Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato
Porcellato in 2018.
Personal information
NicknameLa rossa volante (The flying red)
Born (1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 54)
Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1]
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)[1]
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
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 100 m T53
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul 4x100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul 200 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 100 m T53
Silver medal – second place 2004 Athens 800 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x200 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1988 Seoul 4x400 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona 400 m TW3
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 100 m T53
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 400 m T53
Women's para cross-country skiing
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver 1 km sprint classic
Nordic Skiing World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Khanty 5 km freestyle
Women's para-cycling
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Time trial H1–3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Time trial H1-2-3
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio Road race H1-2-3-4
Road World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2015 Nottwil Road race H3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race H3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Time Trial H3
Gold medal – first place 2018 Maniago Road race H3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H3
Silver medal – second place 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H3
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Rotterdam Road race H3
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H3
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Mixed team relay H1–H5
Porcellato with former Italian president Carlo Azeglio Ciampi in 2004.
Porcellato with former Italian president Giorgio Napolitano in 2010.

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.[2] In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Francesca Porcellato - A.s.d. Gruppo Ciclistico Apre Emilia Romagna". federciclismo.it. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Passionate start to Milano Cortina 2026's journey to Games". fis-ski.com. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.