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
Medal record
Women's archery
Representing  Italy
Paralympic Games
1992 BarcelonaIndividual AR2
1996 AtlantaTeams open
2000 SydneyIndividual W1/W2
2000 SydneyTeams open
2004 AthensIndividual W1/W2
2004 AthensTeam
1988 SeoulDouble class 2-6
1996 AtlantaIndividual W2

She participated also in the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Biography

At age 8 she contracted poliomyelitis, and has been a wheelchair user ever since.[1] 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.

See also

References
  1. "Paola Fantato" at sports-reference.com (retrieved 30 August 2012)
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