Maria Poiani Panigati (born 17 March 1982) is a former

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Paralympic swimmer Para swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming (sport), swimming for athletes with disability, disabilities. Para swimmers compete at the Swimming at the Summer Paralympics, Summer Paralympic Games and at other sports competitions through ...

who competed in

freestyle swimming Freestyle is a category of Swimming (sport), swimming competition, defined by the rules of World Aquatics, in which competitors are subject to only a few limited restrictions on their swimming stroke. Freestyle races are the most common of all ...

events in international level events. She was a Paralympic champion in the 50m freestyle S11 at the

2008 Summer Paralympics The 2008 Summer Paralympic Games (), the 13th Summer Paralympic Games, took place in Beijing, China, from September 6 to 17, 2008. As with the 2008 Summer Olympics, equestrian events were held in Hong Kong and sailing events in Qingdao. It was ...

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1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Pavia Paralympic swimmers for Italy Italian female freestyle swimmers Swimmers at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2008 Summer Paralympics Paralympic medalists in swimming Paralympic gold medalists for Italy S11-classified para swimmers 21st-century Italian sportswomen {{Italy-Paralympic-medalist-stub