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Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

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Italy at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeITA
NPCComitato Italiano Paralimpico
WebsiteOfficial website
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors101 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Martina Caironi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (opening)
Beatrice Vio 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (closing)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
10
Silver
14
Bronze
15
Total
39
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.[1]

Medallists

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The legend Alex Zanardi, two gold medals at this edition.
Medal Athlete Sport Event
 Gold Federico Morlacchi Swimming 200 m medley SM9
 Gold Francesco Bocciardo Swimming 400 m freestyle S6
 Gold Alex Zanardi Cycling Time Trial H5
 Gold Vittorio Podestà Cycling Time Trial H3
 Gold Luca Mazzone Cycling Time Trial H2
 Gold Assunta Legnante Athletics Shot Put women F11-12
 Gold Beatrice Vio Fencing Individual Foil CB
 Gold Paolo Cecchetto Cycling Road Race H3
 Gold Luca Mazzone
Vittorio Podestà
Alex Zanardi		 Cycling Relay Time Trial
 Gold Martina Caironi Athletics 100 m women T42
 Silver Francesco Bettella Swimming 100 m backstroke men S1
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 400 m freestyle men S9
 Silver Michele Ferrarin Paratriathlon Men race PT2
 Silver Martina Caironi Athletics Long jump women T42
 Silver Cecilia Camellini Swimming 400 m freestyle women S11
 Silver Giulia Ghiretti Swimming 100 m breaststroke women SB4
 Silver Oney Tapia Athletics Discus throw men F11
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 100 m breaststroke men SB8
 Silver Alberto Simonelli Archery Men's individual compound open
 Silver Luca Mazzone Cycling Road race men H2
 Silver Alex Zanardi Cycling Road race men H5
 Silver Federico Morlacchi Swimming 100 m butterfly men S9
 Silver Francesco Bettella Swimming 50 m backstroke men S1
 Silver Arjola Trimi Swimming 50 m freestyle women S4
 Bronze Giovanni Achenza Paratriathlon Men's race PT1
 Bronze Giulia Ghiretti Swimming 50 m butterfly women S5
 Bronze Vincenzo Boni Swimming 50 m backstroke men S3
 Bronze Roberto Airoldi
Elisabetta Mijno		 Archery Team
 Bronze Giada Rossi Table tennis Women's single classes 1-2
 Bronze Amine Kalem Table tennis Men's single class 9
 Bronze Giancarlo Masini Cycling Men's time trial C1
 Bronze Francesca Porcellato Cycling Women's time trial H1-2-3
 Bronze Efrem Morelli Swimming 50 m breaststroke men SB3
 Bronze Francesca Porcellato Cycling Women's road race H1-2-3-4
 Bronze Fabio Anobile Cycling Men's road race C1-2-3
 Bronze Andreea Mogos
Loredana Trigilia
Beatrice Vio		 Fencing Women's team foil
 Bronze Alvise De Vidi Athletics 400 m men T51
 Bronze Andrea Tarlao Cycling Men's road race C4-5
 Bronze Monica Contrafatto Athletics 100 m women T42

Archery

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Main article: Archery at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy qualified nine archers for the Rio Games following their performance at the 2015 World Archery Para Championships and the 2016 European Qualifier Event. This included four spots in the compound open, 3 for men and 1 for a woman, 4 spots in the recurve open with 2 for a man and 2 for a woman, and 1 spot for a man in the W1 event.[2]

Men
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Matteo Bonacina Individual compound 661 19  Ai (CHN)
L 135-143 		Did not advance
Giampaolo Cancelli 670 11  Evans (CAN)
W 146-128 		 Pavlik (SVK)
L 134-140 		Did not advance
Alberto Simonelli 678 7  Medvedev (KAZ)
W 137-121 		 Forsberg (FIN)
W140-136 		 Hall (GBR)
W143-136 		 Ai (CHN)
W 146-144 		 Shelby (USA)
L 143-144 		2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Fabio Luca Azzolini Individual compound W1 570 13 —  Yenier (TUR)
L 131-138 		Did not advance
Roberto Airoldi Individual recurve open 624 6  Rezende (BRA)
L 5-6 		Did not advance
Alessandro Erario 601 15  Onedera (JPN)
W 6-0 		 Netsiri (THA)
L 1-7 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Eleonora Sarti Individual compound open 649 7 —  Grinham (GBR)
L 132-133 		Did not advance
Elisabetta Mijno Individual recurve open 601 10  Nemati (IRI)
L 4-6 		Did not advance
Veronica Floreno 549 22  Hess (GER)
W 6-4 		 Lee (KOR)
L 0-6 		Did not advance
Mixed
Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Alberto Simonelli
Eleonora Sarti 		Team compound open 1327 4 —  Stubbs/
Grinham (GBR)
L 149-150 		Did not advance
Elisabetta Mijno
Roberto Airoldi 		Team recurve open 1225 4  Jonasts/
Melle (LAT)
W 6-0 		 Cordeiro/
Dergovics (BRA)
W 6-2 		 Nemati/
Ranjbarkivaj (IRI)
L 0-6 		 Buyanjargal/
Dambadondog (MGL)
W5-1 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men's
Athletes Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Alvise De Vidi 100 metres T51 — 22.73 5
400 metres T51 — 1:22.38 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Emanuele di Marino 200 metres T44 24.74 6 Did not advance
400 metres T44 DSQ Did not advance
Ruud Lorain Flovany Koutiki Tsilulu 400 metre T20 51.53 4 q 51.14 7
Alessandro di Lello Marathon T46 DNS
Roberto la Barbera Long jump T44 — 6.32 8
Oney Tapia Shot put F12 — 12.72 9
Discus throw F11 — 40.89 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Women's
Athletes Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Arjola Dedaj
Guide: Elisa Bettini 		100 metres T11 13.43 3 Did not advance
200 metres T11 27.69 3 Did not advance
Long jump T11 — 4.51 6
Oxana Corso 100 metres T35 — 15.67 5
200 metres T35 — 32.68 4
Martina Caironi 100 metres T42 14.80 1 Q 14.97 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Long jump T42 — 4.66 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Monica Graziana Contrafatto 100 metres T42 16.20 2 Q 16.30 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Giuseppina Versace 100 metres T44 14.42 6 Did not advance
200 metres T44 28.13 3 Q 28.90 8
400 metres T44 — DSQ
Federica Maspero 100 metres T44 14.37 5 Did not advance
200 metres T44 29.04 5 Did not advance
400 metres T44 — 1:03.83 4
Assunta Legnante Shot put F12 — 15.74 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Discus throw F11 — 31.51 4

Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

With one pathway for qualification being one highest ranked NPCs on the UCI Para-Cycling male and female Nations Ranking Lists on 31 December 2014, Italy qualified for the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio, assuming they continued to meet all other eligibility requirements.[3][4]

Road

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Men
Athlete Event Class Time Rank
Emanuele Bersini
Guide :Riccardo Panizza 		Time trial B 36:35.37 7
Road race B 2:32:06 9
Luca Mazzone Time trial H2 32:07.09 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Road race H2 1:15:23 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Vittorio Podestà Time trial H3 28:19.45 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Road race H3 1:33:17 6
Paolo Cecchetto Time trial H3 34:41.41 13
Road race H3 1:33:17 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Alessandro Zanardi Time trial H5 28:36.81 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Road race H5 1:37:49 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Giancarlo Masini Time trial C1 28:47.83 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Road race C1-3 1:55:20 19
Fabio Anobile Time trial C3 41:03.19 7
Road race C1-3 1:49:11 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andrea Tarlao Time trial C5 38:14.59 5
Road race C4-5 2:13:46 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Pierpaolo Addesi Time trial C5 41:28.36 11
Road race C4-5 2:15:41 7
Giorgio Farroni Time trial T1-2 38:14.59 5
Road race T1-2 3:52:00 5
Vittorio Podestà
Luca Mazzone
Alessandro Zanardi 		Mixed team relay 32:34:00 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Women
Athlete Event Class Time Rank
Francesca Porcellato Time trial H1-3 34:20.48 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Road race H1-4 1:15:58 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Jenny Narcisi Time trial C4 32:19.73 6
Road race C4-5 2:28:56 13

Track

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Men
Athlete Event Class Time Rank
Giancarlo Masini Time trial 1km C1-3 1:22.79 25
Individual pursuit C1 4:14.79 7
Women
Athlete Event Class Time Rank
Jenny Narcisi Time trial 500m C4-5 45.421 14
Individual pursuit C4 4:19.968 8

Equestrian

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Main article: Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country qualified to participate in the team event at the Rio Games.[5]

Main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Italy fielded a squad of four riders to compete.

Athlete Horse Grade Dressage individual Test Dressage freestyle Test Dressage team test
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Sara Morganti Royal Delight Ia DNS Did not advance WD —
Luigi Ferdinando Acerbi Quasimodo di Sanpatrignano 67.826 15 Did not advance 70.000 —
Francesca Salvadé Muggel 4 II 69.147 9 Did not advance 69.147 —
Silvia Veratti Zadok 69.353 6 Did not advance 69.353 —
Luigi Ferdinando Acerbi
Sara Morganti
Francesca Salvadé
Silvia Veratti 		See above Team — 208.500[6] 9

Paracanoeing

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Main article: Paracanoeing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy earned a qualifying spot at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in this sport following their performance at the 2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships in Milan, Italy where the top six finishers in each Paralympic event earned a qualifying spot for their nation. Salvatore Ravalli earned the spot for Italy after finishing sixth in the men's KL1 event. Federico Mancarella earned another spot for Italy after finishing fourth in the men's KL2 event. Veronica Yoko Plebani earned a third spot for Italy after finishing fifthin the women's KL3 event.[7][8]

Athlete Event Heats Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Salvatore Ravalli Men's KL1 01:16.28 5 SF 01:07.65 5 Did not advance
Federico Mancarella Men's KL2 47.300 3 SF 47.408 1 F 45.596 5
Veronica Yoko Plebani Women's KL3 55.466 2 F — 52.802 6

Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal); F=Qualify to final

Paratriathlon

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Main article: Paratriathlon at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Athlete Event Time Rank
Giovanni Achenza Men's PT1 1:01:45 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Michele Ferrarin Men's PT2 1:12:30 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Giovanni Sasso 1:19:17 9

Rowing

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Main article: Rowing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

One pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top eight finish at the 2015 FISA World Rowing Championships in a medal event. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the AS Men's Single Sculls event with an eighth-place finish in a time of 04:58.860. Italy qualified a second boat in the AS Women's Single Sculls event with a sixth-place finish in a time of 05:50.920.[9][10] Italy qualified a third boat with a fourth-place finish in the LTA Mixed Coxed Four event in a time of 03:30.980, eleven seconds behind first-place finisher, Great Britain, who had a time of 03:19.560.[11]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Fabrizio Caselli Men's single sculls 5:10.02 3 R 5:08.96 4 FB 5:06.37 8
Eleonora de Paolis Women's single sculls 5:50.99 5 R 5:58.65 4 FB 5:54.13 9
Valentina Grassi
Tommaso Schettino
Luca Lunghi
Florinda Trombetta
Giuseppe Di Capua 		Mixed coxed four 3:37.37 5 R 3:42.45 4 FB 3:35.76 10

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Sailing

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Main article: Sailing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy qualified a boat for one of the three sailing classes at the Games through their results at the 2014 Disabled Sailing World Championships held in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. A crew qualified for the two-person SKUD-18 class.[12]

An alternative pathway for qualifying for Rio involved having a boat have top seven finish at the 2015 Combined World Championships in a medal event where the country had nor already qualified through via the 2014 IFDS Sailing World Championships. Italy qualified for the 2016 Games under this criterion in the Sonar event with a fourteenth-place finish overall and the sixth country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships.[12][13][14] Italy qualified a second under this criterion in the 2.4m event with a tenth-place finish overall and the second country who had not qualified via the 2014 Championships. The boat was crewed by Antonio Squizzato.[12][13][15]

Athlete Event Race Net points Final rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Antonio Squizzato Norlin Mark 3 / 2.4 Metre 10 6 9 7 4 9 6 5 6 10 11 72 7
Marco Gualandris
Marta Zanetti 		Skud 18 2 4 7 7 DSQ
12		 DNF
12		 4 9 3 3 5 56 6
Gianluca Raggi
Fabrizio Solazzo
Gian Bachisio Pira 		Sonar 14 13 11 13 12 13 7 12 9 6 13 109 12

Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The country sent shooters to 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia, where Rio direct qualification was available. They earned a qualifying spot at this event based on the performance of Nadia Fario in the P4 – 50m Pistol Mixed SH1 event.[16][17]

The third opportunity for direct qualification for shooters to the Rio Paralympics took place at the 2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia. At this competition, Massimo Croci earned a qualifying spot for their country in the R3 - Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH1 event.[16][18]

The last direct qualifying event for Rio in shooting took place at the 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning in November. Pamela Novaglio earned a qualifying spot for their country at this competition in the R5 Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone SH2 event.[16][19]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Massimo Croci Mixed 10 M air rifle prone SH1 631.7 12 Did not advance
Nadia Fario Women's 10m air pistol SH1 360.0 12 Did not advance
Mixed 50 M pistol SH1 522.0 13 Did not advance
Pamela Novaglio Mixed 10 M air rifle prone SH2 627.5 27 Did not advance

Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

The top two finishers in each Rio medal event at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships earned a qualifying spot for their country for Rio. Francesco Bocciardo earned Italy a spot after winning gold in the Men's 400m Freestyle S6.[20][21]

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Vincenzo Boni 50 metre freestyle S3 47.03 4 Q 47.32 5
100 metre freestyle S4 1:39.66 10 Did not advance
50 metre backstroke S3 47.16 2 Q 46.67 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
200 metre freestyle S3 — 3:30.02 4
Giovanni Sciaccaluga 50 metre freestyle S5 36.35 7 Q 36.85 8
100 metre freestyle S5 1:22.45 9 Did not advance
200 metre freestyle S5 2:54.48 7 Q 2:51.63 7
Marco Maria Dolfin 50 metre freestyle S6 36.05 21 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB5 1:40.00 5 Q 1:38.27 4
200 metre individual medley SM6 3:23.30 12 Did not advance
Francesco Bocciardo 50 metre freestyle S6 33.16 13 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle S6 1:09.63 7 Q 1:09.64 8
400 metre freestyle S6 5:18.61 2 Q 5:02.15 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Riccardo Menciotti 50 metre freestyle S10 25.77 13 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle S10 56.77 14 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle S10 4:30.27 15 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke S10 1:02.63 8 Q 1:02.70 8
100 metre butterfly S10 59.33 7 Q 59.65 7
Fabrizio Sottile 50 metre freestyle S12 25.95 14 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke S12 1:08.93 10 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB12 1:13.60 8 Q 1:13.92 8
Valerio Taras 100 metre freestyle S7 1:08.64 10 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle S7 5:17.42 9 Did not advance
50 metre butterfly S7 34.17 11 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley SM7 2:48.98 6 Q 2:47.27 7
Federico Morlacchi 100 metre freestyle S9 57.75 6 Q 57.28 4
400 metre freestyle S9 4:22.20 2 Q 4:17.91 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 metre breaststroke SB8 — 1:12.68 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 metre butterfly S9 1:01.57 2 Q 59.52 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
200 metre individual medley SM9 2:20.15 3 Q 2:16.72 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Francesco Bettella 50 metre backstroke S1 — 1:12.49 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 metre backstroke S1 — 2:27.06 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Efrem Morelli 50 metre backstroke S4 49.75 8 Q 52.54 8
50 metre breaststroke SB3 49.88 4 Q 49.92 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
150 metre individual medley SM4 2:41.32 4 Q 2:43.75 5
Andrea Massussi 50 metre backstroke S5 43.82 8 Q 42.22 7
100 metre breaststroke SB4 — 1:51.96 7
50 metre butterfly S5 48.21 14 Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
Arjola Trimi 50 metre freestyle S4 42.60 4 Q 40.51 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 metre backstroke S4 57.09 7 Q 54.03 5
50 metre breaststroke SB3 1:06.55 5 Q 1:07.69 6
150 metre individual medley SM4 3:02.37 5 Q 2:57.91 5
Emanuela Romano 50 metre freestyle S6 37.04 8 Q 36.62 8
100 metre freestyle S6 1:20.15 7 Q 1:18.34 7
400 metre freestyle S6 5:58.53 8 Q 5:51.05 7
100 metre backstroke S6 1:32.42 6 Q 1:32.45 5
100 metre breaststroke SB5 1:50.90 6 Q 1:52.33 7
Francesca Secci 50 metre freestyle S9 31.94 18 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle S9 1:09.95 19 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle S9 5:11.18 12 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke S9 DSQ Did not advance
100 metre butterfly S9 1:14.64 12 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley SM9 2:50.91 18 Did not advance
Cecilia Camellini 50 metre freestyle S11 31.52 5 Q 31.71 5
100 metre freestyle S11 1:09.10 2 Q 1:10.39 5
400 metre freestyle S11 5:19.17 1 Q 5:16.36 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
100 metre backstroke S11 1:22.01 4 Q 1:23.12 7
Martina Rabbolini 50 metre freestyle S11 34.88 11 Did not advance
100 metre freestyle S11 1:18.50 13 Did not advance
400 metre freestyle S11 5:51.70 11 Did not advance
100 metre backstroke S11 1:30.28 12 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB11 — 1:38.81 7
200 metre individual medley SM11 3:15.67 11 Did not advance
Alessia Berra 50 metre freestyle S13 28.85 7 Q 29.01 8
100 metre freestyle S13 1:02.29 7 Q 1:02.16 7
400 metre freestyle S13 4:46.39 4 Q 4:44.52 5
100 metre butterfly S13 1:07.39 5 Q 1:08.24 6
200 metre individual medley SM13 2:36.39 6 Q 2:37.91 7
Xenia Francesca Palazzo 200 metre freestyle S14 2:21.25 8 Q 2:19.21 6
100 metre backstroke S14 1:18.26 8 Q 1:17.64 8
100 metre breaststroke SB14 1:29.72 11 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley SM14 2:48.04 10 Did not advance
Arianna Talamona 400 metre freestyle S7 — 5:48.37 7
100 metre backstroke S7 1:33.46 12 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB6 1:52.14 10 Did not advance
200 metre individual medley SM7 3:18.06 6 Q 3:16.97 6
Gloria Boccanera 50 metre backstroke S2 — 1:22.80 4
100 metre backstroke S2 — 3:18.38 6
Giulia Ghiretti 50 metre backstroke S5 54.68 10 Did not advance
100 metre breaststroke SB4 1:55.58 3 Q 1:50.58 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
50 metre butterfly S5 48.33 4 Q 45.74 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Table tennis

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Main article: Table tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Men
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Andrea Borgato Individual C1  Davies (GBR)
L 2-3 		 Keller (SUI)
W 3-1 		— 2 —  Lee (KOR)
L 0-3 		Did not advance
Giuseppe Vella Individual C2  Yezyk (UKR)
L 0-3 		 Suchánek (CZE)
L 1-3 		— 3 Did not advance
Raimondo Alecci Individual C6  Rosenmeier (DEN)
L 0-3 		 Alcaraz (ESP)
L 2-3 		— 3 Did not advance
Mohamed Amine Kalem Individual C9  Zhao (CHN)
W 3-2 		 Moreira (BRA)
L 2-3 		— 2  Shchepansky (UKR)
W 3-0 		 Ma (CHN)
W 3-2 		 Last (NED)
L 1-3 		 Gonzales (ESP)
W 3-0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Andrea Borgato
Giuseppe Vella 		Team C1-2 —  South Korea (KOR)
L 0-2 		Did not advance
Raimondo Alecci
Mohamed Amine Kalem 		Team C9-10 —  Great Britain (GBR)
L 0-2 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Group Stage Round 1 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Giada Rossi Individual C1-2  Brill (ISR)
W 3-0 		 Bootwansirina (THA)
W 3-1 		— 1 —  Buclaw (POL)
W 3-2 		 Seo (KOR)
L 0-3 		 Bootwansirina (THA)
W 3-0 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Clara Podda  Seo (KOR)
L 0-3 		 Oliveira (BRA)
W 3-2 		— 2 —  Liu (CHN)
L 0-3 		Did not advance
Michela Brunelli Individual C3  Muzinic (CRO)
W 3-2 		 Kim (KOR)
W 3-1 		— 1 —  Yoon (KOR)
L 0-3 		Did not advance
Giada Rossi
Clara Podda
Michela Brunelli 		Team C1-3 —  Great Britain (GBR)
W 2-1 		 China (CHN)
L 0-2 		 South Korea (KOR)
L 1-2 		4

Wheelchair fencing

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Main article: Wheelchair fencing at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy will send eight wheelchair fencers to the Rio Paralympics.[22]

Men
Athlete Event Pools Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Matteo Betti Men's épée Category A 6 Q —  Gilliver (GBR)
L 11-15 		Did not advance
Men's foil Category A 6 Q —  Pender (POL)
L 14-15 		Did not advance
Emanuele Lambertini 8 Q —  Sun (CHN)
L 5-15 		Did not advance
Marco Cima Category B 2 Q —  Sarri (ITA)
W 15-14 		 Feng (CHN)
L 14-15 		 Valet (FRA)
L 4-15 		4
Alessio Sarri 6 Q —  Cima (ITA)
L 14-15 		Did not advance
Men's sabre Category B 4 Q —  Pluta (POL)
L 13-15 		Did not advance
Alberto Pellegrini Men's sabre Category A 7 Q —  Tian (CHN)
L 5-15 		Did not advance
Matteo Betti
Marco Cima
Emanuele Lambertini 		Men's épée Team 5 — Did not advance 5th-6th classification
 Brazil
W 45-38 		5
Matteo Betti
Marco Cima
Emanuele Lambertini 		Men's foil Team 5 — Did not advance 5th-6th classification
 Brazil
W 45-14 		5
Women
Athlete Event Pools Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Loredana Trigilia Women's foil Category A 10 — Did not advance
Andreea Mogos 7 Q —  Rong (CHN)
L 7-15 		Did not advance
Beatrice Vio Category B 1 Q —  Makowska (POL)
W 15-6 		 Yao (CHN)
W 15-1 		 Zhou (CHN)
W 15-7 		1st place, gold medalist(s)
Loredana Trigilia
Andreea Mogos
Beatrice Vio 		Team 3 Q —  China
L 37-45 		 Hong Kong
W 45-44 		3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

Wheelchair tennis

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Main article: Wheelchair tennis at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy qualified one competitors in the men's single event, Fabian Mazzei. Italy qualified one player in the women's singles event, Marianna Lauro. The country also qualified one player in the quad singles event, Alberto Corradi.[23]

Men
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Fabian Mazzei Singles  McCarroll (GBR)
L 5-7, 3-6 		Did not advance
Alberto Corradi Quad —  Lapthorne (GBR)
L 2-6, 3-6 		Did not advance
Women
Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Marianna Lauro Singles —  Baron (USA)
L 1-6, 3-6 		Did not advance

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Martina Caironi announced as Italy's flagbearer for Rio 2016". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ "DONAUESCHINGEN AWARDS 82 RIO 2016 PARALYMPIC QUOTA PLACES". World Archery Federation. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  3. ^ "CYCLING QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  4. ^ "Ranking — PARA — Cycling 2014". UCI. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  5. ^ "EQUESTRIAN" (PDF). FEI. International Paralympic Committee. August 24, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20161120152542/https://assetrio2016.azureedge.net/_sport/r/i/Rio_2016_PG_Equestrian_Results_Book_V1.0.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "CANOE Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  8. ^ "2015 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships - Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Qualifier" (PDF). International Canoe Federation. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Rowing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. ^ "(ASM1x) AS Men's Single Sculls - Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  11. ^ "(LTAMix4+) LTA Mixed Coxed Four - Final". World Rowing. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  12. ^ a b c "Ten countries guarantee their place in the Rio 2016 Paralympic sailing competition". Rio 2016 Official Website. 26 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
  13. ^ a b "Sailing Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  14. ^ "Sonar". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  15. ^ "2.4m". Royal Yacht Club Victoria. 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  16. ^ a b c "Shooting Qualification" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  17. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Osijek, Croatia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  18. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Sydney, Australia Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  19. ^ "2015 IPC IPC Shooting World Cup in Fort Benning, United States Official Results Book" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  20. ^ "Swimming QUALIFICATION" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  21. ^ "Daily Medallists". International Paralympic Committee. July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  22. ^ "Giochi paralimpici Rio 2016 - Delegazione azzurra in Brasile. Domani la cerimonia d'inaugurazione della XV edizione delle Paralimpiadi" (in Italian). Italian Fencing Federation. 6 September 2016.
  23. ^ "ITF announces singles entries for Rio 2016 Paralympics". ITF Tennis. June 24, 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2016. Retrieved August 24, 2016.
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