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| Nickname | Morlacci | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 31) 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 who was flagbearer for Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics open ceremony ensemble with Bebe Vio. He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2015.
Biography
He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti. He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
See also
- Italy at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Notes
- Due to foreign speakers who do not always pronounce his last name correctly.
- He swam in heats.
- Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.
References
- "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
- Federico Morlacchi at the International Paralympic Committee
- Federico Morlacchi at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Federico Morlacchi at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian) (archive)
| International Sports Prize | |
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- 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 sportsmen
- People from Luino