Monica Contrafatto
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Full name | Monica Graziana Contrafatto | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Italian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Gela, Italy | 9 March 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Paralympic athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Monica Graziana Contrafatto (born 9 March 1981 in Gela) is an Italian Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T42, winning a bronze medal.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T63.[2][3][4]
Biography
A soldier of the Italian Army's 1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base "Ice" in Gulistan District, Farah Province in Afghanistan. As a consequence of her injuries her right leg had to be amputated.[5]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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2016 | Paralympics Games | ![]() |
3rd | 100 m – T42 | 16.30 | |
2021 | Paralympics Games | ![]() |
3rd | 100 m – T63 | 14.73 | [a] |
See also
Notes
- ^ She ran her PB (14.72) in heats.
References
- ^ "Monica Graziana Contrafatto - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics CONTRAFATTO Monica Graziana - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Amputee says at Paralympics for Italy and Afghanistan - English". ANSA.it. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Paralimpiadi, Monica Contrafatto: 'Una medaglia per l'Afghanistan'". La Stampa - Lastampa (in Italian). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "CONTRAFATTO Monica Graziana - Biography". .paralympic.org. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
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