m T53
Silver medal – second place2004 Athens800 m T53
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul4x200 m T53
Bronze medal – third place1988 Seoul4x400 m T53
Bronze medal – third place1992 Barcelona400 m TW3
Bronze medal – third place2000 Sydney100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place2004 Athens400 m T53
Women's para cross-country skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 Vancouver1 km sprint classic
Nordic Skiing World Championships
Silver medal – second place2011 Khanty5 km freestyle
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTime trial H1–3
Bronze medal – third place2016 RioTime trial H1-2-3
Bronze medal – third place2016 RioRoad race H1-2-3-4
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 NottwilTime Trial H3
Gold medal – first place2015 NottwilRoad race H3
Gold medal – first place2017 PietermaritzburgTime Trial H3
Gold medal – first place2017 PietermaritzburgRoad race H3
Gold medal – first place2018 ManiagoTime Trial H3
Gold medal – first place2018 ManiagoRoad race H3
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial H3
Silver medal – second place2022 Baie-ComeauRoad race H3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamRoad race H3
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamTime trial H3
Silver medal – second place2023 RotterdamMixed team relay H1–H5
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Porcellato with former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2004.
Porcellato with former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in 2010.

Biography

Porcellato was hit by a truck when she was 2 years old and it broke her back. She discovered that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, she is one of two women to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races, shared with the Russian-born American Tatyana McFadden.[3] She competed in wheelchair racing at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, and in 2006 participated in the Winter Paralympics in cross-country sit-skiing. She won a total of two gold, three silver, and five bronze medals, all in athletics.[4] She won the silver medal in the 800 metres T54 race at the 2009 Mediterranean Games. She lit the cauldron of the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Statistics

Paralympic appearances

  She was not present at this edition.

Francesca participated in eleven editions of the Paralympic Games, eight summer and three winter.[5] She was the flag bearer for Italy at Vancouver 2010.

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Sport
1988 Summer
Appearances
Para athletics XXXXX X 6
Para cross-country skiing X X X 3
Para cycling X X 2
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Achievements

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YearCompetitionVenue
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
4x100 m
4x200 m
4x400 m
5 km freestyle
Time trial
Road race
Para athletics
1988 Summer Paralympics South Korea Seoul 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1992 Summer Paralympics Spain Barcelona 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2000 Summer Paralympics Australia Sydney 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004 Summer Paralympics Greece Athens 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Para cross-country skiing
2010 Winter Paralympics Canada Vancouver 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Para cycling
2016 Summer Paralympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Summer Paralympics Japan Tokyo 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
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Other results

Porcellato won seven International marathons.[6]

See also

References

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