Federico Morlacchi (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian
paralympic swimmer
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who was
flagbearer
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for Italy at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...
open ceremony ensemble with
Bebe Vio
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Biography
He is boyfriend of the Italian
paralympic swimmer
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Giulia Ghiretti
Giulia Ghiretti (born 16 February 1994) is an Italian para-swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly S5, and a silver in the 100m Breaststroke SB4. She also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer ...
. He won 18 medals at the
World Para Swimming Championships
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and 20 at the
IPC Swimming European Championships
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Achievements
See also
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Italy at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's fl ...
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Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics
The Summer Paralympics also known as the Games of the Paralympiad, are ...
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References
External links
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Federico Morlacchiat
Comitato Italiano Paralimpico
The Italian Paralympic Committee ( it, Comitato Italiano Paralimpico; CIP), founded in 1990 and a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), is responsible for the development and management of paralympic sports in Italy.
President ...
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1993 births
Living people
Italian male medley swimmers
Paralympic swimmers of Italy
Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
S9-classified Paralympic 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
20th-century Italian people
21st-century Italian people