Lorenzo Bernard (born 25 March 1997) is an Italian
para-cyclist and
pararower.
Career
Bernard began his career as a
pararower and represented Italy at the
2020 European Rowing Championships and won a gold medal in the PR3 mixed coxed four event. He then represented Italy at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the Inte ...
and finished in fifth place in the
mixed coxed four event. Following the 2020 Summer Paralympics he switched to
para-cycling
Para-cycling (or paracycling/para cycling) is the sport of cycling (sport), cycling adapted for cyclists who have various disability, disabilities. It is governed by the (UCI). The sport consists of seven different events which include Road bicy ...
.
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He represented Italy at the 2024 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit event. He represented Italy at the ]2024 Summer Paralympics
The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games (), and branded as Paris 2024, were the 17th Summer Paralympic Games, an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event governed by the International P ...
and won a bronze medal in the individual pursuit B event, Italy's first medal of the 2024 Summer Paralympics.
Personal life
Bernard was injured in 2013 when a World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...
hand grenade, mistaken for a cemetery light, exploded and made him blind.
References
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Living people
1997 births
Italian male cyclists
Italian male rowers
Rowers at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
Cyclists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic rowers for Italy
Paralympic cyclists for Italy
World Rowing Championships medalists for Italy
Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
Paralympic bronze medalists for Italy
Paralympic medalists in cycling
21st-century Italian sportsmen
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