Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Italy at the; 2020 Summer Paralympics
	Flag of Italy
IPC code	ITA
NPC	Italian Paralympic Committee
Website	Official website
in Tokyo, Japan; August 24, 2021 – September 5, 2021
Competitors	115 (52 men and 63 women) in 16 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Bebe Vio and Federico Morlacchi
Flag bearer (closing)	Matteo Parenzan
Medals; Ranked 9th	Gold 14 Silver 29 Bronze 26 Total 69
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
	1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;
	← Rio 2016

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.^[2] 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. ^[3]

^ "Paralimpiadi al via tra una settimana con 115 atleti italiani". blogtaormina.it (in Italian). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ "Tokyo Paralympics, Italy presents itself with the largest delegation ever with a female majority (in Italian)". Italian Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2021.
^ "Paralimpiadi, Italia prima nazione UE per medaglie vinte. Azzurri fonte d'ispirazione per un Paese migliore". 6 September 2021.

[1] "Paralimpiadi al via tra una settimana con 115 atleti italiani". blogtaormina.it (in Italian). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[2] "Tokyo Paralympics, Italy presents itself with the largest delegation ever with a female majority (in Italian)". Italian Paralympic Committee. 15 July 2021.

[3] "Paralimpiadi, Italia prima nazione UE per medaglie vinte. Azzurri fonte d'ispirazione per un Paese migliore". 6 September 2021.

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