Alessia Scortechini
Alessia Scortechini (born 11 February 1997) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer who competes in international level events. She is a double World champion and a double European bronze medalist. She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Women's 50m Freestyle-S10.[1]
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Nickname(s) | Scortys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Rome, Italy | 11 February 1997||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Paralympic swimming | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disability class | S10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
She is born with a shortened forearm and has limited strength in her wrist.[2][3][4] She competed at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships,[5] and 2019 World Para Swimming Championships.[6]
See also
References
- "Swimming SCORTECHINI Alessia - Tokyo 2020 Paralympics". .. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- "Alessia Scortechini - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020.
- "Alessia Scortechini - Ability Channel (in Italian)". Ability Channel. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020.
- "Never surrender to adversity, Alessia Scortechini will fly at the World Championships in Mexico City (in Italian)". Swim4Life Magazine. 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- "Alessia Scortechini - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- Sokeland, Kyle. "Reitz swimmer Mikaela Jenkins wins gold medal at Para World Championships". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
- Alessia Scortechini at Paralympic.org
- Alessia Scortechini at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
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