Paola Fantato

Paola Fantato (13 September 1959) is an Italian former archer, who won 8 medals (5 gold) at the Summer Paralympics.

Paola Fantato
Personal information
Born (1959-09-14) 14 September 1959
Verona, Italy
Sport
Country Italy
SportArchery
Paralympic archery
Retired2004
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 5 1 2
Women's archery
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place1992 BarcelonaIndividual AR2
Gold medal – first place1996 AtlantaTeams open
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyIndividual W1/W2
Gold medal – first place2000 SydneyTeams open
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensIndividual W1/W2
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place1988 SeoulDouble class 2-6
Bronze medal – third place1996 AtlantaIndividual W2

She participated also in the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

At age 8 she contracted poliomyelitis, and has been a wheelchair user ever since.[2] She competed in archery at five consecutive Summer Paralympic Games from 1988 to 2004 and won a total of five gold medals, one silver, and two bronzes. She participated in both the 1996 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, taking a bronze medal in women's individual and a gold in women's team at the Paralympic Games. She won gold medals in both the individual and team events for archery at the 2000 Summer Paralympics, and took gold and silver at the 2004 Paralympics.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Memoria paralimpica - Paola Fantato". youtube.com (in Italian). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  2. "Paola Fantato". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  3. "PAOLA FANTATO NELLA WALK OF FAME CONI". arcosenzabarriere.it (in Italian). 11 May 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
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