Francesca Porcellato

Francesca Porcellato

Porcellato in 2018.
Personal information
Nickname	La rossa volante (The flying red)
Born	(1970-09-05) 5 September 1970 (age 54) Castelfranco Veneto, Italy[1]
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Italy
Sport	Para Athletics Para Cross-country skiing Para Cycling
Club	Gruppo Ciclistico APRE (Para-cycling)[1]
Medal record Representing  Italy Event 1st 2nd 3rd Summer Paralympics 2 4 7 Winter Paralympics 1 0 0 Para Athletics World Championships 4 3 2 Para Cycling World Championships 6 2 0 European Para Championships 1 2 0 Para Nordic Skiing World C'ships 0 1 0 Para Athletics European C'ships 0 7 3 Total 14 19 12 Women's para athletics Paralympic Games 1988 Seoul 100 m T53 1988 Seoul 4x100 m T53 1988 Seoul 200 m T53 2004 Athens 100 m T53 2004 Athens 800 m T53 1988 Seoul 4x200 m T53 1988 Seoul 4x400 m T53 1992 Barcelona 400 m TW3 2000 Sydney 100 m T53 2004 Athens 400 m T53 Women's para cross-country skiing Paralympic Games 2010 Vancouver 1 km sprint classic Nordic Skiing World Championships 2011 Khanty 5 km freestyle Women's para-cycling Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Time trial H1–3 2016 Rio Time trial H1-2-3 2016 Rio Road race H1-2-3-4 Road World Championships 2015 Nottwil Time Trial H3 2015 Nottwil Road race H3 2017 Pietermaritzburg Time Trial H3 2017 Pietermaritzburg Road race H3 2018 Maniago Time Trial H3 2018 Maniago Road race H3 2022 Baie-Comeau Time trial H3 2022 Baie-Comeau Road race H3 European Championships 2023 Rotterdam Road race H3 2023 Rotterdam Time trial H3 2023 Rotterdam Mixed team relay H1–H5

Francesca Porcellato (born 5 September 1970) is an Italian disabled sportsperson who competed at international level in three different sports. Porcellato began her sporting career as a wheelchair racer competing in six Summer Paralympics before switching to Para Cross-country skiing where she won gold at the 2010 Winter Paralympics in the 1 km sprint.^[2] In 2015, she became six-time UCI Para-cycling World champion.^[1]