Francesco Bettella (born 23 March 1989) is an Italian Paralympic swimmer.[1] He represented Italy at the Summer Paralympics in 2012, 2016, 2020 and 2024.
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| Born | 23 March 1989 Padua, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Paralympic swimming | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editIn 2016, he won two medals: the silver medal both in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1 event and in the men's 100 metre backstroke S1 event.[1][2] He won two bronze medals at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
He won the bronze medal in the men's 50 metres backstroke S2 at the 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships held in Dublin, Ireland.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Francesco Bettella". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (9 September 2016). "Five world record-breaking wins for China as Rio 2016 Paralympic swimming action continues". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- ^ "Men's 50 metres backstroke S2" (PDF). 2018 World Para Swimming European Championships. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
External links
edit- Francesco Bettella at the International Paralympic Committee
- Francesco Bettella at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Francesco Bettella at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)
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