Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions throughout the world. The sport is governed by the International Para ...

of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the

2016 Summer Paralympics ) , nations = 159 , athletes = 4,342 , opening = 7 September , closing = 18 September , opened_by = President Michel Temer , cauldron = Clodoaldo Silva , events = 528 in 22 sports , stadium = Maracanã , sum ...

, and

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 ...

, in Women's 100m Backstroke - S8, Women's 200 individual medley SM8 winning a silver medal, Women's 4×100 freestyle relay P34 winning a gold medal, Women's 400 freestyle S8 winning a bronze medal and in Women's 50 metre freestyle S8, winning a bronze medal.

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She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to

disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a condition in which blood clots form throughout the body, blocking small blood vessels. Symptoms may include chest pain, shortness of breath, leg pain, problems speaking, or problems moving parts o ...

and had a

brain haemorrhage Intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), also known as cerebral bleed, intraparenchymal bleed, and hemorrhagic stroke, or haemorrhagic stroke, is a sudden bleeding into the tissues of the brain, into its ventricles, or into both. It is one kind of bleed ...

which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body. Her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion, in 200 meter medley and 400 meter freestyle.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Palazzo, Xenia Francesca 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Palermo Sportspeople from Verona Paralympic swimmers of Italy Italian female freestyle swimmers Italian female medley swimmers Medalists at the World Para Swimming Championships Medalists at the World Para Swimming European Championships Swimmers at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Swimmers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Paralympic silver medalists for Italy Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy Paralympic medalists in swimming Italian people of Russian descent Paralympic gold medalists for Italy S8-classified Paralympic swimmers 21st-century Italian women

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