Irene Monaco

Irene Monaco
Irene in Vignola in 1978 during an open archery competition at the age of 48.
Personal information
Born (1940-10-07) 7 October 1940 (age 84)
Rome, Italy[1]
SpouseUber Sala
Sport
CountryItaly
Sport
DisabilityPoliomyelitis
ClubAscip Ostia[2]
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 3 1 6
Paralympic Games
Women's para archery
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Stoke Mandeville Double FITA Round Integrated
Women's para athletics
Gold medal – first place 1980 Tokyo Discus Throw D
Gold medal – first place 1968 Tel Aviv Discus Throw D
Women's para table tennis
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Doubles C
Women's para swimming
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo 50 m Freestyle Prone Incomplete class 4
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 50 m Freestyle Supine Incomplete class 4
Bronze medal – third place 1964 Tokyo 50 m Breaststroke Incomplete class 4
Women's wheelchair fencing
Gold medal – first place 1964 Tokyo Foil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1968 Tel Aviv Foil Team
Bronze medal – third place 1980 Arnhem Foil Team

Irene Monaco (born 7 October 1940) is a former Italian a paralympic multi-sport athlete who won ten medals at the Summer Paralympics from 1964 to 1984.[3]

Married to paralympic athlete Uber Sala who competed at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Dartchery.[4] She has a twin sister Elena, who also has polio.[4] who won six medals at the Summer Paralympics between Tokyo 1964 and Tel Aviv 1968.[3]

  1. ^ "Irene Monaco - Sport disabili". coni.it. Retrieved 12 September 2021.[dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Irene Monaco - Gallery". memoriaparalimpica.it. Retrieved 12 September 2021.[dead link‍]
  3. ^ a b "All-Time Paralympic Summer Games Multi-Medallists - Country Italy". db.ipc-services.org. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Memoria paralimpica - Uber Sala e Irene Monaco". youtube.com (in Italian). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2021.