Barbara Oddone (born 5 April 1970) is a former Italian deaf female tennis player. She has represented

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

at the

Deaflympics The Deaflympics also known as Deaflympiad (previously called World Games for the Deaf, and International Games for the Deaf) are a periodic series of multi-sport events sanctioned by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) at which Deaf athlet ...

from 1989 to 2013. Oddone has won a total of 18 medals at the Deaflympics, which enlightens the career best performance by any Italian player at the Deaflympic history. She is also regarded as one of the greatest tennis players to have competed at the Deaflympics with a record haul of 18 medals including 15 gold medals. Oddone was awarded the Deaf Sportswoman of the Year in 1997 by the ICSD after winning gold medals in the women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles at the

1997 Summer Deaflympics The 1997 Summer Deaflympics ( da, 1997 Sommer Deaflympics), officially known as the 18th Summer Deaflympics ( da, 18. Sommer Deaflympics), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 13 July to 26 July 1997 in Copenhagen, Den ...

. She was also nominated for the Deaf Sportswoman of the Year award in 1996, 2001 and in 2009.

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* 1970 births Living people Italian female tennis players Deaf tennis players Deaflympic competitors for Italy {{Italy-tennis-bio-stub