Italy at the 2008 Summer Paralympics

Italy participated with 86 athletes at the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. Flag bearer at the opening ceremony was the athlete Francesca Porcellato. The most successful cut off the cyclist Fabio Triboli. He won a gold and two bronze medals.

Participants by sport

Archery

Women

  • Elisabetta MIJNO
  • Fabio Luca Azzolini
  • Oscar De Pellegrin
  • Mario Esposito *
  • Antonino Lisotta
  • Alberto Simonelli, 1x ( Compound, Open) *
  • Marco Vitale, 1x ( Recurve, W1/W2 class ) *

| * Team competitions

  • Oscar De Pellegrin
  • Mario Esposito
  • Marco Vitale

Judo

  • Matteo Ardit

Athletics

Women

  • Giuseppina Gargano
  • Francesca Porcellato
  • Germano Bernardi
  • Leonardo Bordoni
  • Andrea Cionna
  • Fabrizio Cocchi
  • Walter Endrizzi, 1x (Marathon, class T46 )
  • Samuele Gobbi
  • Roberto La Barbera
  • Stefano Lippi
  • Heros Marai
  • Paolo Sorichetti

Cycling

Women

  • Cinzia Coluzzi
  • Melissa Merloni
  • Silvana Vinci
  • Pierpaolo Addesi
  • Giorgio Farroni, 1x ( Mixed individual road race, class CP1/CP2 )
  • Fabrizio Macchi
  • Vittorio Podesta, 1x ( individual time trial road, HC Class B)
  • Fabio Triboli, 1x (individual road race, class LC1/LC2/CP4 ), 2x ( Individual Time Trial Road, tracking web; class LC1 )
  • Paolo Vigano, 1x ( individual pursuit track, class LC4 )

Riding

Women

  • Silvia Veratti
  • Mauro Caredda
  • Andrea Vigon

Wheelchair fencing

Women

  • Loredana Trigilia
  • Rosalba Vettraino
  • Matteo Betti
  • Gerardo Mari
  • Alberto Pellegrini, 1x ( single saber, Category A)
  • Alessio Sarri
  • Alberto Serafini

Wheelchair Tennis

Women

  • Silvia De Maria
  • Marianna Lauro
  • Mario Gatelli
  • Fabian Mazzei
  • Giuseppe Polidori
  • Antonio Raffaele

Rowing

Women

  • Agnese Moro
  • Paola Proto Papa *
  • Graziana Saccocci *
  • Stefania Toscano Elisabetta
  • Luca Agoletto *
  • Alessandro Franzetti *
  • Simone Luigi Miramonti
  • Daniele Signore *
  • Daniele Stefanoni

| * Team competitions

  • Luca Agoletto
  • Alessandro Franzetti
  • Paola Protopapa
  • Graziana Saccocci
  • Daniele Signore

Women

  • Azzurra Ciani
  • Ivano Borgato
  • Giancarlo Iori
  • Antonio Martella
  • Oliviero Tiso

Swimming

Women

  • Cecilia Camellini, 2x (50 meters 100 meters freestyle, class S11)
  • Immacolata Cerasuolo
  • Maria Poiani Panigati, 1x (50 -meter freestyle, class S11)
  • Francesca Secci
  • Filippo Bonacini
  • Luca Mazzone
  • Efrem Morelli
  • Andrea Palantrani
  • Calo Piccoli
  • Alessandro Serpico

Sailing

  • Marco Collinetti
  • Fabrizio Olmi
  • Antonio Squizzato
  • Massimo Venturini

Table tennis

Women

  • Michela Brunelli *
  • Federica Cudia *
  • Maria Nardelli
  • Pamela Pezzutto, 1x (single, class 1/2) *
  • Clara Podda, 1x (single, class 1/2) *
  • Patrizia Sacca
  • Valeria Zorzetto
  • Manfredi Paolo Baroncelli
  • Salvatore Caci
  • Andrea Furlan
  • Nicola Molitierno
  • Giuseppe Vella

| * Team competitions

  • Michela Brunelli
  • Federica Cudia
  • Pamela Pezzutto
  • Clara Podda
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