Sara Morganti (born 21 March 1976) is an Italian para-equestrian. She won one silver and three bronze medals at the Paralympic Games.[1]
As of 2024[update], she is the first and only winner of Paralympic medals in Equestrian for Italy.
Early life
Sara Morganti was born on 21 March 1976 in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana [en], Tuscany, Italy.[2] In 1995, when she was 19, she got multiple sclerosis, a serious medical condition.[3][4] She studied foreign languages at the University of Pisa and she graduated with 110 cum laude (the highest mark).[5] In 1998, Morganti married Stefano Meoli; he is an equestrian too.[4]
Career
In 2021, Morganti and her horse Royal Delight went to the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo. On 27 August, they won a bronze medal. It was the first Paralympic medal in para-equestrian for Italy. On 30 August, they won another bronze.
In 2024, Morganti and her horse Mariebelle went to the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. On 3 September, they won another bronze medal.[6] On 7 September, they won a silver.[2] It is the first and only Paralympic silver in para-equestrian for Italy.
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