Federico Morlacchi

Federico Morlacchi
Personal information
NicknameMorlacci
NationalityItalian
Born (1993-11-11) 11 November 1993 (age 32)
Luino, Italy
Sport
SportParalympic swimming
DisabilityUnilateral below the elbow upper limb amputations
S9, SB8, SM9
ClubPolha Varese
Coached byMassimiliano Tosin
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 1 3 4
World Championships 6 9 3
European Championships 13 2 5
Total 20 14 12

Federico Morlacchi (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian paralympic swimmer who was flagbearer for Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics open ceremony ensemble with Bebe Vio. He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2015.

Biography

He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti. He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012 Paralympics Games United Kingdom London 3rd 100 m butterfly S9
3rd 400 m freestyle S9
3rd 200 m individual medley SM9
2016 Paralympics Games Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1st 200 m individual medley SM9
2nd 400 m freestyle S9
2nd 100 m butterfly S9
2nd 100 m breaststroke SB8
2021 Paralympics Games Japan Tokyo 3rd 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 pts

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to foreign speakers who do not always pronounce his last name correctly.
  2. ↑ He swam in heats.
  3. ↑ Swimmers who participated in the heats only and received medals.

References

  1. ↑ "Federico Morlacchi - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "Paralympics: Vio and Morlacchi Italy's flag-bearers". ansa.it. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  3. ↑ ilmessaggero.it (21 November 2015). "Premio internazionale Giuseppe Sciacca, il 7 novembre premiate le giovani eccellenze del mondo". ilmessaggero.it. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Paralimpiadi: Morlacchi-Ghiretti, la super coppia azzurra da podio". lastampa.it (in Italian). Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Federico Morlacchi - Nuoto". comitatoparalimpico.it (in Italian). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
  6. ↑ "Men's 4x100m Medley Relay 34 Points - Final" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 3 September 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.