Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint. In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.

Francesca Porcellato
Porcellato in 2018.
Personal information
NicknameLa rossa volante (The flying red)
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Italy
SportPara Athletics
Para Cross-country skiing
Para Cycling
Club
  • Gruppo Ciclistico APRE (Para-cycling)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Summer Paralympics 2 4 7
Winter Paralympics 1 0 0
Para Athletics World Championships 4 3 2
Para Cycling World Championships 6 2 0
European Para Championships 1 2 0
Para Nordic Skiing World C'ships 0 1 0
Para Athletics European C'ships 0 7 3
Total 14 19 12
Women's para athletics
Paralympic Games
1988 Seoul 100 m T53
1988 Seoul 4x100 m T53
1988 Seoul 200 m T53
2004 Athens 100 m T53
2004 Athens 800 m T53
1988 Seoul 4x200 m T53
1988 Seoul 4x400 m T53
1992 Barcelona 400 m TW3
2000 Sydney 100 m T53
2004 Athens 400 m T53
Women's para cross-country skiing
Paralympic Games
2010 Vancouver 1 km sprint classic
Nordic Skiing World Championships
2011 Khanty 5 km freestyle
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Time trial H1–3
2016 Rio Time trial H1-2-3
2016 Rio Road race H1-2-3-4
Road World Championships
2015 Nottwil Time Trial H3
2015 Nottwil Road race H3
2017 Pietermaritzburg Time Trial H3
2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race H3
2018 Maniago Time Trial H3
2018 Maniago Road race H3
2022 Baie-ComeauTime trial H3
2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H3
European Championships
2023 RotterdamRoad race H3
2023 RotterdamTime trial H3
2023 RotterdamMixed team relay H1–H5
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