Francesco Bocciardo

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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]

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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
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 Janeiro400m freestyle S6
2020 Tokyo100m freestyle S5
2020 Tokyo200m freestyle S5
2024 Paris200 m freestyle S5
2020 TokyoMixed 4x50m freestyle
World Championships
2015 Glasgow400m freestyle S6
2019 London100m freestyle S5
2019 London200m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira50m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira100m freestyle S5
2022 Madeira200m freestyle S5
2023 Manchester200m freestyle S5
2017 Mexico City400m freestyle S6
2017 Mexico City4x100m freestyle relay 34pts
2019 London50m freestyle S5
2019 London4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
2023 Manchester100m freestyle S5
2019 London100m breaststroke SB4
European Championships
2016 Funchal400m freestyle S6
2018 Dublin100m breaststroke SB4
2018 Dublin4x50m freestyle relay 20pts
2018 Dublin50m freestyle S5
2018 Dublin100m freestyle S5
2016 Funchal4x100m medley relay 34pts
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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]

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