Sara Morganti Explained
Sara Morganti (born 21 March 1976) is an Italian para-equestrian who won a silver and three bronze medals at the Paralympic Games, making her the first and only winner of a Paralympic medal in Equestrian for Italy.[1]
Early life
Sara Morganti was born on 21 March 1976 in Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Tuscany, Italy.[2] In 1995, when she was 19, she contracted multiple sclerosis.[3] [4] She studied foreign languages at the University of Pisa, graduating with 110 Italian: [[cum laude]] (the highest rank).[5] In 1998, Morganti married Stefano Meoli, who is an equestrian too.
Career
Morganti rode the horse Royal Delight from the 2012 London Paralympics.[6] In 2014, she was Allianz Athlete of the Month.[7] [8] Starting in 2018, she has been president of the National Commission for Paralympic Athletes, of the Italian Paralympic Committee.[9]
In 2021, she and Royal Delight competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics, in Equestrian, winning on 27 August the first Paralympic Equestrian bronze medal for Italy in the Individual championship test, and on 30 August another bronze in the Individual freestyle test.
In 2024, Morganti and her mare Mariebelle participated in the Paris Paralympic Games. On 3 September they won a bronze medal in the individual championship test with a % score,[10] and on 7 September they won the first Paralympic Equestrian silver for Italy in the individual freestyle test with a % score.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Sara Morganti. paralympic.org . 26 August 2021.
- News: Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Paradressage. Sara Morganti e Mariebelle d’Argento nel Freestyle . it . Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri . 7 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912003247/https://www.fise.it/sport/dressage-paralimpico/news-paralimpica/archivio-news-equitazioneparalimpica/20205-paralimpiadi-parigi-2024-paradressage-sara-morganti-e-mariebelle-d%E2%80%99argento-nel-freestyle.html . 12 September 2024 . live . 12 September 2024.
- News: Sara Morganti portavoce delle persone con sclerosi multipla alle Paralimpiadi . it . Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla . 31 August 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240915003417/https://www.aism.it/2016_08_rio_paralimpiadi_intervista . 15 September 2024 . live . 15 September 2024.
- News: Sara Morganti, campionessa di dressage:«questa sarà la Paralimpiade del riscatto» . it . Associazione Italiana Sclerosi Multipla . 8 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209093253/https://www.aism.it/sara-morganti-campionessa-di-dressagequesta-sara-la-paralimpiade-del-riscatto . 9 December 2022 . live . 15 September 2024.
- Web site: La campionessa di paradressage Sara Morganti ricevuta dall'amministrazione di Pisa . PisaToday . it . 24 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619195421/https://www.pisatoday.it/cronaca/sara-morganti-paradressage-incontro-comune-pisa-24-settembre-2018.html . 19 June 2021 . live . 15 September 2024.
- Web site: Royal Delight. fei.org. 26 August 2021.
- Web site: July 12, 2021. Italy's Sara Morganti named Allianz Athlete of the Month Best Female. 2021-08-28. infobae. es-ES.
- Web site: Equestrian Life - Sara Morganti voted Paralympic Athlete of the Month. 2021-08-28. www.equestrianlife.com.au.
- Web site: 2021-04-01. Sara Morganti: The athlete, the woman. 2021-08-28. Cavalli & Cavalieri. en-US.
- News: Paralimpiadi Parigi 2024: Medaglia di Bronzo per Sara Morganti e Mariebelle . it . Federazione Italiana Sport Equestri . 3 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240912003247/https://www.fise.it/sport/dressage-paralimpico/news-paralimpica/archivio-news-equitazioneparalimpica/20205-paralimpiadi-parigi-2024-paradressage-sara-morganti-e-mariebelle-d%E2%80%99argento-nel-freestyle.html . 12 September 2024 . live . 12 September 2024.
