Luca Mazzone
Italian Paralympic cyclist
Mazzone awarded by the Italian President Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale Palace in 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1971-05-03) 3 May 1971 (age 53) Terlizzi, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Para swimming Para cycling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | H2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Canottieri Aniene (till 2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Luca Mazzone (born 3 May 1971) is an Italian paralympic cyclist and before para swimmer who won eight medals at the Summer Paralympics (3 gold and 3 silver in cycling, 2 silver in swimming).[1]
Career
He competed in five Paralympics, three in Swimming (2000, 2004, 2008) and two in Cycling (2016, 2020).[2] He also won 18 world titles in cycling.[2]
See also
- Italy at the 2000 Summer Paralympics - Medalists
- Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics - Medalists
- Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Medalists
References
- ^ "Luca Mazzone - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 29 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Luca Mazzone - Events and Medals". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
External links
- Luca Mazzone at the International Paralympic Committee
- Luca Mazzone at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Luca Mazzone at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)