Ambra Sabatini
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| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 January 2002 Livorno, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T63 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Sprints | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Atletica Grosseto (2019–21) G.S. Fiamme Gialle (since 2021) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Jacopo Boscherini[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ambra Sabatini (born 19 January 2002) is an Italian Paralympic athlete.[2]
She competed at the Dubai 2021 Paralympic World Cup, setting a world record.[3][4][5]
The accident
[edit]On 5 June 2019, while on her way to an athletics training, Ambra had a road crash as a passenger on the scooter driven by her father. Their vehicle was hit by a truck and as a result of the injuries sustained, Ambra suffered the amputation of her left leg above the knee.[6]
World records
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Achievements
[edit]Track
[edit]| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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| 2021 | Summer Paralympics | Tokyo, Japan | 1st | 100 m | 14.11 s |
| 2023 | World Championships | Paris, France | 1st | 100 m | 13.98 s |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Ambra Sabatini, record del mondo nei 100 metri e Paralimpiadi: "Un giorno sfiderò le normodotate"" (in Italian). corriere.it. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Young star Ambra Sabatini ready for first home GP". paralympic.org. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Young star Ambra Sabatini ready for first home GP". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Italy's Ambra Sabatini shatters world record on debut at Dubai 2021 Grand Prix". Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Sabatini marks debut with 100m world record at World Para Athletics Grand Prix". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Ambra Sabatini" (in Italian). art4sport.org. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Women's 100m T63 Results" (PDF). IPC. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambra Sabatini.
- Ambra Sabatini at World Athletics
- Ambra Sabatini at European Athletics
- Ambra Sabatini at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Ambra Sabatini at Paralympic.org
- Ambra Sabatini at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- World record holders in para-athletics
- Paralympic athletes of Fiamme Gialle
- Italian amputees
- Sportspeople from Livorno
- Italian female sprinters
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Paralympics