Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato
Porcellato in 2018.
Personal information
NicknameLa rossa volante (The flying red)
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 54)
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1]
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportPara Athletics
Para Cross-country skiing
Para Cycling
Club
  • Gruppo Ciclistico APRE (Para-cycling)[1]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Paralympics 2 4 7
Winter Paralympics 1 0 0
Para Athletics World Championships 4 3 2
Para Cycling World Championships 6 2 0
European Para Championships 1 2 0
Para Nordic Skiing World C'ships 0 1 0
Para Athletics European C'ships 0 7 3
Total 14 19 12
Women's para athletics
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m T53
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 200 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 800 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x200 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x400 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 400 m TW3
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m T53
Women's para cross-country skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 1 km sprint classic
Nordic Skiing World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty 5 km freestyle
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Time trial H1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Time trial H1-2-3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Road race H1-2-3-4
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Road race H3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race H3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Road race H3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Road race H3
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H3
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed team relay H1–H5
Porcellato with former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2004.
Porcellato with former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in 2010.

Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint.[2] In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.[1]

Biography

Porcellato was hit by a truck when she was 2 years old and it broke her back. She discovered that she is paralyzed. In addition to participation in the Paralympics, she is one of two women to have won four London Marathon wheelchair races, shared with the Russian-born American Tatyana McFadden.[3] She competed in wheelchair racing at every Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2008, and in 2006 participated in the Winter Paralympics in cross-country sit-skiing. She won a total of two gold, three silver, and five bronze medals, all in athletics.[4] She won the silver medal in the 800 metres T54 race at the 2009 Mediterranean Games.

Statistics

Paralympic appearances

  She was not present at this edition.

Francesca participated in eleven editions of the Paralympic Games, eight summer and three winter.[5] She was the flag bearer for Italy at Vancouver 2010.

Sport
1988 Summer
Apparences
Para athletics X X X X X X 6
Para cross-country skiing X X X 3
Para cycling X X 2

Achievements

Year Competition Venue
100 m
200 m
400 m
800 m
4x100 m
4x200 m
4x400 m
5 km freestyle
Time trial
Road race
Para athletics
1988 Summer Paralympics South Korea Seoul 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1992 Summer Paralympics Spain Barcelona 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2000 Summer Paralympics Australia Sydney 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2004 Summer Paralympics Greece Athens 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Para cross-country skiing
2010 Winter Paralympics Canada Vancouver 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Para cycling
2016 Summer Paralympics Brazil Rio de Janeiro 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2021 Summer Paralympics Japan Tokyo 2nd place, silver medalist(s)

Other results

Porcellato won seven International marathons.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Francesca Porcellato - A.s.d. Gruppo Ciclistico Apre Emilia Romagna". federciclismo.it. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Passionate start to Milano Cortina 2026's journey to Games". fis-ski.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kipchoge shines as London celebrates its millionth finisher". Virgin Money London Marathon. 24 April 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Francesca Porcellato". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  5. ^ "Athlete Search Results". paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Francesca Porcellato - Handbike". comitatoparalimpico.it. Retrieved 29 August 2021. Ha anche vinto le maratone di Boston, Londra (4 volte, record), New York e Parigi.
  7. ^ "Boston Marathon 2015 Winners". bostonmagazine.com. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2021.