Francesco Bocciardo

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]

Francesco Bocciardo

Bocciardo awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021.
Personal information
Born	(1994-03-18) 18 March 1994 (age 30) Genoa, Italy
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Spastic distal tetraplegia
Disability class	S5
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

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

• Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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.

External links

• Francesco Bocciardo at Paralympic.org
• Francesco Bocciardo at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Francesco Bocciardo at the CONI honored athlete website (in Italian)
• Francesco Bocciardo at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)