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]
 Scortechini, on the right half hidden by Vittoria Bianco (in the foreground with glasses) awarded by Sergio Mattarella at Quirinale in 2021. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname | Scortys | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1997 Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
editShe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Swimming - SCORTECHINI Alessia". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Alessia Scortechini - IPC Athlete Bio". ipc.infostradasports.com. International Paralympic Committee. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Alessia Scortechini". Ability Channel (in Italian). 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". Swim4Life Magazine (in Italian). 22 August 2017. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017.
- ^ "Alessia Scortechini - Swimming | Paralympic Athlete Profile". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ Sokeland, Kyle (13 September 2019). "Reitz swimmer Mikaela Jenkins wins gold medal at Para World Championships". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
External links
edit- Alessia Scortechini at the International Paralympic Committee
- Alessia Scortechini at IPC.InfostradaSports.com (archived)
- Alessia Scortechini at the Comitato Italiano Paralimpico (in Italian)