René De Silvestro
Italian Para alpine skier (born 1996)
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René De Silvestro (Italian pronunciation: [reˌne dе silˈvɛstro]; born 26 June 1996) is an Italian Para alpine skier. He is a three-time Paralympian.[1]
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| Born | 26 June 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Para alpine skiing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Career
Silvestro represented Italy at the 2018 Winter Paralympics and finished in seventh place in the slalom sitting event and eighth place in the giant slalom sitting event.
He competed at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships and won a gold medal in the super combined sitting event, and a bronze medal in the Super-G sitting event.[2]
He again competed at the 2022 Winter Paralympics and won a silver medal in the giant slalom and a bronze medal in the slalom sitting events.[3][4]
