Italian Paralympic athlete
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| Full name | Monica Graziana Contrafatto | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1981-03-09) 9 March 1981 (age 43) Gela, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 bronze medal." She competed at the "2020 Summer Paralympics," in 100m T63.
Biography※
A soldier of the Italian Army's 1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during 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."
Achievements※
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Time | Notes |
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| 2016 | Paralympics Games |  Rio de Janeiro
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3rd | 100 m – T42 | 16.30 | |
| 2021 | Paralympics Games |  Tokyo
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3rd | 100 m – T63 | 14.73 |
See also※
Notes※
- ^ She ran her PB (14.72) in heats.
References※
- ^ "Monica Graziana Contrafatto - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Athletics: CONTRAFATTO, Monica Graziana". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 28 August 2021. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "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. International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links※
- Monica Graziana Contrafatto at the Italian Athletics Federation (in Italian)
- Monica Graziana Contrafatto at Paralympic.org
- Monica Graziana Contrafatto at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Monica Graziana Contrafatto at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
Categories:
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Paralympic athletes for Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Paralympics
- Athletics competitors of Gruppo Sportivo Esercito
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
- Italian female sprinters
- 21st-century Italian sportswomen
- People from Gela