Monica Contrafatto Explained
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| Full Name: | Monica Graziana Contrafatto |
| Nationality: | Italian |
| Sport: | Paralympic athletics |
| Birth Date: | 1981 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gela, Italy |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Monica Graziana Contrafatto (born 9 March 1981 in Gela) is an Italian Paralympic athlete. She competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T42, winning a bronze medal.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in 100m T63.[2] [3] [4]
Biography
A soldier of the Italian Army's 1st Bersaglieri Regiment Contrafatto was injured on 24 March 2012, during a mortar attack on Forward Operating Base "Ice" in Gulistan District, Farah Province in Afghanistan. As a consequence of her injuries her right leg had to be amputated.[5]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Monica Graziana Contrafatto - Athletics | Paralympic Athlete Profile . 28 August 2021 . Paralympic.org . . en.
- Web site: Athletics: CONTRAFATTO, Monica Graziana . 28 August 2021 . Tokyo 2020 Paralympics . . en-us . 28 August 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210828193606/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/paralympic-games/en/results/athletics/athlete-profile-n1681664-contrafatto-monica-graziana.htm . dead .
- Web site: 24 August 2021 . Amputee says at Paralympics for Italy and Afghanistan - English . 28 August 2021 . ANSA.it . en.
- Web site: 28 August 2021 . Paralimpiadi, Monica Contrafatto: 'Una medaglia per l'Afghanistan' . 28 August 2021 . La Stampa - Lastampa . it-IT.
- Web site: CONTRAFATTO Monica Graziana - Biography . english . Paralympic.org . International Paralympic Committee . 4 October 2016 . 5 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161005121750/https://www.paralympic.org/asp/lib/theasp.asp?pageid=8937&sportid=-1&personid=1420077&refreshauto=1 . dead .
