Giulia Ghiretti

Giulia Ghiretti (born 16 February 1994^[2]) is an Italian para-swimmer. At the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio she won a bronze medal in the 50m Butterfly S5, and a silver in the 100m Breaststroke SB4.^[3] She also won the silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100 metre breaststroke SB4.^[4]

Giulia Ghiretti

Ghiretti in 2016
Personal information
Nationality	Italian
Born	16 February 1994 (1994-02-16) (age 30) Parma, Italy
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Website	www.giuliaghiretti.it
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability class	S5, SB4, SM5
Club	Fiamme Oro[1]
Medal record Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympic Games 1 2 1 World Championships 1 5 2 Paralympic swimming Representing  Italy Paralympic Games 2024 Paris 100 m breaststroke SB4 2016 Rio de Janeiro 100 m breaststroke SB4 2020 Tokyo 100 m breaststroke SB4 2016 Rio de Janeiro 50 m butterfly S5 World Championships 2022 Madeira 200m ind. medley SM5

Biography

Ghiretti was born in Parma. She was originally a trampolinist until a training accident in January 2010 which caused her spinal injury.^[5] In 2011 she began swimming, and made her international competitive debut at the 2013 IPC Swimming World Championships in Montreal.^[3]

Grimaldi an athlete of the Gruppo Sportivo Fiamme Oro.^[6]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
2013	World Championships	Montreal	2nd	4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 20 pts	[3]
2015	World Championships	Glasgow	2nd	100 metre breaststroke SB4
2016	Paralympic Games	Rio de Janeiro	3rd	50 metre butterfly S5
			2nd	100 metre breaststroke SB4
2017	World Championships	Mexico City	1st	100 metre Breaststroke SB4
			3rd	50 metre Butterfly S5
			2nd	Mixed 4 x 50 metre Freestyle 20pts
2019	World Championships	London	2nd	100 metre Breaststroke SB4	[7]
			3rd	200 metre Individual Medley SM5	[8]
2021	Paralympic Games	Tokyo	2nd	100 m breaststroke SB4

References

1. "Fiamme Oro - Atleti parlaimpici" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
2. "London 2019: Giulia Ghiretti". Paralympic.org. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
3. "Giulia Ghiretti". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
4. "Swimming - GHIRETTI Giulia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
5. "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Archived from the original on 4 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
6. "Giulia Ghiretti" (in Italian). Polizia di Stato. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
7. "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 100m Breaststroke SB4 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
8. "London 2019 - Schedule and Results - Women's 200m Individual Medley SM5 Final". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 September 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

External links

• Giulia Ghiretti at Paralympic.org
• Giulia Ghiretti at the Italian Paralympic Committee (in Italian)
• Official website (in Italian)