Francesco Bocciardo (born 18 March 1994) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple World and European champion, he has participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics where he was the Paralympic champion in the men's 400m freestyle S6.[1][2]
Biography
editBocciardo has a disability called spastic distal tetraplegia which affects the movement in his legs, he was encouraged to do swimming as a part of rehabilitative therapy at a young age then he started swimming competitively in 2010 at the Italian national championships.[3]
Swimming career
editBocciardo has won three world titles and three European titles in freestyle swimming and his most successful championships was at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where he won two golds, two silvers and one bronze.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - Atleti Paralimpici (in Italian)". Ability Channel. 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ "Paralimpiadi, oro per Francesco Bocciardo (in Italian)". Globalist. 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Nuoto paralimpico: Francesco Bocciardo vince loro mondiale nei 200 stile libero (in Italian)". Il Faro. 10 September 2019.
External links
edit- Francesco Bocciardo at Paralympic.org
- Francesco Bocciardo at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Francesco Bocciardo at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
- Francesco Bocciardo at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
