Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960. An analysis by Michelina Manzillo reports that Italy ranked as the top country in the European Union for the number of medals won at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Medalists
MedalAthlete/sSportEventDate Swimming 100 metre butterfly S13 25 August Swimming 200 metre freestyle S5 25 August Swimming 100 metre freestyle S5 26 August Swimming 100 metre breaststroke SB9 26 August Wheelchair fencing Women's foil B 28 August Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S9 29 August Swimming Women's 50 metre backstroke S3 29 August Swimming Women's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay 29 August Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle S3 30 August Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley SM13 30 August Swimming Women's 100 metre freestyle S7 31 August Swimming Men's 100 metre freestyle S6 1 September Cycling Mixed team relay H1–5 2 September Athletics Women's 100 metres T63 Swimming 100 metre butterfly S13 25 August Swimming 100 metre freestyle S4 26 August Swimming 100 metre backstroke S13 26 August Swimming Mixed 4 x 50 metre freestyle relay 26 August Swimming 400 metre freestyle S13 27 August Guide: Charlotte Bonin Paratriathlon PTVI 28 August Swimming 200 metre individual medley SM8 28 August Swimming 400 metre freestyle S7 29 August Swimming 100 metre breaststroke SB4 29 August Wheelchair fencing Women's foil team 29 August Swimming Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay 30 August Cycling Men's time trial H2 31 August Athletics Women's discus throw F11 31 August Cycling Men's road time trial H1 Cycling Women's road time trial H1–3 Cycling Men's road time trial T1–2 Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S8 31 August Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly S10 31 August Cycling Men's road race H1–2 1 September Swimming Men's 100 metre butterfly S9 Swimming Men's 400 metre freestyle S6 Swimming Men's 100 metre backstroke S10 Archery Women's individual recurve open Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle S4 Athletics Women's long jump T63 Athletics Women's shot put F12 Swimming Men's 200 metre individual medley SM10 Archery Mixed team recurve open 4 September Athletics Women's 100 metres T63 Swimming 100 metre backstroke S1 25 August Swimming 200 metre freestyle S5 25 August Swimming 100 metre freestyle S5 26 August Equestrian Individual championship test grade I 27 August Paratriathlon PTS2 28 August Swimming 100 metre freestyle S10 28 August Paratriathlon PTWC 29 August Swimming 50 metre freestyle S13 29 August Judo Women's +70 kg 29 August Archery Women's individual compound open 30 August Shooting Mixed R4 – 10 m air rifle standing SH2 30 August Athletics Men's shot put F11 30 August Equestrian Individual freestyle test grade I 30 August Swimming Women's 400 metre freestyle S8 31 August Table tennis Women's team – Class 1–3 Cycling Women's road race H5 Swimming Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 1 September Athletics Men's discus throw F11 2 September Swimming Men's 50 metre backstroke S1 Swimming Men's 50 metre freestyle S4 Athletics Men's 1500 metres T20 Paracanoeing Men's KL2 Swimming Women's 50 metre butterfly S7 Swimming Women's 200 metre individual medley SM5 Swimming Men's 4 x 100 m medley relay Athletics Women's 100 metres T63
Medals by sportSport TotalSwimming 11 16 12 39 Cycling 1 5 1 7 Athletics 1 4 4 9 Wheelchair fencing 1 1 0 2 Archery 0 2 1 3 Paratriathlon 0 1 2 3 Equestrian 0 0 2 2 Judo 0 0 1 1 Shooting 0 0 1 1 Table tennis 0 0 1 1 Paracanoeing 0 0 1 1Total 14 29 26 69
Medals by dateDayDate Total1 2 1 2 52 2 3 1 63 0 1 1 24 1 2 2 55 3 3 3 96 2 1 4 77 1 7 1 98 1 1 3 59 1 6 3 1010 0 2 5 711 1 2 1 412 0 0 0 0Total 14 29 26 69
Multiple medalistsNameSport TotalCarlotta Gilli Swimming 2 2 1 5Giulia Terzi Swimming 2 2 1 5Arjola Trimi Swimming 2 2 0 4Francesco Bocciardo Swimming 2 1 0 3Stefano Raimondi Swimming 1 4 2 7Antonio Fantin Swimming 1 3 1 5Simone Barlaam Swimming 1 2 1 4Xenia Palazzo Swimming 1 1 2 4Luca Mazzone Cycling 1 2 0 3Beatrice Vio Fencing 1 1 0 2Luigi Beggiato Swimming 0 2 1 3Martina Caironi Athletics 0 2 0 2Assunta Legnante Athletics 0 2 0 2Monica Boggioni Swimming 0 0 3 3Francesco Bettella Swimming 0 0 2 2Sara Morganti Equestrian 0 0 2 2Oney Tapia Athletics 0 0 2 2
Archery
Italy qualified eight archers.
Men AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMatteo BonacinaIndividual compound68516L 136-141Did not advanceGiampaolo Cancelli66928L 139-142Did not advanceStefano TravisaniIndividual recurve60912L 5-6Did not advance
Women AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAsia PellizzariIndividual W16043colspan=2 L 124-130Did not advanceMaria Andrea VirgilioIndividual compound6845W136-135W138-121L137-140W142-139Eleonora Sarti67213W140-121W146-140L121-138Did not advanceElisabetta MijnoIndividual recurve6332W6-0L5-6Did not advanceVincenza Petrilli6254W 6-0W 6-2W 6-5L 5-6
Mixed AthleteEventRanking RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalsScoreSeedOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankMaria Andrea VirgilioMatteo BonacinaTeam compound13697W145-144L 153-153Did not advanceElisabetta Mijno Stefano TravisaniTeam recurve12423W 6-0W 6-2W 5-3L4-5
Athletics
The athletics team is made up of 11 athletes, 6 women and 5 men. To the nine athletes classified by right, the Italy team added two more participation cards a few days before the start of the Games.
Men's track AthletesEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankNdiaga Dieng400m T2048.91 4 q48.42 51500m T20colspan=2 3:57.24Alessandro Ossola100m T6312.773 Q12.666
Men's field AthleteEventFinalResultRankOney TapiaDiscus throw F1139.52 Shot put F1113.60 Nicky RussoShot put F3512.588Marco CicchettiLong jump T446.666
Women's track AthleteEventHeatsFinalResultRankResultRankAmbra Sabatini100m T6314.39 WR, 2 Q14.39 WR, Martina Caironi14.37 WR, 1 Q14.46Monica Contrafatto14.72 3 Q14.73Oxana Corso100m T3515.80 3 Q15.688200m T3533.13 8
Women's field AthleteEventFinalResultRankMartina CaironiLong jump T635.14Francesca CipelliLong jump T373.969Assunta LegnanteDiscus throw F1140.25 , Shot put F1214.62
Cycling
Italy entered a team of 11 road cyclists: 8 men and 3 women. Road Men AthleteEventClassTimeRankLuca MazzoneRoad raceH1-21:53:43Fabrizio CorneglianiDNFPaolo CecchettoH3DNFDiego ColombariH5DNFFabio AnobileC32:11:064Andrea TarlaoC52:22:358Pierpaolo Addesi2:23:539Giorgio FarroniT155:487Fabrizio CorneglianiTime trialH145:44.56Luca MazzoneH231:23.79Paolo CecchettoH344:03.165Diego ColombariH541:21.294Fabio AnobileC337:54.379Pierpaolo AddesiC548:37.559Andrea Tarlao46:12.996Giorgio FarroniT127:49.78 Women AthleteEventClassTimeRankFrancesca PorcellatoRoad raceH1-459:457Katia AereH52:28:11Ana Maria VitelaruDNFFrancesca PorcellatoTime trialH1-333:30.52Katia AereH4-550:40.246Ana Maria Vitelaru50:58.697 Mixed team AthleteEventClassTimeRankLuca MazzonePaolo CecchettoDiego ColombariRoad raceMixed team relay H1-H552:32
Equestrian
Italy fielded a squad of four riders to compete. Athlete Horse Grade Dressage individual Test Dressage freestyle TestDressage team testPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankSara MorgantiRoyal DelightGrade I76.96481.10079.286Carola SemperboniPaul67.67812Did not advancecolspan=2 Francesca SalvadéOliver-VitzGrade III66.94116Did not advance68.794Francesca SileoniBurberryGrade V69.0489Did not advance65.977Francesca SileoniSara MorgantiFrancesca SalvadéBurberryRoyal DelightOliver-VitzTeamcolspan=4 214.0578 Judo
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMatilde LauriaWomen's 70 kgL 00-10L 00-10Did not advanceCarolina CostaWomen's +70 kgW 10-00L 00-10W 10-00
Paracanoeing
AthleteEventHeatsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankFederico MancarellaMen's KL243.9753 SF42.2921 FA42.574Kwadzo KlokpahMen's KL344.2176 SF42.3985 FB42.85411Eleonora De PaolisWomen's KL157.6592 SF57.4841 FA56.2264Veronica BigliaWomen's VL21:15.6716 SF1:09.2475Did not advance
Qualification Legend: SF = Qualify to semifinal; FA = Qualify to final (medal); FB = Qualify to final B (non-medal)
Paratriathlon
Giovanni Achenza, Anna Barbaro, Alberto Buccoliero, Rita Cuccuru and Veronica Yoko Plebani have all qualified to compete. AthleteEventTimeRankGiovanni AchenzaMen's PTWC1:02:05Pier Alberto Buccoliero1:09:169Rita CuccuruWomen's PTWC1:19:068Anna BarbaroGuide: Charlotte Bonin Women's PTVI1:11:11Veronica Yoko PlebaniWomen's PTS21:15:55
Powerlifting
AthleteEventAttemptsResultRank1234Donato TelescaMen's 80 kg1931936
Rowing
Italy qualified two boats in the mixed events for the games. Mixed coxed four crews qualified by winning the bronze and securing the third of available place at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria. Meanwhile, mixed double sculls crew qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate.
AthleteEventHeatsRepechageFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGianfilippo MirabileChiara NardoMixed double sculls9:04.223 R8:20.982 FA9:11.655Cristina ScazzosiAlessandro BrancatoLorenzo BernardGreta MutiLorena Fuina (cox)Mixed coxed four7:32.073 R7:08.152 FA7:37.535
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
Italy entered four athletes into the Paralympic competition. Pamela Novaglio successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Championships which was held in Cheongju, South Korea and two others qualified from 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France. Jacopo Cappelli break the Paralympic qualification at the 2021 World Cup.
AthleteEventQualificationFinalScoreRankScoreRankJacopo CappelliR1 Men's 10 metre air rifle standing SH1606.416Did not advanceR3 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH1628.931Did not advanceR6 Mixed 50m rifle prone SH1607.440Did not advanceR7 Men's 50 metre rifle 3 positions SH11132-22x14Did not advanceNadia FarioP2 Women's 10 m air pistol SH1545-5x12Did not advanceP4 Mixed 50m pistol SH1509-7x25Did not advanceAndrea LiveraniR4 Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2635.33 Q230.7R5 Mixed 10m air rifle prone SH2639.48 Q124.58R9 Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH2623.3 6 Q208.04Pamela NovaglioR4 Mixed 10 m air rifle standing SH2620.526Did not advanceR9 Mixed 50 m rifle prone SH2620.910Did not advance
Sitting volleyball
Italy's women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the 2019 Sitting Volleyball European Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July 2019.
Summary TeamEventGroup stageSemifinalFinal / / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankItaly women'sWomen's tournamentW 3–0L 1–3L 1–33Did not advanceL 1–36
Women's tournament
Group play
Fifth place match
Swimming
Italy qualified 29 swimmers.
Men