Vittorio Loi

Vittorio Loi (22 November 1942 - 14 October 2015) was an Italian wheelchair fencer who won ten medals at the Summer Paralympics.[2]

Vittorio Loi
Personal information
National teamItaly
Born(1942-11-22)22 November 1942
Nuoro, Italy[1]
Died14 October 2015(2015-10-14) (aged 72)
Rome, Italy
Sport
SportWheelchair fencing
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 4 3

Career

He won the Wheelchair Fencing World Championships for thirteen consecutive years from 1962 to 1974. He was a founding member of the Italian Federation of Sports for the Disabled (Federazione Italiana Sport Disabili, FISD) today the Italian Paralympic Committee (Comitato Italiano Paralimpico, IPC) and at International level was vice-president of International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWASF) until 2013.[1][3]

See also

References

  1. "Addio a Vittorio Loi". rai.it (in Italian). 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  2. "Vittorio Loi - Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  3. "Vittorio Loi, 'father' of Italian Wheelchair Fencing, dies aged 72". iwasf.com. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
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