Xenia Palazzo

Xenia Francesca Palazzo (born 29 April 1998) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer of Russian descent who competes in international level events, She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics,^[1] and 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 100m Backstroke - S8, Women's 200 individual medley SM8 winning a silver medal, Women's 4×100 freestyle relay P34 winning a gold medal, Women's 400 freestyle S8 winning a bronze medal and in Women's 50 metre freestyle S8, winning a bronze medal.^[2]

Xenia Palazzo

Palazzo awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021.
Personal information
Full name	Xenia Francesca Palazzo
National team	Italy
Born	(1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 26) Palermo, Italy
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Sport	Paralympic swimming
Disability	Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy
Disability class	S8
Medal record Paralympic swimming Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Paralympics 1 1 3 World Championships 3 4 1 European Championships 5 4 2 Total 9 9 6 Paralympic Games 2024 Paris Mixed 4×100 m freestyle relay 34pts 2020 Tokyo 200 m indiv. medley SM8 2020 Tokyo 50 m freestyle S8 2020 Tokyo 400 m freestyle S8 2024 Paris 400 m freestyle S8 World Championships 2022 Madeira 100 m freestyle S8 2022 Madeira 100 m backstroke S8 2022 Madeira 200 m ind. medley SM8 2019 London 400 m freestyle S8 2022 Madeira 400 m freestyle S8 2022 Madeira 50 m freestyle S8 2023 Manchester 100 m backstroke S8 2023 Manchester 200m medley SM8 European Championships 2018 Dublin 400 m freestyle S8 2018 Dublin 200 m medley SM8 2018 Dublin 50 m freestyle S8 2018 Dublin 100 m freestyle S8

Life

She was born with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy which has caused her to not have enough oxygen and blood due to disseminated intravascular coagulation and had a brain haemorrhage which has resulted in quadriplegia mainly on the right side of her body.^[3][4]

Her highest achievements are becoming a World silver medalist and a European champion, in 200 meter medley and 400 meter freestyle.

See also

• Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

References

1. "Xenia Francesca Palazzo - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
2. "Swimming PALAZZO Xenia Francesca". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
3. "Xenia Francesca Palazzo - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 8 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2021.
4. "Biografia". Xenia Palazzo - Personal Website (in Italian). 8 September 2020.

External links

• Xenia Francesca Palazzo at the International Paralympic Committee
• Xenia Palazzo at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
• Xenia Francesca Palazzo at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
• Official website (in Italian)