Roberta Amadeo (born 12 February 1970) is an Italian para-cyclist. She is a six-time gold medalist at the Road World Championships and two-time gold medalist at the European Championships.
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| Nationality | Italian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 February 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Para-cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability | Multiple sclerosis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | H2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt the 2019 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships, Amadeo won gold medals in the road race and time trial H2 events.[1] She again competed at the 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race and time trial.[2]
In August 2023, she competed at the 2023 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won gold medals in the road race and time trial.[3][4] A week later she then competed at the 2023 European Para Championships in cycling, winning a gold medal in each of these same events.[5][6]
In September 2024, Amadeo competed at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships and won silver medals in the road race and time trial.[7]
Personal life
editAmadeo suffers from multiple sclerosis.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "Festa per Roberta a Cermenate Campionessa di handbike". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 6 October 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympic champion Luca Mazzone secures hat-trick of titles at Road Worlds". paralympic.org. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Mondiali 2023. Vola Il Paraciclismo con Testa, Pasini E Amadeo. Tutti I Risltait". tuttobiciweb.it (in Italian). 11 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Amadeo, fantastica doppietta. Tutto il mondo è ai suoi piedi". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 12 August 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (18 August 2023). "Hosts Netherlands claim fourth straight European wheelchair basketball crown". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Berkeley, Geoff (20 August 2023). "Disney cruise ship steals show on final day of European Para Championships". insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Amadeo, due argenti mondiali. Prima nella crono e poi in linea". laprovinciadicomo.it (in Italian). 27 September 2024. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Farina, Paola (4 December 2023). "Roberta Amadeo: "Con l'handbike cerco ogni giorno di superare i miei limiti"". mbnews.it (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Donadio, Giancarlo (24 May 2021). ""Flessibilità di fronte agli ostacoli", la lezione di Roberta Amadeo, campionessa di handbike con la sclerosi multipla". startupitalia.eu (in Italian). Retrieved 27 September 2024.
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