| Orazio Fagone | |
| Gender: | male |
| Birth Date: | 13 November 1968 |
| Birth Place: | Catania, Italy |
| World Wheelchair Championship Appearances: | 2 |
Orazio Fagone (born 13 November 1968) is an Italian sledge hockey player and former short track speed skater who competed in the 1988 Winter Olympics, 1992 Winter Olympics and 1994 Winter Olympics. After a motorcycle accident, he also competed as paralympic hockey player and wheelchair curler.
Fagone competed in the first short track speed skating events at the 1988 Winter Olympics when this sport was a demonstration sport. He finished third in the 1500 metres and as a member of the Italian relay team, he finished second in the 5000 metre relay.
At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Fagone finished eighth with the Italian team in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 24th.
At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Fagone was part of the Italian team which won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay competition. In the 1000 metres, he finished 15th and in the 500 metres, he finished 31st.
In 1997, Fagone's right leg was amputated after a motorcycle accident,[1] ending his hopes for a return to the 1998 Winter Olympics.[2] After the accident, Fagone started to play sledge hockey and competed in the 2006 Winter Paralympics as a member of the Italian national sledge hockey team.[3] This made Fagone the third Winter Olympian to also compete in the Paralympics and the first disabled one (the other two were sighted guides).[4]
| Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Coach | Events< | -- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001–02 | Egidio Marchese | (8th) | ||||||
| 2005–06 | Egidio Marchese | Andrea Tabanelli | Pierino Gaspard | Rita Dal Monte | WPG 2006 (7th) | |||
| 2006–07 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Emanuele Spelorzi | Mauro Maino | ||||
| 2007–08 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Danilo Destro | Gabriele Dallapiccola | ||||
| Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Lucrezia Celentano | Danilo Destro | Mauro Maino | (5th) | ||
| 2008–09 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Emanuele Spelorzi | Lucrezia Celentano | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Mauro Maino | (9th) | |
| 2009–10 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Emanuele Spelorzi | Mauro Maino | WPG 2010 (5th) | ||
| 2010–11 | Egidio Marchese | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Angela Menardi | Emanuele Spelorzi | Andrea Tabanelli | |||
| 2011–12 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Emanuele Spelorzi | Angela Menardi | WWhCQ 2011 (10th) | |||
| 2014–15 | Egidio Marchese (fourth) | Emanuele Spelorzi (skip) | Angela Menardi | Rita Dal Monte | WWhCQ 2014 (5th) | |||
| 2016–17 | Andrea Tabanelli | Egidio Marchese | Emanuele Spelorzi | Rita Dal Monte | Roberto Maino | WWhBCC 2016 (14th) | ||
| 2018–19 | Egidio Marchese (fourth) | Paolo Ioriatti (skip) | Angela Menardi | WWhBCC 2018 (7th) | ||||
| 2019–20 | Egidio Marchese (fourth) | Paolo Ioriatti (skip) | Gabriele Dallapiccola | Angela Menardi | Orietta Berto | WWhBCC 2019 (5th)--> | ||
| 2003–04 | Orazio Fagone | (6th) | ||||||
| 2004–05 | Egidio Marchese | Orazio Fagone | Pierino Gaspard | Mauro Maino | (9th) |