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Giulia Ghiretti

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Giulia Ghiretti
Ghiretti in 2016
Personal information
NationalityItalian
Born16 February 1994 (1994-02-16) (age 30)
Parma, Italy
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Websitewww.giuliaghiretti.it
Sport
CountryItaly
SportParalympic swimming
Disability classS5, SB4, SM5
ClubFiamme Oro[1]
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 2 1
World Championships 1 5 2
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB4
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB4
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m butterfly S5
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2022 Madeira 200m ind. medley SM5

Giulia Ghiretti (born 16 February 1994[2]) is an Italian para-swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly S5, and a silver in the 100m Breaststroke SB4.[3] She also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100 metre breaststroke SB4.[4]

Biography

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Ghiretti was born in Parma. She was originally a trampolinist until a training accident in January 2010 which caused her spinal injury.[5] In 2011 she began swimming, and made her international competitive debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.[3]

Grimaldi an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.[6]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
2013 World Championships Canada Montreal 2nd 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20 pts [3]
2015 World Championships United Kingdom Glasgow 2nd 100 metre breaststroke SB4
2016 Paralympic Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3rd 50 metre butterfly S5
2nd 100 metre breaststroke SB4
2017 World Championships Mexico Mexico City 1st 100 metre Breaststroke SB4
3rd 50 metre Butterfly S5
2nd Mixed 4 x 50 metre Freestyle 20pts
2019 World Championships United Kingdom London 2nd 100 metre Breaststroke SB4 [7]
3rd 200 metre Individual Medley SM5 [8]
2021 Paralympic Games Japan Tokyo 2nd 100 m breaststroke SB4

References

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  1. ^ "Fiamme Oro - Atleti parlaimpici" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  2. ^ "London 2019: Giulia Ghiretti". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Giulia Ghiretti". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Swimming - GHIRETTI Giulia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  6. ^ "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  7. ^ "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB4 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM5 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
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