Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics

Italy at the
2016 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeITA
NPCComitato Italiano Paralimpico
WebsiteOfficial website
in Rio de Janeiro
Competitors101 in 14 sports
Flag bearers Martina Caironi 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) (opening)
Beatrice Vio 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) (closing)
Medals
Ranked 9th
Gold
10
Silver
14
Bronze
15
Total
39
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Italy competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 September to 18 September 2016. The first places the team qualified were for three athletes in sailing events. Martina Caironi has been chosen to carry the nation's flag at the opening ceremony.[1]

  1. ^ "Martina Caironi announced as Italy's flagbearer for Rio 2016". paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. 25 April 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.