| Milena Balsamo | |
| Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
| Birth Date: | 26 January 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Bologna, Italy |
| Retired: | 1992 |
Milena Balsamo (born 26 January 1961 Bologna) is an Italian Paralympic athlete.
She competed in a wheelchair as a sprinter in category 4, and participated in the 1984 Stoke Mandeville Paralympics, and 1988 Summer Paralympics, in Seoul, winning a total of five medals, including four in the relay. [1]
In 2015, she was awarded the Collare d'oro for sporting merit by the Italian National Olympic Committee.[2]
She was born in Bologna. She was trained in the San Michele Society.
She won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Paralympics, in the 4x400 meters,[3] and silver medal at the 100 meters.[4] She won a gold medal at the 1988 Summer Paralympic Games in the 4x100 meters,[5] and bronze medal at the 4x200 meters,[6] and 4x400 meters.[7]
In 1992, she retired from international competition.