Monica Contrafatto
Italian Paralympic athlete
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Monica Graziana Contrafatto (born 9 March 1981 in Gela) is an Italian Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T42, winning a bronze medal.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T63.[2][3][4]
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| Full name | Monica Graziana Contrafatto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 9 March 1981 Gela, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
A soldier of the Italian Army's 1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base "Ice" in Gulistan District, Farah Province in Afghanistan. As a consequence of her injuries her right leg had to be amputated.[5]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2016 | Paralympics Games |  Rio de Janeiro |
3rd | 100 m – T42 | 16.30 | |
| 2021 | Paralympics Games |  Tokyo |
3rd | 100 m – T63 | 14.73 | [a] |
See also
Notes
- She ran her PB (14.72) in heats.
