Nickname: | Morlacci |
Nationality: | Italian |
Sport: | Paralympic swimming |
Disability: | Unilateral below the elbow upper limb amputations |
Disability Class: | S9, SB8, SM9 |
Club: | Polha Varese |
Coach: | Massimiliano Tosin |
Birth Date: | 1993 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Luino, Italy |
Federico Morlacchi (born 11 November 1993) is an Italian paralympic swimmer[1] who was flagbearer for Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics open ceremony ensemble with Bebe Vio.[2] He won the International Sports Prize World Athlete of the Year award in 2015.[3]
He is boyfriend of the Italian paralympic swimmer Giulia Ghiretti.[4] He won 18 medals at the World Para Swimming Championships and 20 at the IPC Swimming European Championships.[5]
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes | |
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2012 | Paralympics Games | 3rd | 100 m butterfly S9 | |||
3rd | 400 m freestyle S9 | |||||
3rd | 200 m individual medley SM9 | |||||
2015 | World Championships | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m medley | ||
2016 | Paralympics Games | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 200 m individual medley SM9 | ||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 400 m freestyle S9 | ||||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m butterfly S9 | ||||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 100 m breaststroke SB8 | ||||
2021 | Paralympics Games | 3rd | Medley Relay 34 pts | [6] |