Francesco Bocciardo

Francesco Bocciardo
Bocciardo awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021.
Personal information
Born (1994-03-18) 18 March 1994
Genoa, Italy
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilitySpastic distal tetraplegia
Disability classS5
Medal record
Paralympic swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 4 1 0
World Championships 7 5 1
European Championships 3 2 1
Total 14 8 2
Paralympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro 400m freestyle S6
2020 Tokyo 100m freestyle S5
2020 Tokyo 200m freestyle S5
2024 Paris 200 m freestyle S5
2020 Tokyo Mixed 4x50m freestyle
World Championships
2015 Glasgow 400m freestyle S6
2019 London 100m freestyle S5
2019 London 200m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira 50m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira 100m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira 200m freestyle S5
2023 Manchester 200m freestyle S5
2017 Mexico City 400m freestyle S6
2017 Mexico City 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
2019 London 50m freestyle S5
2019 London 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
2023 Manchester 100m freestyle S5
2019 London 100m breaststroke SB4
European Championships
2016 Funchal 400m freestyle S6
2018 Dublin 100m breaststroke SB4
2018 Dublin 4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
2018 Dublin 50m freestyle S5
2018 Dublin 100m freestyle S5
2016 Funchal 4x100m medley relay 34pts

Francesco Bocciardo (born 18 March 1994) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. He is a triple World and European champion, he has participated at the 2012 Summer Paralympics and the 2016 Summer Paralympics where he was the Paralympic champion in the men's 400m freestyle S6.[1][2]

Biography

Bocciardo has a disability called spastic distal tetraplegia which affects the movement in his legs, he was encouraged to do swimming as a part of rehabilitative therapy at a young age then he started swimming competitively in 2010 at the Italian national championships.[3]

Swimming career

Bocciardo has won three world titles and three European titles in freestyle swimming and his most successful championships was at the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships where he won two golds, two silvers and one bronze.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - Atleti Paralimpici (in Italian)". Ability Channel. 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Francesco Bocciardo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 20 August 2020. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Paralimpiadi, oro per Francesco Bocciardo (in Italian)". Globalist. 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Nuoto paralimpico: Francesco Bocciardo vince loro mondiale nei 200 stile libero (in Italian)". Il Faro. 10 September 2019.
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