Irene Monaco
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 7 October 1940 Rome, Italy[1] |
| Spouse | Uber Sala |
| Sport | |
| Country | Italy |
| Sport | |
| Disability | Poliomyelitis |
| Club | Ascip Ostia[2] |
Medal record | |
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]
Career
[edit]Irene Monaco continued to compete in archery in the masters category until almost 50 years, winning some national[5] and world titles.[1]
See also
[edit]- Italian multiple medallists at the Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Italy at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Irene Monaco - Sport disabili". coni.it. Retrieved 12 September 2021.[dead link]
- ^ "Irene Monaco - Gallery". memoriaparalimpica.it. Retrieved 12 September 2021.[dead link]
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Memoria paralimpica - Uber Sala e Irene Monaco". youtube.com (in Italian). 5 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Campionati itliani targa - Arco olimpico" (PDF). fidal.it (in Italian). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
External links
[edit]Categories:
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Paralympic wheelchair fencers for Italy
- Paralympic gold medalists for Italy
- Paralympic silver medalists for Italy
- Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
- Paralympic medalists in wheelchair fencing
- Archers at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Archers at the 1984 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
- Table tennis players at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
- Wheelchair fencers at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from the Province of Pisa
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Paralympics
- Medalists at the 1980 Summer Paralympics
- Sportspeople from Rome
- Italian masters athletes
- Paralympic medalists in archery
- Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field)
- Paralympic medalists in table tennis
- Paralympic medalists in swimming