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]
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2012 | Paralympics Games |  London
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3rd | 100 m butterfly S9 | |
| 3rd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
| 3rd | 200 m individual medley SM9 | ||||
| 2016 | Paralympics Games |  Rio de Janeiro
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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
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3rd | 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts | [b][c][6] |
See also[edit]
- Italy at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ ilmessaggero.it (21 November 2015). "Premio internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca, il 7 novembre premiate le giovani eccellenze del mondo". ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
- ^ "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). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links[edit]
- Federico Morlacchi at the International Paralympic Committee
- Federico Morlacchi at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Federico Morlacchi at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian) (archive)
Categories:
- 1993 births
- Living people
- Italian male medley swimmers
- Paralympic swimmers for Italy
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
- Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- S9-classified para swimmers
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships
- Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships
- Paralympic medalists in swimming
- Swimmers at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Italian male freestyle swimmers
- Italian male butterfly swimmers
- 21st-century Italian people